Between September and December, I got the shingles vax and its followup, the flu, pneumonia, and COVID vaccines. In mid December I came down with a minor cough, a low fever that lasted less than 24 hours. I thought I was fine, but the cough developed into an annoyance. A trip to the doc, flu test and COVID test were both negative. The cough continued to develop--it never got to my lungs, but my bronchial congestion kept me busy and worn out until mid April. I couldn't breathe without wheezing and I was MISERABLE; I broke two ribs from the violent hacking cough. The doc said afterwards she suspected RSV, though I was never tested for it. She was worried about pneumonia and ordered the chest X-ray which revealed the broken ribs.
From now on, I will ALWAYS get an RSV vaccine. I was so worn out from coughing, it took me months to recover my energy--it was as bad, maybe worse than when I had chemo. If I hadn't had so many vaccines in such a short period of time, I might have remembered to get the RSV shot. I guarantee, I won't forget it this year. I think I'll get that first and hold out for the better COVID vax that is being developed.
= new reply since forum marked as read