Had vaccinations for travel- What's up with me?
Had vaccinations for travel- What's up with me?
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Fastchas

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2,836 posts

150 months

Thursday 5th December 2019
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I am 50 in January and my partner has surprised me with a trip abroad. I don't know where yet but I have an inkling it's Thailand.
I was taken to the docs Monday morning and had 2 vaccinations, a Hep A and another which I can't remember , maybe Typhoid?
I also suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis which is managed very well with biological drugs - so well I rarely need painkillers.

Since Tuesday/Wednesday my joints have ached.
I played badminton last night which is my weekly activity. Straight away during warm-up my wrist was painful and in a RA way, not a sprained way IYKWIM. This weakened my game and any overhead smashes.
I was also quite tired in my games, not bothering to reach shots. Normally (and I'm not bragging) I rarely lose a match between my two mates & me but last night I lost 5 games to 1. I just was not firing on all cylinders it seems, and I was happy for the session to end where normally I'm eager to play on.

Is this directly attributable to the vaccinations?

bigandclever

14,355 posts

267 months

Thursday 5th December 2019
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Fastchas said:
Is this directly attributable to the vaccinations?
Probably. I'm terribly old-fashioned and like to know what I'm being jabbed with smile

grumbledoak

32,571 posts

262 months

Thursday 5th December 2019
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Almost certainly. You've just intentionally provoked your immune system.