I had covid in October, now diagnosed long covid, yet i am still working as keyworker, work for the ambulance service in the control room, so still working, I cannot have the covid jab due to bad reaction to the flu jab and medications and also some unexplained reaction i went to my local vaccination hub to get the covid jab, but they would not give it to me as they said due to my history of allergic reactions and with me having had covid my reaction could be worse i spoke to my doctor before i went and he thinks i would be ok, yet the vaccination centre would not give me the jab and gave me a email address to contact who replied and said they would pass my query onto a medical profession the answer after a few days was to ask gp for allergy test, this has been done in the past so if medical proffesions cannot advise on my reaction I am afraid i am not chancing the vaccine yet, i had a really bad reaction to flu jab, i have been advised that some who have had covid have been really bad after the jab. I am diabetic type 2 and on tablets for that and high blood pressure, which was under pretty good control before i had covid , since having covid it s messed a lot up and my long covid is struggling to sleep, headaches and lost over 50% of my hair, work have actually been quite good and did reduced hours for a short while as i work 12 hours night and day shifts, so where reduced to 8 hours for a while, now back on normal hours.
But i am still working, still fighting long covid, no letters from my gp to sheild, just in the clinically vulnerable group , i am terrified of getting it again but also sick of the pressure to get the covid jab, i cannot have it, i have been and they would not give it to me.
I really dont think enough is done to protect some diabetics my Blood sugars are raised after covid but they are coming down and another blood test in a couple of months, but just so worrying but just got to get on with it and try and fight it as best I can , its a pity diabetics are not on these sheilding lists but guess there are just too many of us. I love my job apart from the pressures but love helping people but such scary times
Janine
But i am still working, still fighting long covid, no letters from my gp to sheild, just in the clinically vulnerable group , i am terrified of getting it again but also sick of the pressure to get the covid jab, i cannot have it, i have been and they would not give it to me.
I really dont think enough is done to protect some diabetics my Blood sugars are raised after covid but they are coming down and another blood test in a couple of months, but just so worrying but just got to get on with it and try and fight it as best I can , its a pity diabetics are not on these sheilding lists but guess there are just too many of us. I love my job apart from the pressures but love helping people but such scary times
Janine
