New symptoms after initial COVID vaccine dose

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I've been a COVID long hauler since March 2020, with persistent symptoms of health palpitations and shortness of breath.

Was hoping the vaccine would help alleviate my symptoms like I've heard in other forums, but unfortunately it's been the opposite for me. I got the first Pfizer dose on 3/17 and have been experiencing more significant issues ever since.

  • Swollen thyroid
  • Chest pains
  • Fatigue
  • Headaches
  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Increased heart rate with even minor activities

It is now 4/4, almost three weeks since my first shot and these symptoms have not improved. Has anyone else had this experience, and did you take the second dose? If so, did that improve your health?

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    Hello,

    Brief history. I got round one pfizer in the beginning of January 2021. About one week later I tested positive for covid. I was really tired, lost taste for a night, nausiause on the first day and threw up. My energy level went up and down for a few days. So not too bad compared to a lot of people. Two weeks later I got my second round of the vaccine. Late January I started to have a sore throat on my left side that would not go away. I went through February with a sore throat. March I had my physical and white blood count was low. Right after my physical i started having random bone pain all over my body. I have swollen lymph nodes in my groan area. Here it is beginning of April and I'm starting to feel better. Throat pain comes and goes. Bone pain isn't as bad. The doc is running other blood work to make sure there's nothing wrong with my lymph nodes but seems to me I'm a long hauler. Its the weirdest thing.

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