Welcome to Mayo Connect, we are a community of people living with a wide variety of conditions and diseases who try to share information and help one another along the way. We are not medical professionals and don't give medical advice but we share our successes and failures.

I am sorry to hear that you have reacted to the vaccine with a bout of neuropathy. Some of us have had unpleasant and lasting reactions to our injections, as you can see by the discussions here. I would like to assure you, that based on current information, we are a very small minority of those immunized, and most of us find our reactions taper off over time. If yours does not, be sure to contact your provider for help.

The current advice is still for virtually everyone to get immunized, unless you are allergic, because the side effects are less dire than the possible outcome if you become infected. We now know two things for sure - it is not only a risk of hospitalization or death from Covid, but the lasting effects being felt by people who may only have had a mild case. We also know that with other health issues, we have a MUCH higher risk of serious infection and of serious long term issues.

Do you plan to consult your physician, and to get your second dose?
Sue

I haven't had Chemo but after my second Pfizer shot, I've been having that tingling feeling mostly in my fingers and in my back. It's scary and it hurts! I am regretting getting the shots and am not planning on getting the booster.