Bob 
I currently have some mediation sitting on my shelf that may help my condition but which I canāt take. It was prescribed just before the December surge in the virus, the first dose should really be administered in hospital but I managed to get my EP to prescribe it on condition that I have someone around to get me to hospital if I have a bad reaction.
Once vaccinated I can take the medication, I will be able to risk A&E if I need to, I fear the virus more than anything else and nothing will put me off having it.
Good for them.
Iād also question the governmentās reason for extending the time between first and second jabs.
I believe that everyone who has been given their first jab should receive their second one after the optimum period following the first.
Any supplying of vaccines to other countries, especially the EU ones, should not take place until every British citizen has been accounted for. We must look after ourselves before others, as no-one else will do so.
Ah, thank you. Thatās quite informative. I donāt know which one I shall be receiving, but Iāve always said Iād prefer the one you had: the Oxford-AZ one.
Of course things change, so who knows when you (or I) shall be receiving our second doses. Nevertheless, as I have said before, as long as second doses are given at the optimum time I shall be happy. We really want what is best for ourselves and our people.
I quite understand Meg, and you need to do what you think is best, and to be honest, I agree with youā¦Iām one of the worlds worst patients, I wonāt take Statins, not because of something I read on twitter or the net, but because I have many friends and relatives who have had adverse reactions to them. I canāt take Beta Blockers because my heartbeat, as well as being erratic is very slow, and my blood pressure is always on the low side, Beta Blockers make it even lower and slower, and make me dizzy and uncoordinatedā¦:shock:
There are many other examples of medication that I refuse to take, but having the vaccine is still the main topic of my thoughts and considerations, I think Iām going slightly madā¦:confused2:
JBR, Errrmā¦ l had the Porscheā¦ the Pfizer! 
Apologies Ted I missed the ānotā out , it should have read āI do not fear having the vaccinationā.
Once I have had the vaccination I will be able to visit the opticians and have my broken specs fixed , I am squinting through one lens at the moment.
The ingredients donāt worry me at my time of life Bob, all I want is something that will help prevent me from getting this nightmare virus.
Oh dear Bob ā¦ I think I am going a bit mad too :shock:
I wonāt take statins either :twisted: . I worked really hard getting my ābadā cholesterol level down only to walk in the Doctors and the first thing he said was āYou should be on statinsā to which I replied āno I shouldnātā.
BBs take my HR right down but I can live with that , I am also luck to have been prescribed Nebivolol as a BB because I have Asthma and not the dreaded Bisoprolol which seems to be āthe go toā BB for most GP in spite of the side effects probably because it is cheaper.
The new medication should stop my progressive and frequent episodes of P-AF which make me too feel so ill for many hours every few days . I canāt persuade you to take the vaccination that is your choice but for me having it canāt make my quality of life any worse and may free me to take the medication and to escape the self imposed isolation I have been in since last February.
There is some pretty dubious stuff in there Mags, but if it does the jobā¦
I suspect some of those chemicals are preservatives, and at my time of life, I need all the preservatives I can get Magsā¦
I noticed that one of the ingredients of the vaccine is āCholesterolā Megā¦:surprised:
No problem though, itās there for a reason and I wish you the best of luck for Mondayā¦
Oh Twink 
I hope you feel better.
I know of one person who had the same reaction . She is a family member a young Paramedic and says she is pleased she did because it indicates a good antibody response. She also had C19 back in the spring and was quite poorly.
I have now spoken to many people who have had the vaccine with no ill effects not even a sore arm which I always get with the flu vaccination :-).
Thanks Bob will you bring a sledge and take me if it snows .
With all that running any your fit legs you would be just the person to do it
My son advised me to relax my arm and then I wouldnāt get a sore arm after the jab. However, I didnāt have time to relax because as soon as I removed my cardigan sleeve the nurse was upon me with her needle! It was all over in seconds. My arm was sore but not too bad and it only lasted around 24 hours.
Iām getting my first jab today
If it does Iām having some. I need to finish my cupboard that Iām making.
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Mrs LD felt a bit Fluey (is that a word?) again last night, it seems to happen in the evenings for some reason. Much brighter today though.
Thanks Margaret I will do that .
I find with the flu vaccine, if I massage my arm straight afterwards and apply an ice pack a few hours later it helps but I donāt mind the soreness if it means I am getting a good antibody response.
Twink, Iām so sorry to hear youāve had a bad reaction to the vaccine, you are one of the unlucky ones
I hope youāll feel better today soon, please keep us informed. x
Just had to quote my own post re the itchy nose and sneezing. That turned out to be the precursor for what lay ahead.
About an hour or so after the job, I started with a painful neck and shoulders which I thought was connected to having my shoulders up worrying about having something I was against. it wasnāt. :-p
Through the course of the afternoon my whole body ached - neck, shoulders, back, hips, thighs, calves, hands, my nose was chock a block and I looked like Andrew Lloyd Webber around the eyes, my face felt full up. My chest felt like a sledge hammer had been at it. I was either too hot or shivering. Also had a productive cough, felt totally banjaxed and was in bed asleep by 8.30pm.
Yesterday I spent the whole day flat out on the settee, mostly asleep (which isnāt like me even when Iām ill). Another go to bed at 8.30pm. Slept until 9.00am today and feel almost back to normal. My eyes still look gross but I feel a zillion times better within myself.
So as usual my itchy nose and sneezing I had after the jab was telling my body of something it didnāt like for me
My sister had her jab yesterday (the Oxford one, same as myself) and she had a āwave of tirednessā that lasted about an hour and a half and her arm was/is sore. At least my arm is fine, which is a positive! 
What irritates is that one is supposed to log reactions with the āyellow cardā scheme. But on looking into it, itās an App or go online to do it. No way am I going online giving my personal details out and Iāve a dumb phone.
I remember reading somewhere recently that 20,000 people have reported reactions and itās believed thereās many more who havenāt reported them. Makes me wonder how many like myself, donāt do online stuff - therefore making the figures wrong.
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BTW re querying about being notified of the 2nd appt - I wasnāt given one after my jab (not that it bothers me).
I was called to arrange my jab via letter and phone call from GP surgery.
After the jab I was told it would be between 4weeks and whatever it was after that (Iāve forgotten basically:-D)
My sister arranged her appt online and she was given her 2nd appt then too.
Just wondered if that has any bearing.
Just received the invitation for a jab. Next Thursday. Sooner than I expected but itās at an army run centre so I expect its very efficient.
Iām hoping not to have the side effects some of you have had. They sound really nasty.
Goodness me Pesta, you had a rough time! :shock: did you take some paracetemol tablets as was advised?
It must have been quite worrying for you at the time.
Hope youāll feel back to normal soon. x