Anyone had a problem with neuropathy after receiving the vaccine?
I am 85 with small fiber neuropathy that is getting worse. My neurologist thought it would be a good idea for me to wait with the covid vaccine and not be first in line to see how it affected other people with neuropathy. Probably because it is a new technology. Has anyone had a problem with neuropathy after receiving the vaccine? If so, which vaccine?
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Do you mind sharing more about your neuropathy diagnosis and any treatments you have tried?
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1 ReactionYour story sounds very similar to mine. Three years ago, coincidentally or not following the first Covid injection symptoms started. In my feet, and now three years later going up my legs. Discomfort never goes away. Gets worse in the afternoon. Have you had an MRI? After two EMG tests they ruled out neuropathy and call this idiopathic what a silly word. I live near Boston so have no info on the South. The one treatment that alleviates my pain are my special socks with get inserts that I keep in the freezer. They are very soft material and the cold feels good. I got them on Amazon. I'm also new to Connect but I'm finding comfort in sharing new information. Good luck to you.
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2 ReactionsAFTER A LOT OF BLOOD WORK AND A DOCTOR CLOSLY LISTENING TO MY PROBLEMS, I HAVE LUPUS WHICH DAMAGED MY NERVES.
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1 ReactionI'm sorry . That can be a scarey diagnosis. I'm hoping with good medical advisors you'll find your way 🙏
Is your TN causing numbness too, pain or both? Are you treating it?
I am almost that is how mine started summer2021. The booster. Not an anti vac person, but am/was in healthcare, and have seen Gillian Bare post vaccines, but wasn't aware of CIDP or Polyneuropathy. My Neuro is not convinced. Still numb from head to toe. No treatment has reversed it. How about you? How long , who's treating/Specialty?
I have had all the vaccine updates, all from Moderna, and have not noticed any side effects until this year, when 24 hours later I had a distinct progression of numbness in my feet which I still have a month later. This is how my neuropathy, diagnosed way before COVID, has always progressed, sudden progression. I don’t know if this is a coincidence or not and I will still continue to get vaccinated as I imagine having Covid itself will also worsen my neuropathy even more.
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Yes, After the 3rd Covid shot, I have had extreme numbness
and stiffness in my feet and lower legs, mostly in the evening for approx. 4 years now. I have gone through every conceivable treatment, taken large doses of gabapentin for years and nothing has changed. I have always believed that the booster shot (3rd shot) was the cause of all this grief. Has anyone found any treatment or relief yet?
@ograf49 yes, I got PN after my 2nd Phizer Covid shot. Lots of folks have…..
YES!
One hour and forty-five minutes After the 2nd COVID VACCINE March 28 2021, I was unable to walk for 3 months. At first the doctors said it wasn't the vaccine, but after one year when the
next booster was being touted, my Primary Care Physician told me to Never take covid vaccine
with RNA again. My third Vaccine (for travel) was J&J. That was in 2022. I've not taken a vaccine since. My allergy doctor told me to try to get Nova-Vax which is a COVID Vaccine without
RNA, rather a protein compound similar to the flu shot we take every year.
Nove Vax is given around the world and all over the Caribbean. When I visited Sint Maarten
they were giving it for free on the French side of the Island. Do you think they would give it
to an American? NO It is only given to citizens in every country. I'm still searching for it.
The big gun Pfizer in the US has dominated the COVID Vaccine market, unfortunately.