My first shot was astra zenica on 25th may 2021. I could feel it burning as the fluid went in then 15 minutes later, while I was driving back to work, my left arm went numb then it turned into pins and needles.  I ended up off work for 13 weeks due to shoulder impingement and pain in my wrist.  I was seen by orthopaedic consultant who suspected carpal tunnel gave me a splint. Later, when I had nerve conduction tests it turned out it wasn’t carpal tunnel and I am still dealing with pain and numbness due to this.

I had my booster on 28th December 2021, which was the one that very badly affected me. Four days after I couldn’t stand up as my legs were numb from the knees down.  My feet had constant pins and needles and my toes and fingers were freezing cold. I couldn’t walk properly dur to horrific pain up my left leg. When I was at work I lost my near sight suddenly – I had gone from 20/20 vision to 1.5 prescription in both eyes.  One wee after that I had an horrendous headache, so my GP sent me to A&E as they were concerned I was having a stroke. I was admitted to hospital as my BP was 219/109 and kept in for 2 weeks.  All my tests were clear, but I was having tremors, speech issues and balance problems.