Anyone had oxford vaccine

janer1967

Hi all

I am having my oxford vaccine today and a bit concerned as a few people I know that have had it have been quite poorly with flu like symptoms afterwards . However others have been ok 

Anyone here that has had it what was your experience 

Dont want to be laid up poorly afterwards but still will be having it regardless 

As they say no pain no gain 

Ami2301

I had the Oxford vaccine, at first it was just my arm really aching. By the evening i did feel very cold and couldn't get warm, however it was freezing that day. I felt under the weather for a couple of days but felt much brighter on the third day. But the horrible ache in my arm lasted 6 days. At points, it was too painful to move.

I had it in my right arm, which is my most used arm so I did struggle to do anything. So i will be having the next dose in my left arm as i don't want to make the same mistake twice.

Hope it goes OK

vikingqueen

    I had it on Monday, no after effects at all, it seems to affect people in a lot of different ways.

scootergirly

I had it two weeks ago and had bone aches for a couple of days and my arm hurt 

woodbine

Senior management had it last Friday she had a sore arm for 3 or 4 days a bit like you sometimes get with the flu jab otherwise no side effects at all

Cress

I had the Pfizer one...so just left with a bit of a stiff arm...
Awful joke...lol

janer1967

Thanks everyone 

I've had it now so let's see 

woodbine

@janer1967 how did you go on? 

janer1967

@woodbine all ok see if I get any symptoms now 

Cress

@janer1967
How are you doing?
Hope you're not getting any bad side effects...

janer1967

@Cress thanks for asking so far so good no symptoms not even aching arm 

MarkM88

Not sure which one I’ll be getting, but literally just had them on the telephone booking me in, I get my vaccine on Monday and second dose on 10th May. 

I’m in group 6, and thought they hadn’t reached that group yet, she said on the phone that they are quite far ahead in this area, so goes to show how each area can be different. 

janer1967

@MarkN88 that's good news they said my second would be in 8-12 weeks and would contact me 

I'm in group 6 too and had mine 

Was also really pleased they came out to my house 

MarkM88

janer1967 said:

@MarkN88 that's good news they said my second would be in 8-12 weeks and would contact me 

I'm in group 6 too and had mine 

Was also really pleased they came out to my house 

That's really good that they did that for you. 

It was my surgery that rang me, they booked me in for the first and second dose at the same time, although I know that can change anytime with the amount things change, having it done at a near by medical centre. 

MarkM88

Just had mine at lunchtime. It was great, they have it set up like a military operation, security at various points, started at the entrance, give my name, directed to registration room, then to vaccine room, had to then go wait in waiting room and finally allowed to be escorted out the back of the building. 

janer1967

@MarkN88 there great 

After worrying I have had no side effects whatsoever not even the aching arm 

MarkM88

janer1967 said:

@MarkN88 there great 

After worrying I have had no side effects whatsoever not even the aching arm 

That's good then. 

I am a little worried as on another forum specifically for Diabetes, people have been reporting they had high blood sugar levels for a few days. But I'll cope if that happens. 

janer1967

It didnt affect my sugar levels 

MarkM88

janer1967 said:

It didnt affect my sugar levels 

Thats good to know. Fingers crossed mine will be okay too.

MarkM88

Well the good news is my blood sugars are fine, however I’m unwell today, it sounds like the side effects mentioned. 

Very sore arm, feel generally under the weather, weak, shivering, lack of appetite. Just my luck! 

Swatteam

I am in group 6 still waiting ?