I received the J&J shot nine days ago, on April 7th.
I had to be off my auto-immune med for two weeks prior to getting vaccinated. That two weeks turned into three weeks thanks to the Illinois National Guard cancelling me the day before I was supposed to get the vaccine. Re-scheduling pushed me out to April 7th -- three weeks after being off my auto-immune med.
The recommendation from all three (Pfizer, Moderna, J&J) is to be off two weeks prior to getting the shot, and then two weeks after.
I'm supposed to wait until Wednesday, April 21st to resume taking my auto-immune med (a shot I have to do every two weeks.)
I am in freaking agony today. I'll be off my med for a total of just over five weeks so I could get the vaccine.
If I'd have known how painful this would be at this point, I'd never have taken the vaccine.
The worst part: It will take 5-7 days before my med kicks in and gives me relief. That'll be a total of six weeks of this b.s.
If I drop dead I may actually rejoice at this point. This was NOT worth it.
Jeepers. We’ll keep you in our prayers!
If I may ask, how did you know you had to discontinue that medication before receiving the vaccine? How did you learn about that recommendation?
The reason that I ask is because primary care providers in NYS aren’t offering the vaccinations.
Keep us posted..........................
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I am truly sorry for what you are going through right now. (((Hugs))))