Day 7: I keep coughing a lot intermittently, and it's more productive than before. I decided to go to the doc. O2 sats are normal, BP normal. Auscultation revealed rales bilaterally, so they did a chest X-ray and labs. Normal x-ray, normal WBC count so unlikely to be of bacterial origin. They did a COVID test which I now have to wait 2-4 days for results.

Day 6: Still have an intermittent cough, might not be vaccine related. At night, I get into coughing spells. They're probably going to mandate I get another brain-tickle COVID test.

Day 5: I now have a recurring cough that's starting to make me wheeze. It could be totally unrelated to the vaccine, but that's what I have now. All the other symptoms are gone.

Day 4: I think the worst side effects are finally over. The injection side arm just feels a little weird at this point... like a light chill through it on occasion.

Glad the rest of the side effects are over, but I'm not looking forward to the 2nd shot.

Day 3: My lymph nodes are starting to get inflamed on the side I received the shot. The muscle soreness is gone, but I'm generally not feeling all that great. I can't really describe it... general malaise and mild nausea feeling. I wasn't able to eat as much today because of it. I'm also getting occasional chills and somewhat lightheaded at times.

Day 2: First night of sleep was awful. 3x worse than a flu vaccine in terms of muscle soreness, which would have been OK if it weren't for the weird chills/heat feeling on the injection arm. It was noticeable enough to wake me intermittently. It caused a tickle in the throat that stimulated tiny coughs, but that's dying down now after 24 hours.

I had no headache, but two other co-workers did. I've been kind of flushed on my appendages, but this is not typical based on the others who have taken it with me.

Day 1: I just want to report my side effects so far, not turn this into a long winded discussion about why I got it or if any of you should get it.

I got a little flushed / red during the initial 15 minute period. I'm still getting a little flushed intermittently, though not as much as initial. My arm hurts more than most flu shots. It also feels kind of like I have a tickle in the back of my throat - making me cough a little.

That's it so far. Will report back as things progress. Hopefully I don't get Bell's Palsy. LOL