@lmkk Thank you ! It’s only been 2 months for me, lol. I feel like I have an electric current running through my body sometimes! Awful.
@lmkk Thank you ! It’s only been 2 months for me, lol. I feel like I have an electric current running through my body sometimes! Awful.
I was going out of my mind with worry when mine started. I couldn't eat or sleep properly or anything. At that time parethesia and other nerve problems were not listed as jab side effects anywhere while now the UK government has them listed as "rare" side effects. No media was reporting that people were having these side effects. It was very scary. I've come to the conclusion that it is going to take a while to sort itself out. Looking back over the last 8 months I can say there has been a slow gradual healing. My best advice is don't compare your healing time with any one else, some have gotten better quickly others have taken longer. Just focus on good nutrition and looking after your health as much as possible.
At least now the world health organisation are starting to look into these matters. I'm hearing reports from friends in Europe that side effects are now finally starting to be recognised and reported in mainstream media so hopefully it won't be too long before we hear more about what has caused this reaction and hopefully get some compensation for our suffering.
@lmkk Thank you again.I am in Colorado and government officials here are not acknowledging this particular side effect. Fortunately, my doctors are, but they have no explanation and do tell me it will eventually pass. I am actually an RN and help the public health department giving COVID vaccines. I am pro vaccine and had never even heard of the paraesthesias and neuropathy side effects. Honestly, if someone had told me this before it happened to me, I would have had my doubts. At least Europe is acknowledging it. I had the Pfizer jab (comirnaty) and have reported it to them both as a health provider and patient. I am sure nothing will come of it.I would lie awake at night feeling as if I were on one of those vibrating beds! I am sure here in the US, we will never get acknowledged or compensated. I still tell myself better than dying of COVID.
I've been looking at this forum for a few months but I was too scared to post.
I had paraesthesia that spread from one leg to both around 2 days after my second Moderna COVID-19 vaccination dose on July 15th 2021. It actually went away around 2 months later, however about a month ago it returned; I now have chronic tingling in my hands and feet all day, and have done so since early March 2022. My GP is pretty slow and said it's anxiety (I had to laugh at him when he suggested that), but I doubt that's the case. I'm only 24 and plan to be a med student next year so I'm hoping it's nothing serious, but I'm pretty concerned since I don't want it to impact my performance or career in the long run
My question is: has anyone had their symptoms resolve completely, only to return months later?
Yes - I have had the same experience. My symptoms were very present for about 2 months…subsided quite a bit but not fully and then a few months later out of nowhere came back full force and more symptoms. My second “flare-up” also lasted 2-3 months and now I have just exited that. I have much reduced symptoms now but still present. The tingling is still present but less, limbs fall asleep often but less, but completely gone are shortness of breath and heart rate spikes. I have about 30’symptoms.
when the tingling comes on stronger than normal I hope in a hot shower or out ice packs on. I find the change in temperate helps a lot.
for limbs falling asleep it is very much positional, so I avoid certain positions (example: laying on back ok but can’t put pillow under head).
This thread has kept me sane knowing that other people are suffering with the same.
I had my first covid jab in June 2021. I had some numbness at night but nothing significant. I had covid between my first and second jab. Two weeks after my second dose I felt tingling/buzzing in my foot. This spread to my hand. At points it also went to bottom of my face and back of my skull. There was a lot of twitching in my leg- all the tingling/twitching was on the side of my jab.
The symptoms would come for a few days then go, then return and go. This happened for the whole month of September. It all suddenly stopped.
In December/jan it started again but with no where near as much severity. Mild tingling in hand and foot but not in face. I used my works private healthcare- was very worried about MS.
I have now been sent for an MRI on my Brain and c spine. Unlike most on here my MRI has shown some inflammation albeit very minor. The dr said it could be nothing or something but it’s essentially inconclusive and I have now been sent for bloods- not the standard ones but some things I’ve never heard of. Just waiting for the results of these.
Although the symptoms are annoying, i am just wanting to get to the bottom of it!! Has anyone else had an MRI that hasn’t come back completely normal?
thanks!
Yes - I had my 2nd Pfizer in June 2021. Symptoms began 2 weeks after. MRI #1 showed 15-20 lesions 3-5mm in size. They were deemed non-specific and not in keeping with MS. I had a second MRI of head/neck again in Feb 2022 on the advice of a different doctor. This time 1 new lesion in a different part of my brain. Radiology report said possibly MS…Family doc thought MS but my heart rate and shortness of breath issues don’t match MS…neurologist doesn’t feel it is MS due to small size and distribution. Now being sent to MS neurologist for second/final opinion (no date for that appointment but supposed to be within 3 mos). It is very concerning to me all these lesions and a new one.
i am wondering what the new blood work is that they ordered for you? also was the inflammation in “spots” or more widespread on your MRI?
@esilver34 , I've just had my brain MRI done last week and they found I had transient ischemic attack (mini stroke) in one of the small brain veins. My electromyography was fine, but electroneurogram has shown light polyneuropathy. The doctor has concluded that transient ischemic attack does not have anything to do with the polyneuropathy, but he does not have any explanation what actually caused the nervous system problems. He didn't ask me to do any further tests. He told me that there is no visible damage to the myelin in the brain and as I do not have any problems with my bladder, bowels and do not have weakness in my arms and legs, there is no reason to do the spinal cord MR.
Not sure what to think about all of that. In Europe paraesthesia has been recognised and included in Pfizer and Moderna vaccines side effects list, but there is no further information what causes it and how long will it last, nobody keeps track of the people that reported that issue. The only place to look for any information is internet and this forum. I have not counted the members. Does anyone know how many of us are in this group? What starts worrying me are the histories of the people that say the symptoms disappeared after two months or so, but they came back after several months.
@esilver34 , I've just had my brain MRI done last week and they found I had transient ischemic attack (mini stroke) in one of the small brain veins. My electromyography was fine, but electroneurogram has shown light polyneuropathy. The doctor has concluded that transient ischemic attack does not have anything to do with the polyneuropathy, but he does not have any explanation what actually caused the nervous system problems. He didn't ask me to do any further tests. He told me that there is no visible damage to the myelin in the brain and as I do not have any problems with my bladder, bowels and do not have weakness in my arms and legs, there is no reason to do the spinal cord MR.
Not sure what to think about all of that. In Europe paraesthesia has been recognised and included in Pfizer and Moderna vaccines side effects list, but there is no further information what causes it and how long will it last, nobody keeps track of the people that reported that issue. The only place to look for any information is internet and this forum. I have not counted the members. Does anyone know how many of us are in this group? What starts worrying me are the histories of the people that say the symptoms disappeared after two months or so, but they came back after several months.
If you scroll to the top of this page you will see the tab bar with "dashboard" "forums" "members" "logout" etc. If you click on "members" you can see all those who have joined VeDa to give you an idea how many here are suffering with various jab induced side effects.
Yes, tingling/pins/needles started one month after second dose of Pfizer was taken on Aug 24. At first, pins/needles randomly bounced around arms and legs, with occasional pains on face and around jaws. Finger joints and toes felt arthritic at times. After a few weeks, tingling spread to torso. Also, slight rash on forehead and above jaws in front of ears on both sides. Not sure if rash is related but never had it before.
Normal spinal MRI and normal chest to hips CT. Normal blood tests.
Tingling/pins/needles stopped in mid-December. Thought I was home free.
I had Covid on Christmas, which was not bad, but had a day or so of mild fever and symptoms.
In mid-February, the tingling started back out of the blue. It has been present since and increases/decreases in intensity from day to day. Will have 2-3 days of 50%-100% intensity and then subside to 25% for a few days. Skin on legs and torso sometimes feel like I'm wearing wool.
Maybe having Covid caused the symptoms to restart 6 weeks later.
I've been waiting for almost 3 months for an appointment with a neurologist here in Canuckistan. I finally got a call from my doctor's office this week to inform me that neither of the two neurologists I'd been referred to would deign to see me. Bloody frustrating. My symptoms have greatly improved but I still suffer from occasional attacks of tingling and muscle fatigue. As I don't want to take the 2nd shot until I know why I'm suffering after the first, I'm held as a prisoner in my country. I'm not allowed to board a plane, train, or ship nor can I cross the border. Sickens me that I can't even get an appointment to see a doctor, let alone get to the point where I might beg for an exemption. I'd like nothing more than to be able to leave the country in order to see a specialist at my own expense, just to get to the bottom of this.
@hailey it looks like SA will be easing some mandates soon..
But Victoria apparently made the booster mandatory for teachers
@lmkk hi kit, i remember u have some eye issues, has it resolved?
Hi there. I still have eye issues. Some of the problems I had with my eyes resolved such as the pain and pressure feeling behind my eyes but some of my other symptoms still persist although not as bad as before.
I have noticed that I have better days where my eye problems are less noticeable and then days where stuff starts flaring up again.
On the whole things are better than 8 months ago.
Hello all, I am back to report I am still ok.
Every symptom is gone, except for my mild tingling in legs - that now is 1 or 2 days every month during my period for some hours - and my eye floaters that are still there after 6 months but smaller and more transparent.
I had only 1 Pfizer at the end of August 2021. I never had Covid.
Hope this helps someone.
I will come back again to report if there's any changes, but everything is ok so far.
@jolie Awesome congrats ...I'm kinda new here . WS wondering what your symptoms were and what you did for recovery , how long did it take ?