2nd covid jab

Hi all received my appointment for 2nd covid jab on tuesday I'm just hoping I dont have to up my pred after this like with the 1st but if it's anything like the 1st one at least I'll get a good sleep 17hrs after 1st

[Notsoclever]

I got a bad flare-up 4 days after my second Pfizer jab, but none after the first. I never knew whether it was just a chance event. PMR- makes Boris look predictable!

[_charcoal_]

Best wishes for Tuesday! I too had a wonderful sleep afterwards, but that was the 2nd jab. 1st one, quite poorly with chills and headache for 36hrs.

It's curious how the reaction varies so much with the same person, same vaccine, no known change in condition (health, medication, etc).

Did you have arm pain afterwards? I've heard that the more relaxed your arm is, the less the after effect. My experience bears this out. First jab was in February and, dressed in overcoat, scarf, winter jumper, etc, I was suddenly shown into a room where a lady was already drawing liquid out of a vial, with other ppl handling the paperwork. So the pressure of hurrying to be ready added to the tension that had built up anyway. Arm pain. Second jab: I adjusted my clothing in advance, and everything was differently organised, with one person double-checking my ID, asking about my reactions to the first dose, and then administering the second. Zero pain afterwards.

[RoadTrip]

Hope your jab goes well, I had no reaction to either of my Pfizer jabs other than a slightly sore arm.

[Sandradsn in reply to RoadTrip]

Same here!

[hurryupharry]

Hello, I hope it goes well, I did have a reaction, I upped my dose for 5 days and then reduced again. It worked and I feel good and looking forward going to a shop or two!

[agingfeminist]

Take a couple of paracetamol before the jab...it might help.

[Hidden in reply to agingfeminist]

I took some before both

[Cosmos22Marigold]

Wow that was some sleep. I had just a small reaction for 2 days after the 1st but nothing at all after the 2nd which was 8 weeks ago. Really feel much safer now but am still careful. Good luck with yours.

[Hidden in reply to Cosmos22Marigold]

Best sleep in wks lol

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Well had 2nd covid jab yesterday headache and feeling tired yesterday but nothing to bad this morning felt like I'd been hit by a bus aches pain everywhere and sore arm but but about 2PM back to normal. So side effects lasted about 24hrs which is so much better than 1st. I'm in uk s wales and my both my sons aged 20 and 21 had their appointments for 1st jab for the 1st and 2nd of june. I thought I would tell you that incase anyone has family members of that age waiting for their appointment.