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COVID vaccines and neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 7 12:50pm | Replies (2237)

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@lindasue716

Thank you for your reply. I’ve never had a traditional flu vaccine. I am 64. I have not had vaccines for shingles. At this point I have no idea whether I should take these precautions or just let it go. I would value your opinion. Also, what state are you located in? I would be open to finding another Doctor who would take me seriously. I am located in New Jersey. Thanks again and all the best!

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I am in southern Colorado. I travel up to the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver, which is a 14 hour round trip from where I live, so it's an overnight stay for me. I am 68. There is just about zero medical care where I live. The doctor I see is Dr Kang, a neurologist,at UCH. I have been told she is booked out till May 2023! Ridiculous. It took me 3 months to get a video appointment with her. She is running a million tests, all normal so far and honestly if this is a small fiber neuropathy triggered somehow by the vaccination, she admits there is not much to do about it. I am going to get my flu vaccine next week sometime, so I will let you know how it goes. She is OK with that, but she wants me to wait for the Omicron till all my tests are back, which could be another month. And she also said, getting covid could make it worse, along with all the bad respiratory stuff that covid gives you. Honestly, this is such a mess. I am hoping my body just returns to semi normal state in the coming months. I don't know what to say about getting other vaccinations. As, I said, I have taken everything, flu, shingles, tetanus, hepatitis and 3 Pfizer shots without a problem. It was the 4th one that did me in! And I have always been pro vaccination, and I still am. My doctor, like me, thinks it is the spike protein of this new virus that is causing all these issues. It's as if I have long covid without ever having covid. Crazy. So for now, I am still wearing a mask indoors and following all the public health precautions despite no one else doing these things.