Hey everybody,

I had a single dose of Moderna in February of 2021 which resulted in a vaccine injury (I developed mild-moderate persistent asthma within 36 hours of getting the shot which has never abated). I was advised not to receive another vaccine.

I am youngish (34, Female, 122 lbs, 5'5" very active athletic, my diet consists of fish 5 days week, chicken, rice, vegetables, blackberries every day, whey protein daily, salad hummus, I dno what else, occasional red meat. Eggs for breakfast daily.) I drink red wine socially on weekends only and dealcoholized red wine during the week. Daily supplements: Vitamin D, algae derived omega-3, & vitamin C inconsistently. I exercise 4-5 days per week 45 minute to hour sessions consisting of primarily resistance training. Generally have high levels of resistant fiber 4-5 times per week.

The medications I take are the pulmicort flexhaler (Daily maintenance inhaler for asthma. This is an inhaled corticosteroid budesonide) and 1x per month an albuterol rescue inhaler.

Evening 1 (First symptoms): TERRIBLE body aches of a special variety I cannot begin to describe. I hate the hit by a truck cliche but it is too accurate in this case. Fever 101.3. The combination sort of makes you feel like a live lobster being dipped into a boiling pot of water.

24 Hour Mark: Evening 2: Fever 99-100 Body aches in evening this time more like nerve and joint pain. Emphasis on PAIN. I did not know I could feel pain in these areas. Knees in particular.

36 Hour Mark: Cough begins. Dark thick mucus. Small amounts of blood. Sometimes Yellow Mucus. It is cruddy and it is never ending. The cough itself is quite painful. Sometimes so intense it makes you feel you will pass out or vomit. Far and away the worst cough I have ever had.

48 Hour Mark: I begin Paxlovid after panicking about the amount of phlegm and intensity of cough.

72 Hour Mark: Much more tired. Cough still here and doc assures me the paxlovid will not help in this area unfortunately, but it probably won't worsen either. Luckily my 02 sat is still 99. But WOW, this is a special kind of torture. And Paxlovid is a bit if a bitch with the fatigue and general shitty feeling. But I will finish the course bc to be completely honest I am a bit afraid. This illness is like being at the ocean playing in the waves and then one huge one comes and all of a sudden you are powerless. Your mouth fills with saltwater, you slam your head against the sand, it completely overtakes you. GET THE NOVAVAX VACCINE. MY PARTNER WITH 3 SHOTS IS COMPLETELY FINE. THE WORST IRONY IS I WAS ABOUT TO GET IT ON SUNDAY THE DAY BEFORE I GOT SICK BUT I FOUND OUT I HAD COVID EXPOSURE SO I DID NOT. ONE DAY LATER I WAS POSITIVE.