@artist01 Love Vancouver Island! Love British Columbia! So lovely and interesting. A beautiful part of the continent.
FYI: I got the 1st Moderna shot in Jan at Mayo Clinic Florida. with no bad side effects. I was wonderfully surprised. The 2nd one was a completely different matter. After a couple of hours, I had 18 hours of a very ill response, with extreme fatigue, could barely move and every muscle and bone in my body ached or hurt. Headache, feet/legs/joints/back/spine/hands and fingers.....generally a pretty sick girl. I also had a fever. I finally felt so badly, I took an extra strength tylenol and went back to bed...I never do that unless I'm truly ill. I slept several hours and awoke sweating profusely, with a fever broken. I was fine after a day or so. I kept reminding myself what was happening in my body. I was making lots and lots of antibodies to the covid19 virus, so any temp side effects were certainly worth the discomfort. I was very unlikely to get covid19 now, so I was thankful for the shot and the side effects.
That may not be a medically correct assessment, but it makes sense to my non-medically trained brain. I have some good protection now I didn't have before the shot. Thank you, everyone who helped get that vaccine in my arm!
Wish you well on this vaccination journey. The whole thing is truly amazing.
@ess77 I personally think you're spot on with your non-medical assessment, Elizabeth! That after effect you experienced was a good thing, according to "them what know". You've made scads of antibodies and should be in good shape to fight any Covid-19 virus that dares to come your way. That's how I understand the reading material anyway. Good for you. I'm looking forward to my second shot---with dread!! 😆