JBR 
I can and my optician is open but I donât wish to be confined in a small space with someone who has been in close contact with others . I feel it is too high risk .
I have been isolating since last March and wonât squander that now with a vaccine so close.
Thatâs good to know Zuleika , thank you .
Zuleika, apologies to you. Yes, I did get a bit cross with you and again I sincerely apologise.
As I explained (in the wrong way) Iâve always prided myself on not involving medics or panicking (unless an emergency situation arises which is a different kettle of fish).
Thanks for your comments re Chemists stocking the Yellow Cards too. I didnât know that. Now, Iâve three ways to let them know.
My first post so hopefully it appears!
I had the AZ jab on Monday and the nurse said there was more of a reaction to the AZ rather than the Pfizer jab and that women are more affected than men apparently. The side effects are generally minor with usually headache, aches and pains etc. I had a couple of days feeling a bit grotty with a headache and feeling a bit fluy but things were sorted with some paracetamols. Spent the day languishing rather fetchingly on the settee being supplied with sustenance
Pesta ,apology accepted .
I know that the Pfizer vaccine is not recommended for people who have suffered allergies which is why I asked which one youâd had .
I do think such that you experienced around your nose and eyes ought to be reported for the good of others . Itâs not making a fuss believe me .
Yes, as always you talk a lot of sense, Meg.
Youâd be wise to be patient for a little while longer.
Welcome Nancy.
I like ladies who are fetching.
Perhaps you can fetch me a rum and coke!
Thank you Zuleika.
Yes, I have every intention of logging my reactions as I think itâs important - not for me, but for the powers that be who make the vaccines.
As with any medicine, reactions (whether major or minor) are important and need logging and recording so they can be listed on the leaflets enclosed with any medicine.
That way someone can (hopefully) decide whether to take them or not.
BTW I was petrified I would receive the Pfizer one, as that seemed more âallergenicâ than the Oxford one.
Think they call it sodâs law 
Hello Nancy welcomeâŠ
A âreactionâ is a good reason for a little self pampering I would say 
as long as it isnât too bad or like poor Twink and Pesta 
I have to take my dog out, she is eccentric and wonât pee or poo in the garden, I have to go out in public so I am hoping I donât have a bad reaction assuming the snow doesnât prevent my getting to the GP for the vaccination, life is one big worry at the moment, I may take to my bed till spring 
Zuleika, l suffer with allergies, so l was a bit apprehensive about having the vaccine.
I rang my doctors informing them of this and they asked if l had ever gone into anaphylactic shock after something. l said, l hadnât and they said it would be ok to have the vaccination.
Again, l repeated my concern about my allergies to the nurse who was going to give me the injection. She showed me the list of things the Pfizer vaccination contained and as far as l knew, l had never had a reaction to milk, salt, sugar or Lipids.
I also mentioned that l had been chesty and wheezy lately but they didnât seem bothered about that either!
I had it done two weeks ago and have had absolutely no reaction or after affects at all and l thought l would.
PS⊠To make you laugh⊠Social media users have claimed the presence of lipid nanoparticles in a COVID-19 vaccine means it could contain small robots or computers. This is false - these nanoparticles are tiny lipid droplets that transport and protect the vaccine component.
I really shouldnât worry about it, Meg.
If you were going to have an allergic reaction to the vaccine it would be pretty much immediately after the injection, which is why they keep you there for 15 minutes.
By the time you are home and taking your dog for a âwalkâ, I think it would be highly unlikely for you to have a reaction other than the relatively minor ones that a very small number of others have reported.
Try not to let it worry you, because Iâm sure that you are getting upset unnecessarily. Youâll have a laugh about this afterwards, Iâm sure. 
I want to have the jab, but Iâm severely needle phobic. No laughing matter, itâs a real problem. Any advice please??
Hi JB the only thing worrying me is the snow and not getting to the doctors for my vaccination , we have just had a few flakes :shock:.
I wonder could I camp out in the doctors car park till Monday to make sure I get there.
Hi Tubby if you were a dog I would say desensitisation and familiarisation is the way to go . Leaving a syringe where you can see it getting ever closer then pick it up , handle it and stick it in an orange a few times
Mine is tomorrow and the snow is starting now. Alexa is predicting about two inches which is not a lot. We shall see.
If the weatherâs so bad that you canât make it, you wonât be the only one. Theyâll understand as thereâs nothing you or anyone else can do about it.
Theyâll give you an alternative appointment.
Please, donât worry.
The only advice I can offer is just look away and keep still. Iâm sorry I do better.
If I lived a bit nearer Meg, I would take you, and clean out your gutters for nowtââŠ
HI
Anything is better than getting the real thing.
Covid is intensely painful for days and very scary.
A jab everytime.
A jab will not kill you, covid will.
Aw thanks Bob 