I'm nursing student who also works in the ICU and I recently tested positive for Covid approximately one month after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. I finished quarantine, medically cleared already, and still recovering. Symptoms were severe back pain, brain fog, sinus pressure, and an ear infection which is still causing me equilibrium and balance issues. It feels like I'm constantly walking on a boat. Currently seeing a specialist and taking corticosteroids.
Theorizing that I either caught one of the new mutations or that I just happened to be in the razor-thin percentage of vaccinated people that still got sick. This is not at all to discredit vaccination because in all likelihood my infection would have been more severe had I not been vaccinated. If anything this speaks more volumes on the importance of getting you and your family vaccinated as soon as you can and still practicing social distancing. My significant other who I live with also received the vaccine and never contracted covid from me despite being exposed constantly before I found out my results.
I'm not going to lie, I'm terrified of getting this a third time. It probably can't be good for the brain and vessels long-term. I've had massive anxiety over this and just worried that my balance may never fully the same again. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Theorizing that I either caught one of the new mutations or that I just happened to be in the razor-thin percentage of vaccinated people that still got sick. This is not at all to discredit vaccination because in all likelihood my infection would have been more severe had I not been vaccinated. If anything this speaks more volumes on the importance of getting you and your family vaccinated as soon as you can and still practicing social distancing. My significant other who I live with also received the vaccine and never contracted covid from me despite being exposed constantly before I found out my results.
I'm not going to lie, I'm terrified of getting this a third time. It probably can't be good for the brain and vessels long-term. I've had massive anxiety over this and just worried that my balance may never fully the same again. Has anyone had a similar experience?