I had the one where it required a shot and then another one a month later (I think it was Moderna?). About a year and a half after that I got one from the same manufacturer but it only required one shot. So am I vaxxed 2x or 3x? I’ve had 3 shots total
The initial vaccination with Moderna or Pfizer (two most common) was the two shots that you got. You needed that to be considered fully vaxxed. After that boosters are only one shot.
So you have been fully vaxxed and boosted once.
Wife just got over COVID. Second time. Symptoms started Tuesday (unless she had mild symptoms earlier that I wasn’t aware of) - she was hot, nauseous, just felt like total shit. Felt better the next day, more like a bad cold, but that’s when she took a test and it was positive. Quarantined in the bedroom all week, tested negative Sunday and was feeling a lot better, especially after showering and getting out of that room to stretch her legs. Still not 100%, but is fine.
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How many times had she been boosted? When was the last one?
What’s the average number? How many do they say you’re supposed to have at this point?
I tested positive a couple weeks ago. It kicked my ass. I must’ve slept 34 out of 36 hours and felt like I was 80. I wanna say that’s like my 3rd or 4th bout with covid now. Does it make sense to get vaxxed after you just had it?
I think I’m on shot number 6 or 7
Eta: just checked, 6 total. Two initial and then 4 since then.
I’m not sure about “supposed to” without looking it up, but I’d say if you got the initial series of two and were boosted 2x by now, that would be pretty close to having followed the CDC recs.
The recs for when you should get a booster after COVID19 infection have evolved and may be different depending on which source you look at. Also, it likely depends on your overall health situation. You could look it up or just ask your doc.
Are you a young, healthy person as I am assuming Cactus is?
I still haven’t had it. I’m not sure why. I think something besides the vaccines (which I’ve had on schedule) is protecting me. Maybe blood type? I have no idea. That, and I must say I’m not super social and do like to keep my hands clean.
Young, yes. Healthy, mostly. But immunosuppressed and have opted to get the newest shot as soon as they are available each time. I believe the standard rec at this point would be the initial two rounds plus three boosters/updated versions.
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I just got my 5th shot today and believe I’m current on everything. Have had covid twice. Last time was a few months ago. A god damn plane ride did me in and I seem to have developed accute sinusitis which has brought on a bunch of unpleasant symptoms including dizziness, headaches, head pressure, and fatigue. Got a CT scan and the ENT suggested endoscopic sinus surgery if my symptoms don’t go away or if they worsen. I just finished a 20 day round of antibiotics and feel ~ better but this is the 2nd time I’ve been on the mend from this so who knows. He really believes my covid brought this on as it all kind of hit me 2-3 weeks after I tested positive.
Additionally I have a deviated septum and he recommended a septoplasty. He says this is all outpatient and nothing too invasive but if anyone has any experience with either procedure I’d love to hear about it.
I had septoplasty. Can’t breathe out of your nose for a couple weeks after. Mine was partially successful. I can sleep better, but I still have a permanent runny nose.
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Immunosuppressed is a whole other situation and could put you in the “not healthy” group for the purposes of this question, imo. Presumably your doc would make vaccine recommendations depending on the nature and severity of your specific immunosuppression.
When you say haven’t had it, is it by serology? If not, you could have had asymptomatic infection. I suppose for practical purposes that is pretty much the same as never having had it, but it’s not exactly the same thing.
My brother had it. He said recovery was uneventful and he can breathe better now. He’s happy that he did it.
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I had the septum surgery. I think it helped a bit, but I was disappointed that I didn’t get a big improvement. Outpatient surgery, healing was quick, pain was fine with mostly over the counter stuff - my only issue was I had to sleep with my head propped up and I hate that. The amount of gauze they put up my nose was incredible. Way more than you’d think is possible.
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Ugh that sounds terrible. I get crazy anxiety about stuff like this.
I don’t know. I don’t recall being tested for antibodies. Do I get some from being vaccinated? I’ve gone to a walk-in clinic three times to be tested and came up negative each time. Once was a sinus infection and two were probably bad allergy attacks. I really don’t think I’ve had it. But then, I never got the flu shot until recently and only had the flu a couple of times. I’m lucky. I haven’t puked since the 80’s. Seriously.
Pretty sure 5x shots is the US state of the art if you have been on top of things. Initial 2, first monovalent booster, a bivalent, and then an updated one this fall. 6 probably possible for folks that squeezed a second monovalent before the bi’s finally got out.
Other path is the initial 2 and then get covid twice a year forever probably.
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It’s not bad - they packed it while I was out during the surgery. A couple days later I had a quick appointment to take it out.
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