As I mentioned last week I was due to get my first dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from my local GP1. It was at about lunchtime and all went very smoothly. I didn’t have to wait long and, while waiting, had to read a blurb about what the risks were and what I should and shouldn’t do, and what I should look out for in the event I have some sort of reaction to the injection. This particularly relates to the blood clotting problem. This included the onset of strong pain in the abdomen and head, which may indicate the presence of blood clots, and which the GP said were the most likely places the clots could kill you. The clotting problem is most likely to occur between 5 and 21 days after the injection, the time interval which commences tomorrow.
After the injection, I waited in the surgery for the requisite 15 minutes, presumably to make sure I didn’t suffer any immediate adverse reaction. I then did some grocery shopping and drove home. I had no immediate ill-effects from the injection, apart from a slightly sore arm. However, later in the evening I started to feel ill, with aching joints, a slight headache and a feeling of great tiredness. Sleep that night was difficult as the aching kept waking me up, such that I suspect I only had about three or four hours of sleep. The next day was much the same, with aching joints, the continuous, if slight, headache and tiredness. However, this started to ease by about 8 pm, and by the time I hit the sack, I felt almost up to par, although still tired (probably from lack of sleep the night before). As a consequence, that night I slept for about eight and a half hours, which is about two hours more than usual, and I woke up feeling fine. Just over 11 weeks to go before the second dose.
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“Just over 11 weeks to go before the second dose.”
To paraphrase Monty Python’s “four Yorkshiremen”: Luxury. You are lucky, I ‘ave to wait four an’ arf munths for maa second dose. And I ‘ad a load o’ rottin’ fish dumped all over me.
Arthur,
I had to postpone the first dose, and the next available appointment was almost two months later (i.e. end July), but I rang up a couple of weeks ago and got someone’s cancelled appointment a month earlier! That might be worth trying.
If you interested Arthur check out the links below. I got in within days at Crace. You don’t have to be a patient and it is bulk billed. You just need to show them your Medicare card. Good luck.
https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/crace-ACT-2911/yourgp-crace-yourgp-lyneham/doctors
https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/denman-prospect-ACT-2611/yourgp-denman/doctors
Thanks Warren, I’m going to call the practice which gave me the first shot. 8 days from now is 12 weeks on from my first shot, so I’ll check out what their situation is. I’m in Sydney’s northern beaches area.
My apologies Arthur. I completely misread all these posts. I was obviously having a bad day and speed reading. And of course I should not have assumed you reside in Canberra. The BLOT REPORT is widely read because it’s bloody good. Stay safe in Sydney. Fingers crossed that Canberra stays safe. At least my links have helped a number of Canberra mates.
Warren,
The $5 is in the post!