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In reply to the discussion: The effects of the Pfizer vaccine - nine days later. [View all]piddyprints
(14,642 posts)I'm about 24 hours out. I got a little dizzy when I parked my car in the waiting area. It felt about the same as when they first put the knock-you-out drops in the IV before surgery. You feel sort of strange right before going under. It almost felt as if I could feel the vaccine travel through my body in that moment.
That didn't last long and I'm not 100% sure it was a result of the shot. The man asking the questions had on about a year's worth of cologne and I almost gagged before the injection. Normally, that kind of thing causes a reaction for me, so there's no reason it wouldn't this time. And I had a lot of anxiety about the possibility of serious side effects, which comes with its own symptoms.
I felt better after I got home and had lunch. Sometime in the late afternoon, I noticed my arm was a little sore. Not muscle soreness, and it didn't affect my strength at all. Just sort of bruised, as if I'd run into a door or been punched. There is no mark or rash of any kind on my arm and I can't even see where the injection was.
I didn't sleep well last night, but that's not unusual for me. Arm is still a little sore this morning. The fatigue and mild headache I have today are not out of the ordinary for me, particularly after a rough night.
So I'm thinking the only real symptom I have is the slightly sore arm. And relief. I'm not as afraid of the second one now that I've survived the first one.
I'm sorry about your symptoms, but I tend to agree with other posters that they don't sound like they're vaccine-related.