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mac2766

(658 posts)
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:07 AM Apr 2021

24 hours after my 2nd Moderna shot...

I definitely feel achy and fatigued. My arm hurts to the point that I don't want to lift it too far, or pick up anything too heavy. I've coughed a few times and feel something going on with my lungs/chest. Not sure what that is.

My eyes are still blue though. I haven't yet started growing a 2nd set of arms. I do worry about the MS spy drones though. The good news is that it's storming outside and conditions aren't favorable for flying spy drones.

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24 hours after my 2nd Moderna shot... (Original Post) mac2766 Apr 2021 OP
Just take it easy today. The reaction will pass, but the protection will stay. Arkansas Granny Apr 2021 #1
That is exactly the way to handle it. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #29
I have similar symptoms-it's also 24 hours after my second Moderna. LisaL Apr 2021 #2
This is my day after the shot, too. wnylib Apr 2021 #34
We are making antibodies! LisaL Apr 2021 #39
Yeah, I was worried that if I didn't have a reaction, wnylib Apr 2021 #44
I had really no symptoms after my second moderna shot. I had felt unwell the morning I got the Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #3
My first shot, I only had a minor sore arm, since I didn't have covid. LisaL Apr 2021 #43
The lungs/chest thing could be pollen. GoCubsGo Apr 2021 #4
That's just the 5G kicking in DrToast Apr 2021 #5
What is the 5G conspiracy as it relates to the covid vaccine? mac2766 Apr 2021 #9
Referring to the microchip conspiracy, mine is on old "Dial-up" KS Toronado Apr 2021 #16
I was fatigued with alternating being chilled and hot without fever 2nd Moderna TexLaProgressive Apr 2021 #6
I had really bad chills later that night and also the next day Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #8
Our smarter than the My Pillow Guy Governor TexLaProgressive Apr 2021 #20
It seems to have become habit here, too. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #49
stay hydrated,,,, take it easy,,,, n/t KarenS Apr 2021 #7
got mine on wed. aside from arm pain being a bit worse, i had no trouble. mopinko Apr 2021 #10
You may want to get tested. I've known three people so far that had Maru Kitteh Apr 2021 #11
I have read so many posts online about people catching Covid between the 2 shots liberal_mama Apr 2021 #33
I wonder if people who get vaccinated start LisaL Apr 2021 #37
I think they do! I know a few people who got their vaccine and went out to celebrate the same night! liberal_mama Apr 2021 #48
It's 24 hours after my second Moderna shot, too! pamela Apr 2021 #12
Well, just a little longer and you'll be feeling gooder than good... Hortensis Apr 2021 #13
Hang in there and if you crouch behind the sofa drones can't see you even if they have X-ray. MLAA Apr 2021 #14
Haha, wait until they activate your SIM card bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #15
Tylenol and sleep helped IronLionZion Apr 2021 #17
Pfizer experience NJCher Apr 2021 #18
Come back to us tomorrow and tell us how you feel. DinahMoeHum Apr 2021 #19
I had a similar second Moderna shot reaction. hay rick Apr 2021 #21
I don't think they've registered your chip with Microsoft yet. Just wait! George II Apr 2021 #22
Take a couple tylenol, curl up with a blanket and a good book & be a couch potato for a day. appleannie1 Apr 2021 #23
Congratulations LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #24
Hope your symptoms pass quickly. Loryn Apr 2021 #25
Our J&J experience: calimary Apr 2021 #26
Wonderful story about meeting your baby grandchild. Boomerproud Apr 2021 #40
Yeah! Thanks! calimary Apr 2021 #51
Getting my second Moderna Tuesday Maine Abu El Banat Apr 2021 #27
Lasted 14 Hours For Me ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #28
my 92 yo mom did vit D, lots of water, and arnica before than after 2nd Mo and did pretty well. some certainot Apr 2021 #30
if its storming and yucky outside . and you feel this way. today is sat . take it easy.:) AllaN01Bear Apr 2021 #31
Dang!!! I was hoping that my eyes would turn green. Ka-Dinh Oy Apr 2021 #32
When mine turn green, it means either I have a fever wnylib Apr 2021 #42
Your eyes sound cool looking. Ka-Dinh Oy Apr 2021 #45
Oh gee. Thanks. wnylib Apr 2021 #46
23 after mine sir pball Apr 2021 #35
I don't feel very good right now either (second Moderna was yesterday morning). LisaL Apr 2021 #36
All I have to say sir pball Apr 2021 #41
::::Engage Tracking::::: A HERETIC I AM Apr 2021 #38
It's official. I feel like sheit. mac2766 Apr 2021 #47
46 Hours, 45 Minutes after my 2nd Moderna shot... mac2766 Apr 2021 #50
Glad to hear it. I was curious to see what your Hortensis Apr 2021 #53
2nd pfizer shot, 0 reaction hydrolastic Apr 2021 #52

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
2. I have similar symptoms-it's also 24 hours after my second Moderna.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:18 AM
Apr 2021

My arm hurts and I feel achy and fatigued.
No coughing, though.

wnylib

(21,420 posts)
34. This is my day after the shot, too.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 01:35 PM
Apr 2021

The shot was at 10 am yesterday (Friday). I felt energetic afterward, which I think was due to relief at finally having both shots. I picked up a few items from a store before going home.

Started drinking lots of water, per advice at the vaccine site. They also said to relax, but I felt energized, so I did a LOT of cooking to have food ready for when I was too sick to feel like cooking.

Slept only an extra hour more than usual.

This morning I woke up feeling a little "off" like in the very early stages of flu. Slight achiness in the back muscles. A little queasiness. Achy behind the eyes so I checked my temp. It was up a few tenths of a degree over my usual 97.7, but not high enough to even call it a fever.

No appetite until after I'd been up for a few hours. Ate a few meatballs in pasta sauce, with melted mozzarella cheese on top. The queasiness stopped.

Right now I have a very slight soreness at the back of my throat that I associate with the beginning of a cold or flu.

If I'm lucky, it won't get worse than this. If I'm not lucky, I might feel sicker as the day progresses, or when I get up tomorrow.

wnylib

(21,420 posts)
44. Yeah, I was worried that if I didn't have a reaction,
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 03:05 PM
Apr 2021

I might not be developing antibodies. I know that's not true, but is is reassurring to be able to feel the process at work.

Demsrule86

(68,539 posts)
3. I had really no symptoms after my second moderna shot. I had felt unwell the morning I got the
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:22 AM
Apr 2021

shot before the shot...and almost cancelled as I was sick to my stomach...maybe a bug or something I ate. The only thing that happened to me after the shot was I woke up at 4:00 AM dizzy and nauseous. I also had a headache and was very thirsty...may have had a small fever, but I had been a bit sick the day before ...when I didn't have the shot so who knows? I went back to sleep and woke up at 10:00 feeling fine...no muscle soreness or anything. I had Covid and may have already had antibodies. And earlier blood test did show this. Hope you feel better.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
43. My first shot, I only had a minor sore arm, since I didn't have covid.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 03:01 PM
Apr 2021

Second shot is definitely worse in terms of side effects. I still have a sore arm (worse than after first dose), but now I am feeling like I have beginnings of a cold on top of it.
My temperature is slightly higher than my normal also.

GoCubsGo

(32,078 posts)
4. The lungs/chest thing could be pollen.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:23 AM
Apr 2021

It's pretty high in a lot of places this Spring. Although, since you got the Dolly shot, you might be growing some Dolly-size boobs. No not really. I went through this a week ago. You'll be feeling better tomorrow. Maybe not 100%, but pretty close to it. Take it easy for another day or two, anyway. It's okay to take something for your arm if it gets too unbearable.

KS Toronado

(17,187 posts)
16. Referring to the microchip conspiracy, mine is on old "Dial-up"
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:37 AM
Apr 2021

Makes it harder for G-men to track me.

TexLaProgressive

(12,157 posts)
6. I was fatigued with alternating being chilled and hot without fever 2nd Moderna
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:27 AM
Apr 2021

I am diabetic and my blood glucose levels got quite high. The fatigue left after one day, but for 5 days it was like I was very insulin resistant. I increased dosages and reduced carbs but BG stayed quite high. the only thing that worked was exercise. Back to normal now. I did report this to the CDC.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/reporting-systems.html

I am very glad to have been vaccinated. If I reacted in this minor way to the vaccine I can't imagine I would live through a real infection.

Rhiannon12866

(205,088 posts)
8. I had really bad chills later that night and also the next day
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:34 AM
Apr 2021

Though I was unbearably hot when I first woke up and I felt awfully woozy. I also felt nauseous and don't think I was up to eating the next day. After the first shot all I had was a slightly sore arm. But I sure am grateful to have gotten it, it'll be 2 weeks this Sunday, I had a late appointment, 6:30. That said, I plan to change nothing, couldn't if I wanted to. Here in New York it's mandated to wear a mask and keep a safe distance everywhere and I'm grateful for that, too.

TexLaProgressive

(12,157 posts)
20. Our smarter than the My Pillow Guy Governor
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:51 AM
Apr 2021

Lifted the mask mandate but I am proud to say most are still masking and socially distancing. Perhaps it is habitual now.

Rhiannon12866

(205,088 posts)
49. It seems to have become habit here, too.
Sun Apr 11, 2021, 03:13 AM
Apr 2021

Anywhere I've gone people are wearing masks, even young kids. There are signs on the doors of every business that masks are required to enter and people have gotten used to it over the past year. It would actually seem weird and uncomfortable to go anywhere without a mask now. And you'd certainly get stopped. A couple of weeks ago I was waiting in line inside a gas station (the floors are marked to let you know where to stand if you're waiting) and an older man without his mask came just inside to look at the newspaper rack and immediately one of the guys behind the counter shouted that the guy needed to put on his mask.

mopinko

(70,070 posts)
10. got mine on wed. aside from arm pain being a bit worse, i had no trouble.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:37 AM
Apr 2021

mostly it hurt worse cuz i iced it the 1st time, but on this time.
took some ibuprofen about an hour after, but it is a pain to not move/lift/sleep on that arm.
have been taking it for other reasons the last week or so. so, both the pain and the swelling survived about 10 doses.
just a little tender today tho.

Maru Kitteh

(28,333 posts)
11. You may want to get tested. I've known three people so far that had
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:44 AM
Apr 2021

the most unfortunate luck of coming down with coronavirus right after getting their vaccination. Pure coincidence, of course. The vaccine does not really start to take hold in your immune system as far as providing any defense for 5-10+ days depending on your age and other factors - so of course there are a percentage of people who contract CV19 in the period immediately after their first shot.

As a nurse working with CV19 patients and employees, the coughing and lungs/chest irritation concern me. I would recommend testing. It's probably nothing but you should find out, I think. Sorry.


liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
33. I have read so many posts online about people catching Covid between the 2 shots
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 01:28 PM
Apr 2021

These new highly contagious variants are spreading fast.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
37. I wonder if people who get vaccinated start
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 02:16 PM
Apr 2021

behaving if they already had immunity, but it takes at least two weeks to build up immunity after the first dose.

liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)
48. I think they do! I know a few people who got their vaccine and went out to celebrate the same night!
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 08:29 PM
Apr 2021

People really aren't being careful anymore. At least not in my area.

pamela

(3,469 posts)
12. It's 24 hours after my second Moderna shot, too!
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 10:44 AM
Apr 2021

We're vaccine twins!

Sore arm, some fatigue-still not getting 5G.

MLAA

(17,267 posts)
14. Hang in there and if you crouch behind the sofa drones can't see you even if they have X-ray.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:06 AM
Apr 2021

My 2nd Moderna side effects only lasted about 30 hours. 🙂

bucolic_frolic

(43,122 posts)
15. Haha, wait until they activate your SIM card
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:09 AM
Apr 2021

The Androids are building plankton in your red blood cells.

IronLionZion

(45,410 posts)
17. Tylenol and sleep helped
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:39 AM
Apr 2021

herbal tea for the cough too

I had that all day on Thursday but it only lasted about 24 hours. I felt great afterwards.

NJCher

(35,648 posts)
18. Pfizer experience
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:45 AM
Apr 2021

Now 24 hours after my 2nd Pfizer shot, (I had zip reaction to the first one) the 2nd zapped me. I slept most of the day after getting home around noon yesterday. I'd has a good night's sleep the night before, so it wasn't like I was deficient on sleep.

Other than that, nothing but a sore arm for which I took acetaminophen and now feel fine.

I put "vaccine effective date" on my calendar for the 23 of April.

Having gotten this shot is a real upper!

DinahMoeHum

(21,783 posts)
19. Come back to us tomorrow and tell us how you feel.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:47 AM
Apr 2021

Odds are, your achy fatigue will be gone by then, though the soreness in the arm will linger a couple more days.

That was my experience with my Pfizer shots last month.

hay rick

(7,603 posts)
21. I had a similar second Moderna shot reaction.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:54 AM
Apr 2021

I was fatigued, sore, and had a mild headache the day after. I felt improved the next day and fine after that. My wife just got her second Moderna shot yesterday and, aside from a sore arm, is doing ok today.

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,073 posts)
24. Congratulations
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 12:12 PM
Apr 2021

The second day after my second Moderna vaccination was the great ice storm in Houston. This is not listed as a side effect of this vaccine but one has to wonder

It feels great to be vaccinated

Loryn

(943 posts)
25. Hope your symptoms pass quickly.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 12:25 PM
Apr 2021

I am due for my second shot on the 26th. I'm not sure about the chip, but a woman in my small town
told me not to take it, as it is the mark of the beast.

calimary

(81,192 posts)
26. Our J&J experience:
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 12:28 PM
Apr 2021

Got the shot two Saturdays before Easter weekend.

Husband and I experienced the same aftermath. Injection went in more slowly than I expected. There was some discomfort, compared to other shots we’ve had that take one second, at most.

Drove home after we were released. Felt nothing unusual. But when we got home, we both stretched out to watch the news and wound up taking a nap.

No pain at the site of the injection. Only time there was some mild discomfort there was when I deliberately pressed on it. That lasted a few days. By about the fourth day, that no longer happened.

And since then, neither of us have exhibited or felt ill, or uncomfortable, or feverish, or anything else!

Our two-week wait-period ended on Holy Saturday when we drove out to spend Easter Sunday with our daughter and son-in-law and kids and his parents. Met and got to hold our new granddaughter for the first time! She’s two-months-old!

First time we hugged anybody in more than a year!

calimary

(81,192 posts)
51. Yeah! Thanks!
Sun Apr 11, 2021, 10:25 AM
Apr 2021

Quite a contrast, though, with the birth of her older sister. This new first-time Grandma drove out to meet her while her Mom was still in the hospital. Got to meet and hold her when she was only a few hours old. The new one? Had to wait two-and-a-half months.

Maine Abu El Banat

(3,479 posts)
27. Getting my second Moderna Tuesday
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 12:29 PM
Apr 2021

Getting things done so I can take it easy a couple of days. Just happy to be able to get one.

ProfessorGAC

(64,985 posts)
28. Lasted 14 Hours For Me
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 12:36 PM
Apr 2021

Fever, no chills, myalgia in the upper back.
From 5:30am on. I still had a fever 12 hours later, but 2 hours later temp was normal and nothing was sore.
I had Moderna, too. Zero side effects on the first one.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
30. my 92 yo mom did vit D, lots of water, and arnica before than after 2nd Mo and did pretty well. some
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 12:48 PM
Apr 2021

weakness and sniffles but that's it. the vit D suggestion was from friend same age who's doctor suggested it and she did well also. 10,000 units 3 days before and a few after

a week after my first i got a big itchy welt at the jab spot but it's common and not to worry about

wnylib

(21,420 posts)
42. When mine turn green, it means either I have a fever
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 02:59 PM
Apr 2021

or I'm in bright light. Seriously, they are brown-green hazel. Green around the pupils, surrounded by brown. My pupils are larger than average, so the pupils and brown crowd out the green. My eyes usually look brown. But when the pupils contract from bright light or a fever, the green is very visible.

I have always wished that they were more green.

Ka-Dinh Oy

(11,686 posts)
45. Your eyes sound cool looking.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 03:08 PM
Apr 2021

A little bit of changing color. They sound like my car that is a brown type of color but shifts to a shade of green depending on the light. My car does some purple in certain light also.

Isn't that great? Your eyes being compared to a car.

wnylib

(21,420 posts)
46. Oh gee. Thanks.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 04:04 PM
Apr 2021

When asked for my eye color on ID forms, like my license, I just say brown because that's what they look like most of the time. Very few people ever realize that they are really hazel. One time I was outdoors with a friend that I'd known for some time when she said, "OMG! Your eyes are green! Did you get tinted contacts?"

sir pball

(4,741 posts)
35. 23 after mine
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 02:13 PM
Apr 2021

I am not a happy camper right now. Left arm barely moves, constant aches and spinal tingles, splitting headache, 100.8°F, zero appetite, the entire package and then some. After round 1 I was ready - got plenty of Aleve, a heating pad, pot of tea, gonna draw a bath later, call it an early night.

Thrilled to be feeling this crappy and looking forward to 4/23!

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
36. I don't feel very good right now either (second Moderna was yesterday morning).
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 02:15 PM
Apr 2021

Which hopefully means we are making loads and loads of antibodies.

 

mac2766

(658 posts)
47. It's official. I feel like sheit.
Sat Apr 10, 2021, 06:25 PM
Apr 2021

I went out and played 9 holes after the storms in NW FL today. I re-wired a circuit in my house before-hand, and have started a nice tomato sauce since. I feel like sheit. Did I say that?

I'll take it though. Not sure if I'm running a fever, but I'm very achy all over.... especially my back, arms, legs, stomach, feet, fingers, head, thighs, toes, etc... I'm not in the hospital hooked to a ventilator. Again I say... I'll take it.

 

mac2766

(658 posts)
50. 46 Hours, 45 Minutes after my 2nd Moderna shot...
Sun Apr 11, 2021, 08:46 AM
Apr 2021

I played 9 holes of golf yesterday and felt horrible. Came home and cooked a nice tomato sauce, but just wasn't hungry. Went to bed at about 9pm without dinner.

Woke up this morning and feel much better. Much, much better in fact. Still not really hungry though. The chest/lung thing is gone too. Must have had something to do with the shot I'm guessing.

Anyway, I'm one of over 110,000,000 people in America who have gotten their vaccine. I'm alive and well, and I definitely haven't had any weird side-affects.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
53. Glad to hear it. I was curious to see what your
Sun Apr 11, 2021, 10:43 AM
Apr 2021

work-through-it list would be if you were feeling worse, though.

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