steve_b_wales Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 At lunchtime yesterday, my wife had her first vaccine. All went well, she came home and felt okay. At 4.45 pm, while in the kitchen, she suddenly felt dizzy and sick. She laid down on the settee, and started to shiver and commented that she felt very cold. She also had severe pain in her neck, and down to her lower back, and also vomited a few times. I decided to contact NHS 111, but after being put on hold for over 1/2 hour, and my wife getting worse, I dialed 999. I explained what was happening, and was told that help was on it's way. 40 minutes later, a first responder Paramedic arrived and started to check her over. He gave her an ECG and stated that her heart beat was pretty high and erratic. Her blood pressure was also low. He decided that she needed to go into hospital, and an ambulance arrived within 15 minutes. I couldn't go with her, so just waited for news off her. She phoned me at 22.00 to say that she had been put on a drip, had her bloods taken, and that the doctors suspected that she may have a blood clot. They gave her painkillers and also aspirin. Eventually, she was allowed home at 04:00 and I went to get her. She had to go back down again this morning to have a CT scan, which hopefully will find the blood clot. She had to wait 3 hours to be seen, and after having the scan, the results were clear. They couldn't say for definite what had happened, but it was probably a severe reaction to the vaccine jab. She's home now, and feeing okay, but very tired. An early night is on the cards for her. It hasn't put her off having the 2nd vaccine jab in the near future though. As some on here will know, both my wife and I had the corona virus back in December and felt really poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powler Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Crikey that must of been scary for you both, so glad your wife is feeling ok now and hope your over the shock your self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Sounds scary, good to hear that she is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 vaccines and reactions are strange...........i had just the normal stuff with C-19.....including a numb top lip....felt really off colour for a few days which i controlled with paracetamol....which were a life saver........ many years ago i had a booster jab for yellow fever....within 1/2 an hour i thought i was going to die....i was so ill and felt pain in all my bones and body and was soooo nausious.....it was something i wouldnt wish on my worst enermy...........this went on for 3 hours and the wife was close to calling 999...........then in the space of 20 mins ...i went back to feeling totally normal...... reactions like this do happen..........(it was banter in the old days to believe the worse reaction you had the better protected you were....dont know if there is any truth in that ) think you were being very proactive....and at least both of you have peace of mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, henry d said: Sounds scary, good to hear that she is better 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Keep her safe I like reading your my wife said posts 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Glad she’s ok, I had a rough Sunday night after jab but just shivers / sweats and aches. I hope she makes a swift recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Sorry to hear this, it makes me wonder if it has different effects according to DNA or blood group types. Wife and I just felt slightly drained for a few hours later in the day we had ours together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 At a guess (and it's only that) I would imagine that its a combination of her body recting to a new introduction of the virus (the jab) after having the virus previousley and having built up natural antibodies, and shock. Glad she's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Patients who have had covid seem to have a much stronger reaction to the vaccine. Any vaccine, not just AstraZeneca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 There is building evidence that side effects could be as a result of a previous Covid infection - a stronger immune response the the vaccine. Not a bad thing in the case of mild side effects. with the recent reports that tinnitus can be a Covid symptom I am pretty convinced that I had Covid a few months back - I woke up and was dizzy which lasted 3 days and then a week of tinnitus. No classic Covid symptoms but I now suspect that’s why my 1st dose of vaccine resulted in such a strong immune response and 48 hours of side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Glad all's OK, some people can have what would be concerning side effects. Very Common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people) tenderness, pain, warmth, itching or bruising where the injection is given generally feeling unwell feeling tired (fatigue) chills or feeling feverish headache feeling sick (nausea) joint pain or muscle ache Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people) swelling, redness or a lump at the injection site fever being sick (vomiting) or diarrhoea flu-like symptoms, such as high temperature, sore throat, runny nose, cough and chills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Glad she is better. They say with the AZ the side effects of the second dose are usually less than with the first. The Pfizer seems the other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Glad it's turned out OK, must have been very worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 sounds like lucky escape there hope she’s ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peck Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: At lunchtime yesterday, my wife had her first vaccine. All went well, she came home and felt okay. At 4.45 pm, while in the kitchen, she suddenly felt dizzy and sick. She laid down on the settee, and started to shiver and commented that she felt very cold. She also had severe pain in her neck, and down to her lower back, and also vomited a few times. I decided to contact NHS 111, but after being put on hold for over 1/2 hour, and my wife getting worse, I dialed 999. I explained what was happening, and was told that help was on it's way. 40 minutes later, a first responder Paramedic arrived and started to check her over. He gave her an ECG and stated that her heart beat was pretty high and erratic. Her blood pressure was also low. He decided that she needed to go into hospital, and an ambulance arrived within 15 minutes. I couldn't go with her, so just waited for news off her. She phoned me at 22.00 to say that she had been put on a drip, had her bloods taken, and that the doctors suspected that she may have a blood clot. They gave her painkillers and also aspirin. Eventually, she was allowed home at 04:00 and I went to get her. She had to go back down again this morning to have a CT scan, which hopefully will find the blood clot. She had to wait 3 hours to be seen, and after having the scan, the results were clear. They couldn't say for definite what had happened, but it was probably a severe reaction to the vaccine jab. She's home now, and feeing okay, but very tired. An early night is on the cards for her. It hasn't put her off having the 2nd vaccine jab in the near future though. As some on here will know, both my wife and I had the corona virus back in December and felt really poor. Posted February 16 Had mine on 6th Feb at 10-15, that evening at about 8-30 started to feel shivery and could not get warm, gradually got worse with a temp of 39.2 and heartrate of about 140, blood pressure was also high, i was lying in bed feeling like poo listening to my own heart racing, eventually phoned my daughter who is a district nursing sister, she came over did my obs and suggested phoning 111 which we did (first thing sjhe suggested was to take some paracetamol which i did) they took details and said they would get a doctor to phone me, i was expecting a 3 or 4 hour wait for that but within 15 minutes doctor phoned, i told him my symptoms and that i had taken 2 paracetamol which he suggested. The time was now about 2-00 Sunday morning my symptoms were getting a little better by now so he told me if i was not a lot better by morning to phone again, to cut a long story a bit shorter i managed to get to sleep about 3-00 and when i woke up at 11-00 i felt a lot better. i Looked on the website and it said if you have any side effects from the injection to fill in a form online which i did. I can tell you that i was quite worried for an hour or 2 but when i woke up i was very relieved. Sunday evening both myself and my wife who had also had the jab at the same time we both a bit groggy for a couple of hours. I am still getting a headache occasionally which i do not usually get and having disturbed nights sleep with strange half awake half asleep dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 12 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: At lunchtime yesterday, my wife had her first vaccine. All went well, she came home and felt okay. At 4.45 pm, while in the kitchen, she suddenly felt dizzy and sick. She laid down on the settee, and started to shiver and commented that she felt very cold. She also had severe pain in her neck, and down to her lower back, and also vomited a few times. I decided to contact NHS 111, but after being put on hold for over 1/2 hour, and my wife getting worse, I dialed 999. I explained what was happening, and was told that help was on it's way. 40 minutes later, a first responder Paramedic arrived and started to check her over. He gave her an ECG and stated that her heart beat was pretty high and erratic. Her blood pressure was also low. He decided that she needed to go into hospital, and an ambulance arrived within 15 minutes. I couldn't go with her, so just waited for news off her. She phoned me at 22.00 to say that she had been put on a drip, had her bloods taken, and that the doctors suspected that she may have a blood clot. They gave her painkillers and also aspirin. Eventually, she was allowed home at 04:00 and I went to get her. She had to go back down again this morning to have a CT scan, which hopefully will find the blood clot. She had to wait 3 hours to be seen, and after having the scan, the results were clear. They couldn't say for definite what had happened, but it was probably a severe reaction to the vaccine jab. She's home now, and feeing okay, but very tired. An early night is on the cards for her. It hasn't put her off having the 2nd vaccine jab in the near future though. As some on here will know, both my wife and I had the corona virus back in December and felt really poor. So glad that she's on the mend. Fingers crossed for you both with the second jab, frightening stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, peck said: Posted February 16 Had mine on 6th Feb at 10-15, that evening at about 8-30 started to feel shivery and could not get warm, gradually got worse with a temp of 39.2 and heartrate of about 140, blood pressure was also high, i was lying in bed feeling like poo listening to my own heart racing, eventually phoned my daughter who is a district nursing sister, she came over did my obs and suggested phoning 111 which we did (first thing sjhe suggested was to take some paracetamol which i did) they took details and said they would get a doctor to phone me, i was expecting a 3 or 4 hour wait for that but within 15 minutes doctor phoned, i told him my symptoms and that i had taken 2 paracetamol which he suggested. The time was now about 2-00 Sunday morning my symptoms were getting a little better by now so he told me if i was not a lot better by morning to phone again, to cut a long story a bit shorter i managed to get to sleep about 3-00 and when i woke up at 11-00 i felt a lot better. i Looked on the website and it said if you have any side effects from the injection to fill in a form online which i did. I can tell you that i was quite worried for an hour or 2 but when i woke up i was very relieved. Sunday evening both myself and my wife who had also had the jab at the same time we both a bit groggy for a couple of hours. I am still getting a headache occasionally which i do not usually get and having disturbed nights sleep with strange half awake half asleep dreams. I did the same. Form filled in with all the details of what she was suffering with. My wife and I thank you all for your kind comments. Edited March 24, 2021 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said: I did the same. Form filled in with all the details of what she was suffering with. My wife and I thank you all for your kind comments. How's she feeling now Steve? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, mel b3 said: How's she feeling now Steve? . She's feeling very cold and tired Mel. She's asleep on the settee now and it's not like her. She won't listen to me and go up to bed, so I'm creeping around like a Ninja! It's coming and going in bouts with her. She was feeling reasonably okay when her daughter popped down yesterday afternoon, then felt tired last night. She was okay when we walked into town this morning, but struggled to find the strength to walk back up the hill. Hopefully, getting some rest will do her good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Hopefully it soon passes Steve. Send her all my best mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) i had the phiser feel pear-shaped all the time (cant swear) non worse than normal waking up in pain every day body weak brain sharp on we go mrs had oxford she said feel ok i said some thing wrong no whining kids agreed but next day we paid the price whined god help us on a serious note friends have had jab late evening then sleep no dramas early morning jabs rough all day brother crook his mrs ok other brother and mrs ok customer friends out of 6 couples 1 mrs crook for a day but today back to her normal bright self Edited March 25, 2021 by Saltings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 UPDATE: Until this morning, my wife was very lethargic and slept for most of the afternoon/early evening. She had a temperature and felt very 'clammy'. We have heard that there are quite a few people in my town, who had had a bad reaction to the vaccine, and all attended the same GP surgery. One person is in hospital with a bleed on her brain. This could be unrelated of course, but it does make me, and other's wonder if there was a bad batch of the vaccine, that's if they have all had the same batch number of course. I'm trying to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Had mine an hour ago so let’s see how I am tomorrow . glad your wife’s ok tho 😎👍. My girlfriend was ill for a few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 52 minutes ago, team tractor said: Had mine an hour ago so let’s see how I am tomorrow . glad your wife’s ok tho 😎👍. My girlfriend was ill for a few days Whatever you do , don't operate any dangerous machinery for a few days nath 😅. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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