Anyone had a problem with neuropathy after receiving the vaccine?

Hello @kzee64, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that you had such a bad reaction from your first Moderna vaccine but it is really good news that you are back to your normal with you 2015 diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy and autonomic dysfunction. It's also good to hear after reporting the symptoms from the first shot that the doctor called you back and you reported your symptoms to VAERS.

Now that you have made a decision to stay with family after your second Moderna shot, can you let us know if you have the same or similar symptoms after you receive the second shot?

Hello @johnbishop, I will post again as soon as I'm recovered from my second dose which I'm getting tomorrow. I'm feeling very nervous tonight, but trying to keep a positive outlook. Thank you for your comments.

Please keep us posted and thank you for sharing. You are in my prayers.

After reading many comments on this message board for a few weeks as a guest. I finally decided to join and share my experience. I got my first (and only) Pfizer shot in early April. Five days later my feet started to burn and the bottom of my toes tingle. As the days went by the burning spread up to my ankles and then my lower legs. Around the same time I began to experience a tight sensation around my calves, like wearing tight socks but..I'm not wearing socks. As the days/weeks went by more stuff happened. Burning in my lower arms, inflammation in my knees, stiffness and inflammation in my fingers, along with throbbing pain in the pads of my fingertips and one evening a vein in my finger swelled, throbbed and my finger turned red and blue. The swelling in that finger has not completely gone away after a month. For a few weeks I had a severe sensitivity in my skin all over my body. My clothes hurt, Drying myself with a towel hurt. Even the palms of my hands hurt. Thankfully that one issue seems to have subsided but pretty much everything else is still happening 4 months later. I went to my primary doctor. He did blood tests which indicate high inflammation (never had this before the shot). He sent me to a rheumatologist. More tests. No specific auto immune disease is showing up as the cause. They both agreed my immune system had a hyper reaction to the vaccine and both of them advised me not to get the second shot. I was give a Medrol pack which did absolutely nothing. Now I'm on an anti-inflammatory/immuno-suppressant Dmard sulfasalazine which I've been taking for almost three months but no improvement yet. It can take time to work if it's going to help at all. I'm on an anti-inflammatory diet, I'm taking fish oil, vitamins, and using magnesium lotion on my legs but nothing seems to help. I'd like to see a neurologist next and/or a vascular doctor to look at my fingers. I'm hoping over time this will subside but it's pretty discouraging to still feel awful 4 months later. In addition- my 31 year old perfectly healthy daughter got 1 shot of Pfizer and has been dealing with severe tachycardia for months. It has settled down for her somewhat in the last month or so but is not gone. No history of heart issues prior. We both reported our reactions to VAERS but they have not contacted either one of us or our physicians to the best of my knowledge. I am not anti-vax. I do not like only being 1/2 vaccinated. It's not enough. I would love to be fully vaccinated. But this vaccine has wrecked havoc on my health with no end in sight yet. And reading comments all over the internet like getting Covid is worse than any side effects of the vaccine is sadly no comfort to folks like me who have been suffering for months with debilitating side effects from the vaccine that have not subsided.

After reading many comments on this message board for a few weeks as a guest. I finally decided to join and share my experience. I got my first (and only) Pfizer shot in early April. Five days later my feet started to burn and the bottom of my toes tingle. As the days went by the burning spread up to my ankles and then my lower legs. Around the same time I began to experience a tight sensation around my calves, like wearing tight socks but..I'm not wearing socks. As the days/weeks went by more stuff happened. Burning in my lower arms, inflammation in my knees, stiffness and inflammation in my fingers, along with throbbing pain in the pads of my fingertips and one evening a vein in my finger swelled, throbbed and my finger turned red and blue. The swelling in that finger has not completely gone away after a month. For a few weeks I had a severe sensitivity in my skin all over my body. My clothes hurt, Drying myself with a towel hurt. Even the palms of my hands hurt. Thankfully that one issue seems to have subsided but pretty much everything else is still happening 4 months later. I went to my primary doctor. He did blood tests which indicate high inflammation (never had this before the shot). He sent me to a rheumatologist. More tests. No specific auto immune disease is showing up as the cause. They both agreed my immune system had a hyper reaction to the vaccine and both of them advised me not to get the second shot. I was give a Medrol pack which did absolutely nothing. Now I'm on an anti-inflammatory/immuno-suppressant Dmard sulfasalazine which I've been taking for almost three months but no improvement yet. It can take time to work if it's going to help at all. I'm on an anti-inflammatory diet, I'm taking fish oil, vitamins, and using magnesium lotion on my legs but nothing seems to help. I'd like to see a neurologist next and/or a vascular doctor to look at my fingers. I'm hoping over time this will subside but it's pretty discouraging to still feel awful 4 months later. In addition- my 31 year old perfectly healthy daughter got 1 shot of Pfizer and has been dealing with severe tachycardia for months. It has settled down for her somewhat in the last month or so but is not gone. No history of heart issues prior. We both reported our reactions to VAERS but they have not contacted either one of us or our physicians to the best of my knowledge. I am not anti-vax. I do not like only being 1/2 vaccinated. It's not enough. I would love to be fully vaccinated. But this vaccine has wrecked havoc on my health with no end in sight yet. And reading comments all over the internet like getting Covid is worse than any side effects of the vaccine is sadly no comfort to folks like me who have been suffering for months with debilitating side effects from the vaccine that have not subsided.

After reading many comments on this message board for a few weeks as a guest. I finally decided to join and share my experience. I got my first (and only) Pfizer shot in early April. Five days later my feet started to burn and the bottom of my toes tingle. As the days went by the burning spread up to my ankles and then my lower legs. Around the same time I began to experience a tight sensation around my calves, like wearing tight socks but..I'm not wearing socks. As the days/weeks went by more stuff happened. Burning in my lower arms, inflammation in my knees, stiffness and inflammation in my fingers, along with throbbing pain in the pads of my fingertips and one evening a vein in my finger swelled, throbbed and my finger turned red and blue. The swelling in that finger has not completely gone away after a month. For a few weeks I had a severe sensitivity in my skin all over my body. My clothes hurt, Drying myself with a towel hurt. Even the palms of my hands hurt. Thankfully that one issue seems to have subsided but pretty much everything else is still happening 4 months later. I went to my primary doctor. He did blood tests which indicate high inflammation (never had this before the shot). He sent me to a rheumatologist. More tests. No specific auto immune disease is showing up as the cause. They both agreed my immune system had a hyper reaction to the vaccine and both of them advised me not to get the second shot. I was give a Medrol pack which did absolutely nothing. Now I'm on an anti-inflammatory/immuno-suppressant Dmard sulfasalazine which I've been taking for almost three months but no improvement yet. It can take time to work if it's going to help at all. I'm on an anti-inflammatory diet, I'm taking fish oil, vitamins, and using magnesium lotion on my legs but nothing seems to help. I'd like to see a neurologist next and/or a vascular doctor to look at my fingers. I'm hoping over time this will subside but it's pretty discouraging to still feel awful 4 months later. In addition- my 31 year old perfectly healthy daughter got 1 shot of Pfizer and has been dealing with severe tachycardia for months. It has settled down for her somewhat in the last month or so but is not gone. No history of heart issues prior. We both reported our reactions to VAERS but they have not contacted either one of us or our physicians to the best of my knowledge. I am not anti-vax. I do not like only being 1/2 vaccinated. It's not enough. I would love to be fully vaccinated. But this vaccine has wrecked havoc on my health with no end in sight yet. And reading comments all over the internet like getting Covid is worse than any side effects of the vaccine is sadly no comfort to folks like me who have been suffering for months with debilitating side effects from the vaccine that have not subsided.

After reading many comments on this message board for a few weeks as a guest. I finally decided to join and share my experience. I got my first (and only) Pfizer shot in early April. Five days later my feet started to burn and the bottom of my toes tingle. As the days went by the burning spread up to my ankles and then my lower legs. Around the same time I began to experience a tight sensation around my calves, like wearing tight socks but..I'm not wearing socks. As the days/weeks went by more stuff happened. Burning in my lower arms, inflammation in my knees, stiffness and inflammation in my fingers, along with throbbing pain in the pads of my fingertips and one evening a vein in my finger swelled, throbbed and my finger turned red and blue. The swelling in that finger has not completely gone away after a month. For a few weeks I had a severe sensitivity in my skin all over my body. My clothes hurt, Drying myself with a towel hurt. Even the palms of my hands hurt. Thankfully that one issue seems to have subsided but pretty much everything else is still happening 4 months later. I went to my primary doctor. He did blood tests which indicate high inflammation (never had this before the shot). He sent me to a rheumatologist. More tests. No specific auto immune disease is showing up as the cause. They both agreed my immune system had a hyper reaction to the vaccine and both of them advised me not to get the second shot. I was give a Medrol pack which did absolutely nothing. Now I'm on an anti-inflammatory/immuno-suppressant Dmard sulfasalazine which I've been taking for almost three months but no improvement yet. It can take time to work if it's going to help at all. I'm on an anti-inflammatory diet, I'm taking fish oil, vitamins, and using magnesium lotion on my legs but nothing seems to help. I'd like to see a neurologist next and/or a vascular doctor to look at my fingers. I'm hoping over time this will subside but it's pretty discouraging to still feel awful 4 months later. In addition- my 31 year old perfectly healthy daughter got 1 shot of Pfizer and has been dealing with severe tachycardia for months. It has settled down for her somewhat in the last month or so but is not gone. No history of heart issues prior. We both reported our reactions to VAERS but they have not contacted either one of us or our physicians to the best of my knowledge. I am not anti-vax. I do not like only being 1/2 vaccinated. It's not enough. I would love to be fully vaccinated. But this vaccine has wrecked havoc on my health with no end in sight yet. And reading comments all over the internet like getting Covid is worse than any side effects of the vaccine is sadly no comfort to folks like me who have been suffering for months with debilitating side effects from the vaccine that have not subsided.

@mcd2021 I am sorry to hear all you and your daughter have endured post covid vaccine. Unfortunately in order to receive the vaccine one gives consent knowing the vaccines are experimental. They were approved as a health emergency. Not enough time has been allowed for anyone to learn of the long term effects. Perhaps more studies are being conducted for the covid mRNA vaccines because the vaccines use a different methodology than all previous vaccines for the other illnesses. Vaccines with mRNA have not been used on humans until now. I hope your doctors will be able to find help for relieving your symptoms soon. We all have to decide what is best. I too believe in vaccinations but at the same time I am cautious regarding what goes into my body. I don’t want additional possible health issues down the road especially when the symptoms are new to the doctors. When I am convinced it is safe for me I will get vaccinated. As they say if the shoe fits, wear it. I am waiting to learn as more data becomes available. So far I have not been given good reasons when the long term effects are not known. Mind you, as of today, according to the John Hopkins University website for covid infections and mortality, here in the United States the death rate is 1.68% of all covid infections. Meaning out of one hundred people who contract covid infection 2 will die and 98 will survive.
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality
Seems we have a choice to make according to our personal exposure risk. Do we risk the possible side effects of the covid infections or get the vaccination to risk possible side effects? It may be best to avoid covid infection all together if possible i.e. according to one’s own exposure risk. While the covid vaccines have shown to reduce the number of hospitalizations and deaths they do not prevent hospitalizations and deaths amongst the vaccinated individuals as per the CDC website. Unfortunately, as another Mayo member pointed out, no vaccine is 100% effective. I wish you well in finding answers to help you soon. Hang in there!

"here in the United States the death rate is 1.68% of all covid infections. Meaning out of one hundred people who contract covid infection 2 will die and 98 will survive."

That's not correct. Confirmed cases are not total infections. The initial JAMA report pegged mortality at 5 per thousand, severity at 5 per 100. 8 out 10 are subclinical. That's probably about right. The insidiousness of covid is how infectious it is, not how lethal it is.