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Hello - Yes, I am one of those - I had a highly inflammatory reaction to the quadravalent flu vaccine last fall - had to up my meds, return to pain management PT and ultimately get a cortisone injection in the worst-affected joint. I had earlier reacted to the Shingrix vaccine - but concluded with my doc that these are evidence of the immune system revving up, and I shouldn't avoid vaccines.
I had the Pfizer vaccine in Jan/Feb. My reaction to the first dose was mild - headache, fatigue and aches for 2 days. My reaction to the second was an inflammatory flare of all my "usual culprits" - neck, shoulders, arms and hands - that lasted for several weeks and has since subsided. It knocked me out of commission for about 3 days, then lingered with a few bad flares for about a month and a half. I talked to my daughters who had Covid, and while I wasn't happy with the flare up, they told me it was mild compared to their Covid experiences last year.
Sue