Covid arm?!

[mrsawhite]

Thought my arm felt a bit sore. Had a look and it's all red and sore! Had moderna over a week ago and thought I'd be done with side effects now. So annoying. Anyone else had this?

Ooooo it's got a name now covid arm.

😂 I had to google to check I wasn't dying and that's what came up!

Yeah I had it with the AZ, red, hot and itchy as fuck! Lasted a week, Benadryl helped.

It's bloody annoying. My arm was sore for a couple of days. Thought great that's that. Now here are well over a week after and this starts. Grrrr

I had it with my first moderna jab. Was told to take an antihistamine after my second jab and didn't get covid arm.

Yes I too suffered from “covid arm” with moderna. Was very sore that day and next day even worse and moved to my shoulders and back. The bruise lasted over a week!
Dh had same vaccine and had NO side affects at all. It’s weird!

Il try that antihistamine trick when I have my 2nd thanks Sonnet.

It's Moderna arm. It's been in the news

It's the delayed reaction that baffles me. Why a week later?!

I had it. Sore arm for a few days, that went away but then a week after the jab, had a big, itchy red rash on my arm. Not had second jab yet so don't know if it'll happen again

How long did the rash last?

Most of my symptoms were delayed, it's not uncommon.

Gawd. DH was really unwell after second dose. Can't say I'm looking forward to it!

I had 'covid arm' for a month after my second pfizer.

Yep, had it with pfizer at day 8. GP insisted it was nothing to do with my vaccine and gave antibiotics in case it was collitis. I was then allergic to the antibiotics and very poorly. Arm went down overnight and completely normal 48-72 hours after it had appeared. Had my second jab today so will see how I get on.

Yep, I had it with Moderna - it appeared a week to the day after my first jab. Big red itchy rash in a circle round the injection site, about 4 inches diameter. Was very hot to the touch. Lasted about three days. I had no other side effects other than a sore arm for the first couple of days after the jab.

So strange how it effects people differently!

Yes I had it down both arms red rash, not sore after AZ, lasted a few weeks, looked like tiny blood spots.

Had my first moderna at 9 this morning. My arm is absolutely killing me now, gonna be a restless night i think 😴

My arm was so sore for 2 days!

It's at about the time the body mounts a strong immune response. And the antigens it mounts it to are located on the arm.
It takes a couple of weeks from the last jab to be fully vaccinated.

This is what happened to mine 6 days after Moderna. It spread and lasted a week.

To those who have a sore arm straight after the jab, that isn't Covid Arm. You will find the pain much better if you keep your arm moving. I've had both of mine in my dominant arm because I sleep on the other side, but it has meant that it only hurts when I stop moving it regularly.