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My son decided not to wait for the J&J to be available again. Today he looked at the vaccine website, found an opening at a site near his home, jumped in his car, and got his first one. :biggrin: So far, no headaches or other warning signs of a reaction - other than a majorly sore arm & shoulder!
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Lani wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:47 am My son decided not to wait for the J&J to be available again. Today he looked at the vaccine website, found an opening at a site near his home, jumped in his car, and got his first one. :biggrin: So far, no headaches or other warning signs of a reaction - other than a majorly sore arm & shoulder!
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I wonder if some majorly sore arms are related to the skill of the person administering. Both of mine were done by seasoned hospital nurses, and neither hurt later.
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pipistrelle wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:11 am I wonder if some majorly sore arms are related to the skill of the person administering. Both of mine were done by seasoned hospital nurses, and neither hurt later.
Maybe, but it could be how relaxed you had your delt. The needles are very short, barely a centimeter. They just have to get it into the muscle. But, if you're tensed up, there's more tissue damage.
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Neither of mine hurt at all the first day. Moderna-1 hurt a bit the second day after.

my Moderna-2 is still making itself felt 3 and a half days later.. the injection area is still warm to the touch.
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bill_g wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:29 am
pipistrelle wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:11 am I wonder if some majorly sore arms are related to the skill of the person administering. Both of mine were done by seasoned hospital nurses, and neither hurt later.
Maybe, but it could be how relaxed you had your delt. The needles are very short, barely a centimeter. They just have to get it into the muscle. But, if you're tensed up, there's more tissue damage.
Both had me hang my arm straight down, which presumably relaxes it.
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pipistrelle wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:11 am I wonder if some majorly sore arms are related to the skill of the person administering. Both of mine were done by seasoned hospital nurses, and neither hurt later.
Mrs. RC and I speculated about that. We both noticed that we had more pain, more bruising, and longer lasting soreness on the second Moderna vaccination at the same Publix with another person giving the second one. We both barely felt the first one and the soreness was gone in a few days. I had a bruise for over 3 weeks on shot 2.
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bill_g wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:29 am
pipistrelle wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:11 am I wonder if some majorly sore arms are related to the skill of the person administering. Both of mine were done by seasoned hospital nurses, and neither hurt later.
Maybe, but it could be how relaxed you had your delt. The needles are very short, barely a centimeter. They just have to get it into the muscle. But, if you're tensed up, there's more tissue damage.
This caught my eye, as in all the pix/vids I've seen of people being vaccinated, the needle is quite long. Yesno?
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Same person gave me both of my shots, and the second was much worse.
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p0rtia wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:30 am
This caught my eye, as in all the pix/vids I've seen of people being vaccinated, the needle is quite long. Yesno?
They want it in the muscle without hitting the bone or creating a void between the muscle and skin. Most people have a fat pad over their deltoid that thickens south of the shoulder where the muscle thins. You want the injection centered in the muscle through the fat cap avoiding the top of the bone where it enters the rotor cuff. There is a sweet spot in there. The muscle strands are thick and vertical there. If your arm is relaxed, the needle will penetrate the skin and fat, but part the muscle strands placing the injected fluids into the space between them already occupied by lymph. Run your fingers tips front to back on your shoulder muscle. Dig in a bit, and you'll feel the vertical strands. You will find one particular spot that is deeper than the others. That's where you want an injection.
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p0rtia wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:30 am
bill_g wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:29 am
pipistrelle wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:11 am I wonder if some majorly sore arms are related to the skill of the person administering. Both of mine were done by seasoned hospital nurses, and neither hurt later.
Maybe, but it could be how relaxed you had your delt. The needles are very short, barely a centimeter. They just have to get it into the muscle. But, if you're tensed up, there's more tissue damage.
This caught my eye, as in all the pix/vids I've seen of people being vaccinated, the needle is quite long. Yesno?
Needle and syringe sizes vary. After they allowed the 6 doses per vial instead of 5, there was a shortage of the low-loss syringes so places were using both types of syringes if they didn't have enough of the low-loss ones. My first one was with a tiny little syringe and needle, the second was a regular looking one. Same group of National Guardsmen and nursing students giving both.
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pipistrelle wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:11 am I wonder if some majorly sore arms are related to the skill of the person administering. Both of mine were done by seasoned hospital nurses, and neither hurt later.
When I was on active duty it seemed like I was getting vaccinated for something every time I turned around. Some hurt worse than others, but the Pfizer covid was no worse than the worst of those.
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Interesting. I have no reason to believe the needles used on my shots were not the same size. First one I barely felt. Second one, I felt the needle go in--at least an inch.

I had no pain or sensitivity either time after the shot on the first day (shots were in mid-afternoon). The next day, both times, my arm was swollen and sore. My arm was still sensitive to the touch after three days, each time.
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Had my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine here in Dhaka about two and a half days ago. Since I am due to depart in about two weeks (assuming the government of Bangladesh has ended its lockdown and I am free to fly) for my 5 weeks of home leave before my second assignment in the Foreign Service, I will have to get my second dose in Florida while on that home leave.
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The Montananist wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:06 pm Got my second one Tuesday. The only side effect was I bought a new guitar. So... be careful!
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So what type of guitar does Moderna cause? :bag:
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Wintermute wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:18 pm
The Montananist wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:06 pm Got my second one Tuesday. The only side effect was I bought a new guitar. So... be careful!
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So what type of guitar does Moderna cause? :bag:
Hopefully a Stratocaster.

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bill_g wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:18 am
Wintermute wrote: Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:18 pm
The Montananist wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:06 pm Got my second one Tuesday. The only side effect was I bought a new guitar. So... be careful!
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So what type of guitar does Moderna cause? :bag:
Hopefully a Stratocaster.

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I am so glad everyone is getting the vaccine!
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We get Pfizer 2 tomorrow morning, a little worried reading the reactions people had here but it will be worth it to feel more protected. Here's hoping!
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Second Pfizer an hour ago. Too early to tell about reaction yet, but I am not optimistic.
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My husband got really sick from Pfizer 2. I only got kind-of sick - just some chills and feeling blah. So hopefully ya’ll’ll be alright.
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I wrote about my experience with a homebound J & J vaccine program in another thread, but wanted to comment on how happy I am that I had the shot over a month ago, long before the apparent problems started (or at least before the problems were publicized). My only reaction was feeling very tired for the rest of the day, so I consider myself to be extremely lucky.
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Sunrise wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:10 pm I wrote about my experience with a homebound J & J vaccine program in another thread, but wanted to comment on how happy I am that I had the shot over a month ago, long before the apparent problems started (or at least before the problems were publicized). My only reaction was feeling very tired for the rest of the day, so I consider myself to be extremely lucky.
The odds of a clot from the J&J are one in a million. I suspect that it will be back in use next week. If I were female and under age 50, I'd opt for Pfizer or Moderna. Considering that I'm male and a couple of years over 50, I'd have no problems with the J&J for myself. It's no longer a choice now for me anyway.
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