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AZ vaccine 2 done....so worried as was ill for 5 days with first. Anyone had their second after being ill with first?

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GloomyWaters · 02/06/2021 17:44

AZ 1st vaccine I was quite ill throbbing arm, hot, shivery, headache, sleepy lasted 5 days.

So worried about 2nd Ive had done today

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BlatantlyNameChanged · 02/06/2021 17:59

I was ill after my second- headache, fever, chills, groggy feeling, sickness, diarrhoea, the lot. After my second one I felt a bit tired for a day or two and that was it.

Shellingbynight · 02/06/2021 18:02

I was quite unwell for a few days after my first AZ so I was almost dreading the second dose. But second time around I had absolutely no symptoms at all, hopefully you'll be lucky too.

DappledOliveGroves · 02/06/2021 18:02

I felt ill after my first AZ. Tired, shivery. Also had sore, red, lumpy swollen arm which lasted for best part of 4 weeks. 2nd dose no side effects at all! Had it almost 2 weeks ago and felt perfectly fine, arm was fine. All good!

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WeAreTheHeroes · 02/06/2021 18:12

I had no side effects for either.

SophieB100 · 02/06/2021 18:14

This is reassuring for me thank you above posters - I have my second one tomorrow and am anxious because I was really rough for 3 days after the first, the usual stuff - headache, palpitations, couldn't sleep, foggy head.
Thanks
Soph

NannyPlumsSnarkyWand · 02/06/2021 18:14

Really ill for the first dose - chills, nausea, dizziness, generally feeling dog rough for about a week. Second dose I had the chills that evening and was dizzy, achy and dog rough for a day or two but a lot shorter than the first one.

PiggyPlumPie · 02/06/2021 18:15

Just a sore arm second time round after flu symptoms, headache, exhaustion etc first time round. Smile

FreezerBird · 02/06/2021 18:15

Same here; rough for a couple of days after the first one, no effects at all from the second.

sydenhamhiller · 02/06/2021 18:15

DH and I the same: both more ill with AZ jab than we were with Covid! DH had temp of 40, sweating and chills, sore arm for weeks. I felt very fluey, shattered and came up in a rash, which my primary class delighted in telling me ‘is getting worse Miss’ 🙄😁

SausagePourHomme · 02/06/2021 18:16

I was ill with first AZ dose, fever and chills, the lot. Took about 3 or 4 days to feel more normal. I was worried but after the second i had just a slight headache, 2 paracetamol later i was fine.

Wolfiefan · 02/06/2021 18:23

I was really ill after my first. Basically slept on the sofa for hours. Couldn’t stand to cook. Just felt terrible.
After my second I had zero side effects. Not even a sore arm! Good luck OP.

Sonata13 · 02/06/2021 18:28

Felt awful after first one.
Felt nothing at all after second one!
Was really relieved.

Dogatetheleftovers · 02/06/2021 18:52

I was so poorly after the first AZ dose but absolutely fine with the second. Hopefully you’ll be ok.

AnathemaPulsifer · 02/06/2021 19:21

I was ill fora day after the 1st jab but perfectly fine after the second.

MonsterMash2210 · 02/06/2021 19:22

My parents and older sister all had AZ and were quite ill after there first dose.

All were absolutely fine with their second dose.

KaleJuicer · 02/06/2021 19:23

Very very tired and incredibly sore arm first jab. Absolutely nothing at all second jab - forgot I’d had it.

Lindy2 · 02/06/2021 19:25

I was quite rough with flu like symptoms for a few days after the first dose. It wasn't unexpected as I'd had Covid in January and my first vaccination in March.

I had my second jab last week and apart from a very very mild headache for half a day I had absolutely no side effects at all. Smile

Smokeymirror · 02/06/2021 19:26

This is scary I have never heard of a vaccine having such strong side effects before ! Hope your second dose goes well op.

BMW6 · 02/06/2021 19:27

I don't understand what is so terribly worrying about the possibility of feeling "quite ill" for a few days Hmm

notanotherusernameidea · 02/06/2021 19:28

I am a healthy 35 year old nhs worker. I had my first Astra and I was bedbound for 4 days, worst I've ever felt and I've had swine flu back in 2010 so believe me I know when bad is bad.
Second dose I was literally pinned down by a colleague to have because I was absolutely irrationally dreading it. I had written the whole bank holiday weekend off, arranged childcare so I could just do a repeat of the first. And.....

Nothing. Not even a headache or a sore arm. I was alarmist disappointed when I woke up 12 hours after the jab and felt normal. Had to actually adult that weekend after all!

HalzTangz · 02/06/2021 19:29

@GloomyWaters

AZ 1st vaccine I was quite ill throbbing arm, hot, shivery, headache, sleepy lasted 5 days.

So worried about 2nd Ive had done today

I was bad for 3 days with 1st one, zero side effects with 2nd one
Lindy2 · 02/06/2021 19:30

Well after having had Covid I can categorically say the actual Covid illness is a hell of a lot worse and worrying then the vaccine side effects. I'd rather have a dozen vaccinations than go through the actual virus again.

Aunthe · 02/06/2021 19:31

Same as several others, bloody awful after first AZ, bad for about five days. Second dose last week, no symptoms at all, not even vaguely sore arm.

gingerandsmall · 02/06/2021 19:33

Yup. Had an horrible time with the first one. Second one I had a bruise on my arm for a couple of days but nothing else.

MadisonAvenue · 02/06/2021 19:41

I was unwell for a couple of days after my first and the injection site was swollen, bruised and itchy for a couple of weeks.
After my second I had a very mild barely there headache the following day and a sore arm for a couple of days.

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