Had my first dose of Vaccine- AstraZeneca

[Iamnotmydiagnosis]

I got a text from my GP yesterday to book for appointment for my vaccine. I then went and had my first dose today at 1050am. It is now 1230pm and my arm stings where the injection site. Arm feel relatively sore and I feel slightly nauseous and tired. I’ll post more on my post vaccination. I heard a lot of bad things about this Astrazeneca vaccine but I also heard it is better than other vaccines for lupus patients. We shall see.

[Susieliz39]

HiI’m not sure if there is any evidence to support that one vaccine is better than another for Lupus patients but there maybe and I haven’t seen it? 🤔

I had the Pfizer vaccine yesterday and was told by my rheumatologist that either/or vaccine is suitable for me as an immunocompromised lupus patient. This was taken from guidelines that were given by British Rheumatology So far, I have had no side effects thankfully 👏

[Susieliz39]

Thank you for the links above. I have read all the information with regard to the vaccine and lupus and found the information updated on 17.2. 21 by Paul Howard from Lupus uk also to be very informative.

Just to clarify, I haven’t read anywhere that one particular vaccine is preferable over another for lupus patients. If in doubt, advice should be sought from consultants.

Regards

Sue

[scarlettyork]

Hi I had my 1st oxford AstraZeneca vaccine 2 weeks ago I expected the heavy dead arm painful on the Monday got slight fever chills felt sick brought out lupus flare on Wednesday I had bad breathing issues it made my asthma bad in hind sight should of called a ambulanceBut stayed as calm as possible it wore off by the Saturday now its usual lupus rubbish kidneys playing up feel poorly today x

Rita

[Iamnotmydiagnosis in reply to scarlettyork]

Sorry to hear about that. Hoping for your faster recovery. You are such a brave person. I was told by the doctor who did my vaccine that if I get poorly the next few days/weeks, it has got nothing to do with the vaccine. It sounded though as if she was being defensive.

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK]

Hi Iamnotmydiagnosis ,

Can I ask whether you have a source for your statement about the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine being "better" please? The JCVI does not advise a preference for either vaccine in any specific population so I believe that your statement is incorrect.

We must be careful not to spread misinformation. It is important to carefully consider anecdotal evidence. If you hear more complaints of side-effects about this vaccine, it doesn't necessarily mean it is more likely to cause them - we must remember that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is being administered to more people because it is much easier to manage the logistics (due to not needing a freezer). This means we're likely to hear comparatively more reports of side-effects compared to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in this country.