Oxford vaccine

[LstT61]

Has anyone else found that there arthritis has got worse since having the Oxford vaccine

[DorsetLady]

There are lots of posts on the PMRGCAuk from people saying their illnesses have flared following vaccines (all types).

[LstT61 in reply to DorsetLady]

Sorry, what is PMRGC

[DorsetLady in reply to LstT61]

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis (not Arthritis) - both auto immune diseases, treated by steroids….

Polymyalgia rheumatica (poly-my-al-ger ru-mah-ticker), or PMR, is a relatively common condition that causes stiffness and pain in muscles. The word ‘poly’ means many and the word ‘myalgia’ means muscle pain.

It can start at any age from 50, but mainly affects people over the age of 70. More women are affected than men.

Giant cell arteritis (or GCA) is a medical condition that can cause pain and swelling in blood vessels.

Blood vessels are tubes that carry blood around the body. GCA affects arteries, which are the largest of the three types of blood vessels. Arteries take blood with oxygen in from the heart to different parts of the body.

GCA commonly affects arteries in the head and neck.

This condition can cause pain and tenderness in the soft part at the side of the head in between your eyes and ears, known as the temples. When the condition affects this part of the head it can be called temporal arteritis.

GCA can also affect other large arteries and their branches that take blood elsewhere around the body.

This condition is treatable, usually with steroid tablets. But if it’s left untreated it can be very serious and cause strokes or blindness.

GCA is one of a group of conditions called vasculitis. The word vasculitis means inflammation in blood vessels. There are different types of vasculitis, because different blood vessels can be affected.

Some patients get one or the other, some get both.

Come under the umbrella of Rheumatology.

[Marnie22]

I had the Oxford vaccine but haven't noticed any difference.

[Lolabridge]

Some people with rheumatoid arthritis had a mini flare up of symptoms. For most it subsided after a few days.

[LstT61 in reply to Lolabridge]

I had both of my jabs over 3 months ago, the impact on my joints was almost instant and hasn't improved since,

[Lolabridge in reply to LstT61]

Then I think you should seek medical advice. Flares should only ever be short lived. If they are not it means your treatment may need tweaking/changing.

[MikeG1944]

No difference after both jabs.

[LstT61 in reply to MikeG1944]

I'm on stickinumab biological injections, and my medication was only a week apart from my covid jab.

[Happyrosie]

No different for me

[LstT61]

Thank you all for your messages.

[arthritis_action Partner]

Hi LstT61 , thanks for your question.UK charity Arthritis Action hosted a webinar on arthritis and the Covid-19 vaccine earlier this year, which is now available on YouTube. It may be worth taking a look through when you have a moment:

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As others have mentioned, if your symptoms have got worse recently then it's worth speaking to your GP or healthcare professional about next steps.

[LstT61 in reply to arthritis_action]

Thank you so much, I've just watched the link you sent me and now it makes sense to me, because I had been eating keto until the last couple weeks when I started eating sugar again due to stress, I chose to eat keto to help control my weight, I can honestly say that I felt so much better and full of energy, but never made the link with my arthritis, so from this moment on it's back to keto, I will post my progress.

[pain1000]

Yes. I hadn't had any arthritis symptoms for 5 years but within 3 days of the vaccine I was in agony in almost every joint, where it was originally only my fingers. After 12 weeks it eased and I had a few weeks when it wasn't too bad, but today i am in a lot of pain again.The rheumatologist said lots of people had contacted them as their mild arthritis has flared after the vaccine.

[LstT61 in reply to pain1000]

Thank you for your reply, let's hope that they come up with a solution, as we will probably have to have the booster very soon, can't say I'm looking forward to it as still in agony from the first 2 jabs.