Originally Posted by
3isEnough
DH and I did the same, unintentionally. He received Pfizer and I received Moderna. I had hoped for Pfizer, but as I sat in the observation room after the shot I realized the upside is that if one of the brands has any unexpected side effects, only one of us will get them. I received the 1st Moderna shot only 2 days ago and I had very minimal pain in my arm (like any shot), but I’m kind of dreading the next one based on what I’ve heard about Moderna #2.
We’ve been extremely careful and very shutdown during quarantine. Two weeks ago we decided to do antibody tests on all of us just to see where we were at. To our complete shock, both my teen boys had COVID antibodies. We have no idea when they had COVID or where they might have contracted it. Neither me nor DD had them. I’m still dumbfounded how my boys contracted it given they’ve had very little contact with others, and that the rest of us didn’t contract it from them. The most disappointing part of it is that they both have congenital heart defects (one DS much more serious than the other). Out of all of the people in my family, they are the 2 who we hoped most wouldn’t contract it. I’m hoping they won’t have any long term impacts on their hearts. The one with the more serious heart condition has his regular echocardiogram in 2 weeks, so I’ll be anxiously awaiting those results.
I will say that we had the same, DH got Pfizer and I got Moderna. First shot, just a sore arm, maybe a little tired. I had my 2nd Moderna on Tuesday and it's kind of knocked me on my butt. Not as bad as some, but I've been exhausted, had the chills, and am just achy, slept a lot yesterday. Better today, but not feeling normal yet. My good friend had a fever for 2 days. Another friend had no side effects from the 2nd Moderna though. DH had no side effects other than the sore arm either time. Knowing about the Moderna shot, I made sure my schedule was clear for the 2 days after my 2nd. Glad I did.
Last edited by smilequeen; 03-04-2021 at 11:27 AM.
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