Covid Vaccine Can Cause Swollen Underarm Lymph Nodes

BCat40

Very good to know--they are suggesting waiting 4 weeks after second shot to have any breast imaging done.

https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20210211/covid-vaccine-reaction-can-mimic-breast-cancer-symptoms

purple32

Yes, MODERNA swelled my leg as I had to get mine in thigh. ( google COVID ARM)

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edj3

The NYT had an article about the swollen lymph nodes after the vaccine--now the recommendation is to wait 6 weeks before any imaging or have it done before you get the vaccine.

ChemicalWorld

I get a swollen collarbone lymph node every time I've gotten the flu shot the past few years, this doesn't surprise me.

ShetlandPony

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2021210436

Agree with edj3. The recommendation from the radiology expert panel is to wait six weeks from the vaccine before having any scan. Obviously this applies to screening and routine surveillance, not where there is a new concern or urgent matter. Also, they say to delay the scan, not the vaccination.

wallycat

I had moderna and got the small baseball under my shot-arm. My second will be in my thigh. I also (yesterday) developed Covid-arm...the rash that can develop. Right now it is small and hopefully will not spread as badly as some say it can. The itching is also decreasing. I got my 1st shot on March 24.