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After having 6 Covid Vaccines to date: How are you doing?

Posted by drsletmedown @drsletmedown, May 10, 2024

I'm 71 male & still work & do what I have to & need to. Do my yard work etc. Decided when Covid was bad & people close to me were dying to take the so called jab. Tried to NOT get caught up in either side for or against & Pray for the best. I've had 6 so far & was told in 4 months I need another of this latest one. A booster I guess. I've had ALL the Old Folks recommended vaccines trying to be proactive & NOT let ANY of the stuff you see non stop ads for like Shingles get me. SO it's DONE I can't UNDO them but I'm curious to how others that took them are doing ? Life is a daily battle. I hurt all over. Drs say osteoarthritis. Legs hurt. Feels like my bones hurt. A 40 lb bag of potting soil feels like 100lbs. Ocular Migraines. GI issues. Brain Fog etc. Just curious I don't see much about AFTER vaccines & I'm NOT interested in any far fetched Snake Oil videos & folks trying to cask in to make a $. I chose to side with the so called Science just NOT sure if it was the right choice ? I'm up & alive & Thankful for every new day just wondering how others are doing AFTER the FACT ?

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dloos | @dloos | May 24, 2024
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A hug is not enough. And I so identify with what you wrote. I had my first televisit w/ a Long COVID clinic today and recounted all my symptoms that I did not have pre-March 2023 COVID and the ones that occurred after I may have had a mild case in March 2020.

Like you, they've now recommended even MORE doctors for me to see. That alone seems to not be understood by the medical community - that a) when we are exhausted and for me, pain added, going out is more than we can physically and sometimes mentally do; b) not all of us have ease of transportation; c) some of us still work and/or if we have spouses or partners they do and taking off to take us is if not impossible, very difficult.

That I had returned from a long biz trip March 12, 2020 and it was my last - first bec of lockdown and then being cautious and now bec the idea of travel is far beyond my capability.

I wanted to be encouraged today. Alas, I am incredibly discouraged and would almost prefer living w/ the pain (treated) and nothing else since it there are too few answers and too little investigation and we are the experiments.

Sending you strength and thanks to your husband and mine for helping us.

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I know. All the appointments come to nothing, and are so hard to get to.
I’m sorry I have no advise. I still go to some appointments. Not as many as in the past. I have honestly seen dozens of doctors and gone to hundreds of appointments over the last couple years.
It’s difficult to give up, but I often think if my body doesn’t figure this out, there simply
are no answers.
Good luck to you.

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victor9o9 | @victor9o9 | 1 day ago
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Everyone looks at this vaccine differently and undoubtedly it saved a lot of lives early on. I am closing in on 67, so not far behind you, but I have only had the original 2 shots and then one booster after. Booster was about 18 months ago now and frankly I am not considering any additional covid shots unless this virus rears it's ugly head again and regains strength. Right now Covid is still out there, I guess, but I don't hear much about it and frankly it's not anywhere close to being as potent as it initially was. So no more shots for me unless this changes. Just my viewpoint. I suspect it's your pharmacy (CVS/Walgreens etc) that is sending you those damn messages saying your due again. I ignore their crap messages, as all they care about is getting reimbursed for vaccines, they could care less about our health. I understand that business all too well! But to answer your question, yes, I have now developed osteoarthritis as well since I've had these shots. I will never know if the vaccines had anything to do with it was coming on anyway and timing was just coincidental? Best to you!

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@arthur57 do you creptuis everywhere? How are you now?

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h2998sc | @h2998sc | 13 hours ago

One of the 'problems' with this shot(s)is,it doesn't STOP one from getting infected.They don't stop anything.They're supposed to help with the symptoms.Who can know if the shots give people long covid symptoms or not?It's possible.They weren't perfected back in 2020.I got 3 shots,had covid twice.Not completely well yet from my first infection.But GETTING THERE.I did test positive for covid in 2020.And again in 2024.(which I didn't even KNOW I had)Now I'm almost okay.Went with Dr Paul Anderson.Youtube.Started with his advice about two years later when I found him.I've steadily gotten better in this last year here.Feeling pretty good.
He's an amazing and super intelligent person.God Bless...I'll be 73 in Oct.Not ready or willing to stop now.

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