To ask if you have had the vaccine and got covid and still felt at deaths door? Be honest!

[Puddinandpie]

I have had vaccines, we'll my whole family has except youngest ds who's 4 and to say the least he has coped considerably well having covid over the last few days! My other 3 children have been bed ridden through tiredness and temperatures and being sick, coughs etc, but are on the mend after 4days!

On the other hand me and dh have felt like shit!
We both have had continuous excruciating leg and back pain that won't go, chest pain, headache, even our eyeballs hurt, coughs, snotty noses, dizziness, unable to stand/walk, I have been sick numerous times!
We have literally been bed ridden the last 4 days and still don't feel like there's an end insight, I physically just don't feel any better and neither does dh!

I'm just glad my children are on the mend, but my point is we had covid last year before we had the vaccines and didn't feel as bad with it, and it's making me wonder whether anybody else has had the same with covid after having the vaccines?

Sorry for all the typos don't flame me I'm not well!🙂🤒

Me and my husband have it now. We're both unvaccinated.. I had one day of a headache and my husband had around 2 days of a headache and some joint aches.

My whole family has had it. We're the only ones unvaccinated (much to my family's disgust) and have had the mildest symptoms out of everyone

@Spotthedog91

Me and my husband have it now. We're both unvaccinated.. I had one day of a headache and my husband had around 2 days of a headache and some joint aches.

My whole family has had it. We're the only ones unvaccinated (much to my family's disgust) and have had the mildest symptoms out of everyone

My household and I are much the same. All unvaccinated much to the disgust of our friends and family. Labelled anti-vax'ers and caused rifts amongst us. Had covid the first time in Feb and all 4 in our household breezed through it (admittedly now we felt so well we didn't even bother to isolate). Now have it again as there was a big breakout of cases in one of children's schools. We all feel perfectly well. One DC had a bad cough for a day, but that didn't stop her from playing and eating normally. We're not isolating this time either because all I've had so far was a scratchy throat. Went to the park today, then to get some stuff from M&S and will almost certainly be going out for my Mother's Day lunch tomorrow unless I suddenly oh take a turn for the worse overnight.

An underlying health issue can be anything from poor microbiota which would massively affect your immune system to poor nutrition

@FloraPostePosts

Yes, lots of people are this ill with it. The vaccines should, though, protect you from needing hospital treatment. That’s the medical definition of mild illness.

I’m so sorry you’re all suffering - hope you feel better soon.

My 88 year old mother and nearly all my family are unvaccinated, pretty much we've had mild to moderate symptoms. We have family who work within the NHS, doctor included who have been more concerned about the vaccine and possible long term issues without recourse to action with these manufacturers.

@ieatchocolateforbreakfast good for you! I think we'll be enjoying a lunch out tomorrow as well. Hope you have a lovely day.

I know some will say we're disgusting human beings lol... But I'm sure not many of them will be spending their coin on tests when they are no longer free lol xx

I’m triple vaxxed and recovering from first Covid infection. Felt really awful for about 6 days and two weeks on still really tired. Irritates me when people describe it as ‘mild’! I think I’d have been in trouble without vaccines :(

My mum, 79, is really ill with it, triple vaxxed. Her booster was 23rd December so was surprised the protection had waned already. She is floored and this is day 10. Very sore throat, back pain, exhaustion. Like another poster said, her lateral flows were all negative for five days until the PCR confirmed it and now lateral flows are showing positive.

I'm 55 and unvaccinated. Had Delta in November. It was weakness, strange sunburnt like feeling on my back and loss of taste and smell. Recovered in a week although tiredness took another week to really go.

It's a pretty horrible virus - which is why we kept locking down and people kept dying.

I don't seem to get it, but the rest of my family from 10-49 have been really unwell a couple of times. There are 2 children in DD's class who have long covid too.

Which is why people still need to stay at home if they've got it - just like every other potentially serious disease - measles/chicken pox/noro etc

Anecdotally in my family the vaccine has made no difference. Unvaccinated adult caught Delta, was a bit unwell and dizzy for a week. Unvaccinated dcs tested positive but were asymptomatic. Adult with with 2 vaccines but no booster had one day of headaches and a few days of tiredness, tested negative after 5 days. Triple vaxed adult was the most unwell of any of us.
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Same pattern among friends, no discernable advantage to being vaccinated. Obviously I cant say that out loud* "

Very similar for my friends, family and peers (dozens of them!) in my hobby. UnVaccinated no worse symptoms than vaccinated, often less so.

I had the first two jabs (AZ) and then refused further jabs. DH and DC, DB, SIL, DM all unvaccinated. We have all had covid for this first time recently, none of us particularly poorly, a cough, sore throat, aches for a couple of days.

Just being honest, but I think if I'd had 3 or 4 jabs and still suffered badly with or after Covid, I wouldn't be thanking the Lord I'd had a load a jabs, I'd be feeling pretty pissed off!

@Puddinandpie "when the viruses mutates, it's automatically going to be stronger strain because its fighting its way through the vaccine"

That is also not how vaccines work.

The virus is not "fighting its (sic) way through the vaccine".

The virus is attacking your body, your immune system is attacking the virus. Your immune system gets a head start in recognising the virus if you've been vaccinated.

That's also not how mutations work. Practically every time the virus replicates there's a chance of getting a new variant. The vast, vast majority of these new variants do worse than whatever the current dominant strain of the virus is, and never take off.

Occasionally you get a variant that is more "successful". Successful might mean it transmits easier, or is dormant for longer before symptoms show (so it's more likely to spread), or doesn't kill you as quickly. Whatever results in there being more of the virus.

That does not mean that all dominant variants are going to be weaker. A version of Covid that is very transmissable for the first 3 days, then kills you on day 5 would be very "successful" because it would rapidly spread before the hosts died.

@Colddayinthesun "Same pattern among friends, no discernable advantage to being vaccinated."

That's why proper scientific studies look at much larger groups of people than just your friends.

And when that's done, the benefits of vaccination at significantly reducing the risk of getting I'll, needing to be hospitalised, or death, are overwhelmingly clear.

Your position is as intellectually rigorous as saying "None of my friends wear seatbelts, and they haven't been in a car accident yet".

Yes, I felt very rough for 4 days and couldn't get out of bed. The kids fared slightly better and bounced back more quickly.

@underneaththeash unfortunately it’s very difficult for some people to stay at home now. Many workplaces won’t pay for covid isolation and statutory sick pay is pathetic. I had a terrible cold the other week (negative pcr) and I wanted to stay off to avoid passing to colleagues, but my boss did the whole ‘well if you’re really too ill there’s not much we can do, but we are really stretched and you can always dose up and see how you get on’ guilt speech. I know the same thing has been said to people on day 2 or 3 of covid - asking them to take tests in case they might be negative so they can immediately come In, asking for morning and an afternoon test and if it’s negative in afternoon they come in straightaway. It’s very difficult as many employers are now just straight up prioritizing getting back on their feet over covid safety

Myself and DH were similarly ill even though I'd had the booster and he hasn't. In fact I was worse in way as I had a nasty fever but he didn't.

I absolutely think that not solely but half the problem lies with people not staying at home when getting covid and that in its self will spread it like wildfire, but again that is the government's fault for taking away that specific restriction and really behaving as if the pandemic never happened!

Me and dc all had covid together last week. They are 9, day 1 & 2 they both had bad headaches and were very tired. Day 3 were back to normal and bouncing on the trampoline begging to go back to school. Neither vaccinated.

I am triple vaxxed. Day one I felt fine. Day two I was very tired. Day 3 very bad sinus pain and some back ache. Day 4 felt much better and day 5 felt normal again. It was very mild for me and dc

Dh didn’t get it.

[quote Blueeyedgirl21]@underneaththeash unfortunately it’s very difficult for some people to stay at home now. Many workplaces won’t pay for covid isolation and statutory sick pay is pathetic. I had a terrible cold the other week (negative pcr) and I wanted to stay off to avoid passing to colleagues, but my boss did the whole ‘well if you’re really too ill there’s not much we can do, but we are really stretched and you can always dose up and see how you get on’ guilt speech. I know the same thing has been said to people on day 2 or 3 of covid - asking them to take tests in case they might be negative so they can immediately come In, asking for morning and an afternoon test and if it’s negative in afternoon they come in straightaway. It’s very difficult as many employers are now just straight up prioritizing getting back on their feet over covid safety[/quote]
So you say a similar thing - would you want me to come in with measles/chicken pox/norivirys etc…

Triple vaxxed, got it in January and it was like a bad cold.

Many of those I know who have caught it most recently have felt absolutely dreadful though.

I'm triple vaxxed, got Covid recently and totally shocked at how bad it's been. Have had to take 2 weeks off work. Couldn't concentrate or figure things out, no stamina, exhausted, dizzy, aches and pains, coughing until I'd pains in my ribs....it has been miserable and I think it's going to impact on my fitness for months. So much for thinking it would be really mils.

Had covid last June after double vaccination, I had a temperature of 39, and a headache so bad my vision went blurry, ( need glasses now ) was advised to go to hospital but by about day 6 I slowly started to feel better, taste and smell went day 7, and has never fully recovered.

Unvaxxed. Day 2 or 3. I'm not sure as I didn't test the day before I tested positive. Just been out to my high street again, and enjoyed a lovely Mother's Day brunch. Feel absolutely fine aside from a very very dull scratchy throat. We're unsure if DC 1 has it as I've not bothered to test. DC2 jumping and skipping along enjoying themselves and ate all their brunch. Really boggles me when people want to vax their children against this.

Yep, had all 3 vaccines and was bed ridden. I never normally get ill but have been ill a few times since my booster!
I woke up in the night a few times and literally couldn't breathe, terrifying. Just made me think of how bad would it be unvaccinated!?
Me and kids dad really suffered, kids got away lightly thankfully.

Just to add.. 2 weeks on and still coughing, fed up now. I'm in good health, young.. really woke me up how bad it must be for the unvaccinated, old, underlying health issues etc.

Im vaxxed, DH and DS aren't. I was in the shit for ages, they both fought it off within 36hrs. I'm still coughing constantly, like a whooping cough and still coughing off gluey mucus. I'm also really unfit but I don't know if that's covid or cake.

@CookPassBabtridge

Just to add.. 2 weeks on and still coughing, fed up now. I'm in good health, young.. really woke me up how bad it must be for the unvaccinated, old, underlying health issues etc.

Well if you read this thread and my post below most of us unvaccinated are doIng brilliantly. 👍