Heads up. Re. Pfizer booster vaccine/Covid

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no_hypocrisy (43,936 posts)


Heads up. Re. Pfizer booster vaccine/Covid

I had my 2023 booster Saturday afternoon. Less than six months after the last booster in May.

I had a reaction, a side effect that I want to share.

I woke up the next morning (Sunday) with both legs affected. They felt very stiff, very heavy. To walk, I had to use short steps with a fear of losing my balance. Bending was not an option. Stairs scared me. I felt like I had 20 pounds weights on each leg. I was hobbling.

It was still there yesterday (Monday). I called my doctor in the afternoon. He's done vascular surgery on both legs recently and I sounded him out if my legs issue was to be expected after surgery. He said no, but he did express concern about the vaccine's after effects.

This morning I woke up and the legs are fine. Just like that.

I know this won't affect the majority of Pfizer patients, but I also believe that sharing knowledge reduces fear and I hope to encourage anyone with similar situations to contact their medical professionals.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/114232489

maybe you are just fat?

[67 Rover]

What part of the body are those clots headed to next? 

[SVPete]

maybe you are just fat?

Very possibly. OTOH, anything that stimulates the immune system - any disease, any vaccine, any open-wound injury - comes with the risk of immune system over-reaction. I've not heard of what the ironically named no_hypocrisy described, but it could be that his/her earlier vascular concentrated immune system action in his/her legs, and the booster caused an over-reaction focused there.

The screening questions for any vaccine I've received - Covid, flu, pneumonia - include one asking if the prospective recipient is sick (cold, flu, etc.). I've always assumed this was to protect the nurse administering the vaccine. Perhaps over-stimulating the recipient's immune system is also a concern.

[Old n Grumpy]

I had my 2023 booster Saturday afternoon. Less than six months after the last booster in May.

I had a reaction, a side effect that I want to share.

When I looked in the mirror I saw a penis growing on my forehead 
I was really upset but my wife loved it 

[SVPete]

When I looked in the mirror I saw a penis growing on my forehead 
I was really upset but my wife loved it 

I'm sure that no_hypocrisy would totally freak out if that happened to them.