I had 3 Pfizer vaccines and on my 4th vaccine, I decided to “mix it up” hoping to improve immunity and gut Moderna. 2 weeks after my Moderna shit I started experiencing pain and stiffness in my joints - especially knees, lower back. I had some pain and stuff after first 3 shots mostly while trying to sleep - but it went away after a few weeks. After the Moderna shot, it got worse. I put up with it for a month then called my doctor. Dr. ran labs - my C Reactive protein (CRP) was elevated. He diagnosed PMR and started me on 40 mg prednisone. 2 weeks later, C reactive protein is normal, pain is gone and I’m starting to taper prednisone. On 30 mg for 2 weeks then down to 20 mg - repeat labs in 4 weeks to check CRP.
I don’t want to get another vaccine until this PMR is in remission. Very worried another dose will cause me to relapse