BeautifulDay
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I've had my 1st Moderna vaccine. My recommendation is to make sure everyone follows all your normal procedures to keep symptoms down around shot time.
My extensive list of symptoms includes gastroparesis and severe narrowing at my splenic flexure with system regularly shutting down from stomach thru passing gas and waste. These shutdowns can be triggered by my period and also by sitting at 90 degree angle (thighs to back angle) for over 15 minutes. Otherwise, it's just medium gastroparesis and splenic flexure syndrome.
Of course on my 1st scheduled Covid vaccine day I got my period early. Ughhh. Generally, I take advil/tylenol combo at first sign and spend the day on the couch with my heating pad to avoid worst severe pain and food system processing completely shutting down. I didn't take meds because of risk of decreasing antibody production from the vaccine later that day.
On top, it was a 1 hour and 15 minute drive to the vaccine site. I wasnt going to miss the appointment as I wasn't sure I could get another appointment in the near future. After my shot, hours later, my stomach and colon shut down that evening with screaming pain.
I have more control over scheduling my 2nd shot so I made sure it's not in my 21-26 day window when my next period will come (perimenopause). I've also asked my husband to drive me so I can lay back during the drive. A lot of people don't realize the high correlation of gastroparesis and blood clotting disorders. Sitting at a 90 degree angle causes my blood to pool in my abdomen.
It's so important to keep up our necessary routines and procedures to not cause an uptick in our symptoms during these vaccines. I failed with my first vaccine, but wont with my 2nd.
I don't expect my food processing to shutdown from these vaccines. But situational changes can cause an uptick. Keep your routines.
With many of my friends without ME/CFS having fever, chills, fatigue following their 2nd vaccines, I'm wondering what symptoms my friends like me with ME/CFS have after their 2nd shot. I'll post here after my 2nd.
My extensive list of symptoms includes gastroparesis and severe narrowing at my splenic flexure with system regularly shutting down from stomach thru passing gas and waste. These shutdowns can be triggered by my period and also by sitting at 90 degree angle (thighs to back angle) for over 15 minutes. Otherwise, it's just medium gastroparesis and splenic flexure syndrome.
Of course on my 1st scheduled Covid vaccine day I got my period early. Ughhh. Generally, I take advil/tylenol combo at first sign and spend the day on the couch with my heating pad to avoid worst severe pain and food system processing completely shutting down. I didn't take meds because of risk of decreasing antibody production from the vaccine later that day.
On top, it was a 1 hour and 15 minute drive to the vaccine site. I wasnt going to miss the appointment as I wasn't sure I could get another appointment in the near future. After my shot, hours later, my stomach and colon shut down that evening with screaming pain.
I have more control over scheduling my 2nd shot so I made sure it's not in my 21-26 day window when my next period will come (perimenopause). I've also asked my husband to drive me so I can lay back during the drive. A lot of people don't realize the high correlation of gastroparesis and blood clotting disorders. Sitting at a 90 degree angle causes my blood to pool in my abdomen.
It's so important to keep up our necessary routines and procedures to not cause an uptick in our symptoms during these vaccines. I failed with my first vaccine, but wont with my 2nd.
I don't expect my food processing to shutdown from these vaccines. But situational changes can cause an uptick. Keep your routines.
With many of my friends without ME/CFS having fever, chills, fatigue following their 2nd vaccines, I'm wondering what symptoms my friends like me with ME/CFS have after their 2nd shot. I'll post here after my 2nd.
