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I’m 24 hours out from my 2nd dose of Pfizer vaccine. So far I only have arm soreness and a headache which went away with over the counter meds. I’m taking 5 mg prednisone daily and am now 6 months...

Perhaps you have already started treatment by now, but in case this helps...

Per the protocol at my hospital, the infusion is started very slowly and the rate is incrementally increased as long as...

Got my first Pfizer vaccine 2 days ago. Only side effects are a sore arm and maybe a little fatigue.

My last Rituxin was at the end of September, and my rheumatologist advised me to wait 4 weeks...

I’m sorry to hear you’ve been struggling with these serious symptoms for so long—too long. Others have already mentioned getting a second opinion and being persistent so I don’t have any new advice....

For those concerned about the speed of vaccine development—hope this helps.

Dr. Pat Winokur, infectious disease specialist at the University of Iowa, gave this explanation as to why they have...

If I understand correctly, some trials with humans and animals ran concurrently—normally humans’ would only come after animal studies are completed. That and the great deal of urgency and a huge...

Meant to include this quote in my last post—Natty, wondering if things are getting better? Hope to hear you are improving.

(Edit: Whoops—see below.)

Thank you, Chadwyk!

It’s nice to have a place where you can find shared experiences.

I think getting a viral illness might have catapulted me into full-blown disease in the lungs. Had a lot...

Thanks for the info! I just responded to the vaccine thread hoping for information like this. My workplace will begin vaccinating next week and I really want to get the vaccine if possible.

I’ve put through the question of whether the vaccine is safe for me to my rheumatologist, but haven’t received an answer. I’m very curious as to what any of you are hearing. My hospital will start...

I’m glad, too. Thanks, Natty!

Thanks for the info drz!

I’ve got one TM perforated for the better part of one year now. At first it was thought it might heal on its own after I came down on Prednisone—plus elective surgical...

Has anyone had a tympanoplasty to repair a ruptured ear drum? I’ve seen GPA as an indication on a few sites, but then many here seem to have recurrent problems requiring ear tubes. If not the...

Hubby and I agree I’ve lost at least 2/3 of my hair so far. I’m guessing it could have been caused by “rapid” prednisone taper, from 80mg to 5mg in about 4 months’ time.

It’s not a big deal to...

Hello to you, Pete. It may be a club no one wants to be in, but it sure seems to have some great members!

Thank you, drz.

The timing was obviously unfortunate. I did not make clear in my post—I was not formally seen by ENT until early October. I self-treated with informal advice from various...

Hi all! I’m Susan—50 years old and from Iowa, USA. I’ve enjoyed looking through the forum for the past several days and have found that many of you all have had similar experiences. Here is my...