Double jabbed but so ill

[Jessica60]

I am double jabbed, early 40's, reasonably healthy. I have just caught covid and feel horrendous. Every bone aches, chest hurst, migraines, hot sweats then freezing cold, runny nose,cough, loss of taste and smell. I am bed bound.
I rang in sick to work and they seemed peeved that I'm off sick on not wfh on laptop. I can't possibly look at a screen or think.
Work seem to think that most covid positive person are asymptomatic.
Is this right?
Am I the only one with symptoms after 2 jabs?
I honestly don't know why the vaccine hasn't worked.

Who else has contracted covid after vaccination and how bad did you get it?

[TheRainbow]

@Silkieschickens

Thanks for thinking of me Izzypuss I read 92 was go to hospital and 93/94 call 111 but I just stayed at home with those levels as the hospital is full and in the press there were people being made to wait outside the hospital for A&E, dread to think what it will be like later in the winter. I think it maybe finally starting to end as today my pulse and oxygen were at normal levels, I could taste my food and less dizzy than before and not been sick. I will keep monitoring it but think after nearly 3 weeks the end maybe in sight. I hope anyone else feeling ill feels better soon.

That's really positive. Hope you're feeling much better soon.

[Bumpsadaisie]

Yes -double jabbed. I was ill for a week then able to wfh.

DH had it worse he has been ill two weeks, low sats at times, but on the mend now and going to wfh next week.

Watch out for the fatigue everyone and don't overdo it too soon. Give yourself a month to get over it!

[tv2021]

It's fascinating to read that so many people had Covid after being double jabbed.
If you read Mumsnet back a few months ago so many people were saying that they would have the jab because they didn't want to get Covid.
Why are people still convinced that it would have been even worse without the jabs? Many people had Covid last year and recovered.
It seems that people who have Covid these days are mostly vaccinated.
I work for a company where more than half are unvaccinated, all worked through the pandemic as key workers and were fine. In the last couple on months a few vaccinated people were off work with Covid and only one unvaccinated. Only 1 vaccinated person was ill for 2 weeks and the rest had it mildly including the unvaccinated.
I am unvaccinated and travelled a lot this year - 8 countries, on planes, trains. I still have not had Covid and I am over 50.
I know quite a few unvaccinated people and only a small number had Covid this summer, all had it mildly.
I also know many vaccinated people who have not had Covid.
I also know a few people who had bad side effects after vaccinations.
From many people experiences it is now delusional to claim that Covid vaccines are safe and effective.

[NightVinca]

The reason we know vaccines work is because a far smaller proportion of people who catch covid end up in hospital or dead if they are vaccinated than if they are not. Your anecdotes don't change that

[tv2021]

We cannot trust the government numbers on hospitalisations.

NHS have already admitted that they count together people admitted due to Covid and people tested positive while admitted due to unrelated to Covid issues.

[VanCleefArpels]

@tv2021


It seems that people who have Covid these days are mostly vaccinated.

Err yes because the vast majority of the population are vaccinated.

[SFields118]

@tv2021

First time I had Covid, was ill in bed and couldn't move for 2 weeks. Was coughing my lung out every single night.

Second time, felt much more like a bad cold.

By all means, avoid the Vaccine and take your chances. There are thousands who have done the same and paid the ultimate price.

[cherin]

Also, good for you, travelling as unvaccinated means spending a ton of money in extra testing, you must be really determined (or rich) to do it going forward. Most of the EU countries are/will not be so hospitable. (In some the rules are changing now with month of October. Going more demanding)
I’m happy to be delusional and have a vaccine which reduces the risks for myself and those around me. Without a vaccine, I could not have seen my EU- based elderly and vulnerable parents and parents in law, nor helped my mum post surgery. Without a vaccine, I would have had a much higher risk of unwittingly infecting her, at a point where she could not fight it.
I’ll keep my delusions, thank you!

[Unsure33]

@tv2021

My daughter is unvaccinated and in her 30s and just got covid and was very poorly. So fortunately for you I think you have just been lucky, so far.

And if people read the facts and stats and compare the death rates it is very obvious how affective the vaccines are.

No one ever said you could not get covid with the vaccine.

It reduces symptoms in a percentage of people
It reduces the chance of catching it in a percentage of people
It reduces the chance of passing it on in a percentage of people.
It’s all a matter of numbers against an entirely unpredictable virus.

[Unsure33]

@VanCleefArpels
I think that fact might go over the posters head.

[Unsure33]

@tv2021

We probably have one of the best reporting system that is possible in the circumstances.

Would you rather live somewhere like Russia whose excess death figures are absolutely huge compared with reported deaths by covid ?

[VanCleefArpels]

@Unsure33 yep!

[Whentheydontmeanwhattheysay]

@Silkieschickens I agree with @Izzypuss have you spoken to someone about your O2 readings?

www.ridgmountpractice.nhs.uk/pulse-oximeters

[Whentheydontmeanwhattheysay]

Ahh, I’ve just seen your update @Silkieschickens . Sorry, didn’t realise there was another page. I’m glad things have improved.

[Jaxhog]

@VanCleefArpels

It’s not that the jab hadn’t “worked”. It was never going to prevent you from catching Covid. Less chance of catching but not zero chance. It also means that your symptoms are likely to be less severe should you catch it. Think what it might have been like had you not taken the very sensible decision to get vaccinated!

This.

[walksen]

" it is now delusional to claim that Covid vaccines are safe and effective"

Mumsnet is not, it seems, without a sense of irony.

[MrsLCSofLichfield]

@walksen - I actually reported that post hours ago, but the 'moderators' on here obviously think it's fine to have that shit posted on here. Reddit is much better, now way would a lying piece of twattery like that be visible for 5 minutes on the Coronavirus UK board. Hell, 4Chan is probably better.

[MrsLCSofLichfield]

no way. Reddit also has an edit function.

[Frogsandsheep]

I got very poorly after 2 vaccines but instead of thinking it meant the vaccines were not effective, I actually feel quite sick imagining how much more poorly I might have been if I wasn’t vaccinated.

[whittingtonmum]

I had covid three weeks ago. Double jabbed with AZ. I was off work for a week. When I returned to work I was still really tired and definitely not working at 100% capacity for the first week back.

Take the time you need to recover and then go back to work. Your boss should not put you under that kind of pressure when you are unwell with a Covid test to prove you have the illness.

[treesarebeautiful]

My husband and I both had covid 2-3 weeks ago, despite being double-jabbed (both Astra Zeneca). I felt pretty rubbish, but recovered, whereas my husband's oxygen levels went down to 91% and he ended up in hospital with pneumonia. He also lost loads of weight as he just couldn't eat or drink.

We were just both so grateful that we'd been vaccinated, as it would have potentially been so much worse otherwise. Survival rates are really good if you have been vaccinated, even if you are admitted to hospital. Non-vaccinated people are at much higher risk of serious illness and death.

I hope the OP feels much better soon. It may not feel as though the vaccine has made much difference, as you're feeling so ill, but your chances of a full recovery soon are really good. Tell work you're on sick leave, as you will recover better if you can rest. Keep an eye on your oxygen levels if you can, as from experience you don't necessarily feel worse when they drop.

[Pootle40]

@PurpleDaisies

I honestly don't know why the vaccine hasn't worked.

What’s your definition of the vaccine working? You’re not in hospital. You’re not seriously ill.

I’m sure it’s miserable but please keep it in perspective.

Hope you feel better soon.

^This.

[TheVolturi]

Both me and dh had it recently and are both double jabbed. We were poorly exactly as you describe op for three solid days then it eased a bit every day. A full week of feeling rough though.

[Bunsnbobbins]

I’m also very ill after two jabs. For more than two weeks now

[Silkieschickens]

Thanks very much When and Izzy* Oxygen levels are back to normal now, was feeling better for day and a half but just been sick 3 times so clearly going to be a bit bumpy recovering but hopefully get there soon.