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Need to decide to get a Covid Shot while I have PMR.

Posted by johnhester @johnhester, Jul 8, 2024

I am conflicted on when or if to get a Covid shot. I see from our group than some have had a very bad reaction withing 2 weeks of getting the Covid shot. If anyone here has had a Covid shot while having PMR, I would love to hear from you. Most comments I read are from people who had a bad reaction. I wish there were statistics for Covid shots and PMR. The CDS says to get the shot anyway because if you get Covid and have not had the vaccine you may have a very bad outcome.
I am 88 years old and in fairly good health otherwise. I am doing fine with my tapering. I am now at 8 mg prednisone, down from 15 mg in 4 months.
So there is my delemma. Any suggestion or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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jabrown0407 | @jabrown0407 | 3 days ago
In reply to @kare1 "@jabrown0407 gosh my rheymy said sure take them at the same time. Last year I did..." + (show)
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@jabrown0407 gosh my rheymy said sure take them at the same time. Last year I did and was ok. This year, oh no, pains set in the day after I got both shots.

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@kare1 My Infections Disease doctor is the one who wants me to be cautious, my rheumy does not get a vote. I never asked her and that's OK. Vaccinations are the main tool that Infectious Disease doctors have to keep us in good health. If you have a healthy immune system, taking multiple vaccinations at one time should not be an issue. In reality any Rheumatology patient is at higher risk when getting vaccinations since Rheumy's focus on autoimmune issues.

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kare1 | @kare1 | 3 days ago
In reply to @jabrown0407 "@kare1 My Infections Disease doctor is the one who wants me to be cautious, my rheumy..." + (show)
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@kare1 My Infections Disease doctor is the one who wants me to be cautious, my rheumy does not get a vote. I never asked her and that's OK. Vaccinations are the main tool that Infectious Disease doctors have to keep us in good health. If you have a healthy immune system, taking multiple vaccinations at one time should not be an issue. In reality any Rheumatology patient is at higher risk when getting vaccinations since Rheumy's focus on autoimmune issues.

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@jabrown0407
Yes. Last year I was on Pres & metho for this PMR & suffered zero issues. Wondered why this year was different.

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