Covid Vaccine - Spring Booster 🌹

[Moomin8]

🌝A quick update:

I am due my spring covid vaccine on Monday, and was thinking about whether to stop my Mtx injections (Metoject) as I always do have this dilemma...and I came across this article:

evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/a...

It makes for an interesting read, in my opinion. I found one or two other recent studies too. I also have a weekly Tocilizumab injection and daily Sulfasalazine, which I won't stop, I don't think. 🤔

I am fairly stable with my RA at the moment, luckily with normal levels of CRP and ESR. I actually forgot to injection my mtx last night 🤦🏻‍♀️I might go and do that now, and then maybe...miss at next Wednesday's injection. That way it will be 13 days...

This is only my thinking, for me - I am not suggesting it for anyone else. But you lovely people are my sounding board. Thanks for listening. 🥰

Morning Peeps,

I hope this quick message finds you as well as you can be.

I have managed to login to the NHS Covid Booking system this morning, and have booked my spring vaccine.

People who are eligible, and vaccines to be offered:

gov.uk/government/publicati....

I know that some of you will choose to either go through your GP, or not to have it at all - your choice entirely; however, I'm just letting you know what I've chosen to do.

nhs.uk/nhs-services/covid-1...

[ruth_p]

Wow! You’re on the ball this morning!

[Moomin8 in reply to ruth_p]

😆I'm on Easter break from school, and my internal alarm clock won't turn off!

[ruth_p in reply to Moomin8]

😂😂

[medway-lady]

Well done and will wait to here from GP as here they are usually on the ball and it’s closer than the centre.

[Pat9442]

GP contacted me today. Booked for 4 weeks time

[CagneysMum]

I did this yesterday too 👍

[greynot]

I booked too, without waiting for invitation.

[Jumbo2012]

Thank you 😊

[Runrig01]

yes same here, all booked in. Booked for 18th 👍

[ABwn]

Was contacted by my GP practice yesterday to make an appointment for the jab. Have managed to pick up a virus though and am worried about having the jab or if i ought to wait until I recover. What have others done? It feels as though it's going to turn into a chest infection, but it hasn't. 🤔

[Moomin8 in reply to ABwn]

It's absolutely your decision. If that were me though, I think I'd wait until I felt better. Talk to your GP though.

[ABwn in reply to Moomin8]

Thank you Moomin. Just needed someone to reinforce my feelings. Don't think my body could cope with something else to fight against. Enjoy, as well as you can, the Easter weekend. x

[Boxerlady]

Had a text from my GP this morning with a link and have booked for Thursday 20th.

[Evie3]

thank you

[Doodlereggie]

all booked just now for 22ndApril.Just checking it is o.k. If on JAK2 filgotinib as will be my first jab on this drug,which been on 3 weeks so just learning from others.As not live vaccine,I assume it’s o.k.Not had Covid at all,so want to continue all the protection offered!thanks all.

[Moomin8 in reply to Doodlereggie]

Always worth a call to your clinical nurse.

[Pastels in reply to Doodlereggie]

Hi, I’ve had six covid vaccines and I think the last four at least were when taking Filgotinib, no problems whats so ever.

[Doodlereggie in reply to Pastels]

that is brilliant,Thankyou.we need all the protection we can get!!

[Jackie1947]

Booked mine last week at my GP surgery

[Neonkittie17]

Still 23 miles away from my nearest walk in centre online and don’t think I can do a bookable one from online. 🤷‍♀️

[Moomin8 in reply to Neonkittie17]

I did my booked one online.

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Moomin8]

I have had major problems online trying to book in the past as haven’t followed the normal vaccine pathway so it won’t recognise what I’ve done and I need a walk in really although I will phone 119 and ask for their advice. Last time 119 said phone your GP and GP surgery said phone 119 ... so I went to a walk in. Now it’s no longer there.

[Moomin8 in reply to Neonkittie17]

What a pain! Wishing you lots of luck.

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Moomin8]

Thank you. It’s been like this all the way through since February 2021 so no difference!

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Moomin8]

💗

[sunnyweek]

I will wait until six months post retuximab. its been like this all the way. If my GP does a day which doesn't correlate I'll go to a walk-in.

[Neonkittie17 in reply to sunnyweek]

That would give you a better chance of the vaccine having more effect 6 months post Rituximab. Just keep an eye/ear out as to what the vaccines centres plan to do after this booster and before the next ones but you will be near to the autumn booster then so that should work out for you. 🙏🏻💗

[sunnyweek in reply to Neonkittie17]

Thanks NK, I think the autumn one would be better, doubt I'd qualify for both, maybe too near each other, just keep it separate from the flu one. Happens yearly doesn't it all this juggling. Hope you are doing well x

[Neonkittie17 in reply to sunnyweek]

I’ve had to do four vaccines in the last year at three monthly intervals to catch up and nudge my immune as directed by my immunologist but when I get this third booster in May-June I’ll finally be on track. I’m doing alright thanks. Steady away as they say! Hope you are too. x

[sunnyweek in reply to Neonkittie17]

I'm pleased you are doing alright and catching up with your jabs, you've managed it all so well, I miss talking retuximab with you, but glad your new drug is helping x

[Neonkittie17 in reply to sunnyweek]

Thank you. It was the best thing ever for controlling all RA inflammation and my mobility was brilliant on it but as you know I had to stop it due to hypogamma. I’m glad it’s working well for you still. 💗x

[DoricQuine55]

Different system here in Scotland. I got a text yesterday with my appointment date and time. I could change it if not suitable but it fits in with my plans.

[KathleenMary]

I've mine booked as well at a local chemist

[Sallysuk]

Booked online for my husband and I . So easy and good parking also a choice of days and times.

[Bizzie]

thanks Moomin8. My surgery doesn’t always have me on the list for some reason so you’ve prompted me to follow it up on Monday.