I'm so glad I found this post. I had my second moderna vaccine earlier with also 2 failed blood tests in the same arm a few hours later, tonight now I have found a sore lump above my collarbone which I can move, when I first felt it, the blood in my body rushed to my toes as my mum is awaiting a mastectomy in 3 weeks after having a lumpectomy and lymph node removal in April, so you can all imagine the thoughts that zoomed through my head. The lump is on my left side same side as my vaccine, so glad it's not just me who's had these symptoms, seems to be a swollen gland issue from the jab I've read a lot of articles uk and us about swollen lymph nodes being a. Problem, I've been put at ease for tonight now. Going to keep en eye on it, but glad that it's more than likely a vaccine side effect x

Hey everyone, reply to my above post, I phoned gp when I woke up this morning as the lump had gotten bigger overnight, before I even said anything he said its 99% likely swollen lymph nodes due to the vaccine, he said to keep an eye, take regular pain killers and to Come back in a week if it hasn't gone, or go back sooner if I'm vomiting with a temp, feel more at ease now 

Hi everyone,

Being a cancer patient I was  worried when I found a pea sized lump on my breast bone, the day after my second AZ jab. I had read the reports about a possible relationship to the jab but I was anxious in case it was the melanoma that had returned again. My consultant saw me 3 weeks later & was unsure about it so he did a fine needle aspiration and sent it off to histology. The results took 3 weeks and in that time the lump has been slowly decreasing in size.

The results were - inconclusive - so it isn't cancer but he's pretty sure it's vaccine related. If the lump hasn't completely disappeared in another 3 months he is going to remove it but it will leave an unsightly scar above my cleavage because it's on the breast bone. So I'm hoping it disappears on it's own.

So take heart everyone - get them checked out but in almost all cases it will be vaccine related. It also means that your immune system is strong & doing it's job properly - trying to eliminate the invader in your body!

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient) 

Just an update from me as I was one of original posters. Hopefully some reassurance for everyone...

1. First Moderna jab in may & lump on neck 1 inch above collarbone. 1cm & movable & painless.

2. Went to GP after 4 weeks. Bloods normal & referred for ultrasound, also normal.

3. After about 11 weeks it was almost gone.

4. 2nd jab yesterday & I'm rough as hell....and guess what...same node up to size of an olive.

So definitely the vaccine. I was beside myself with worry first time but not this time as this is clearly a vaccine effect.

So wierd that reappearance reassures but it is clearly the jab. Was non-existent on Thu, had jab Fri & larger than it was in first place on Sat.

Did you have your second jab on the same side? I went for my second AZ last weekend and explained to the doctor administering it about my lymph node. He recommended getting it on the opposite side to original jab (and node) which I did.

I was really rough with first jab and I have had hardly any side effects with the second, just a sore arm. Lymph node hasnt gotten any bigger either. 

Will see how it goes.

I asked for the othet arm but nurse advised same as is my left (I am right handed). Gland is sore this time (wasn't at all last time) but seems to not be getting any larger.

It took about 10 weeks after first jab to drop to a size where I had to fish about a bit to feel it, so it does take time. This second dose might even take longer. But it's exactly the same node so seems clear that's where the immune action is...

Weird how we got different advice re: arms. The doc giving the jabs acknowledged it was a vaccine reaction and said giving it in opposite arm would hopefully no aggravate it.

He seems to be right so far and your experience confirms doing it in the same arm does aggravate it.

I am coming up for 11 weeks this week so hopefully it will just keep going down, it's pretty tiny now.

Good luck with yours!

Yep it flew up within hours & is quite sore. But I'll take that over the anxiety of first time....!

Hi,

I have been following this post for a while. Here is my experience. I received my 1st moderna jab at the start of June and one day about 2 weeks later, I rubbed my collarbone (which I don't tend to do) and I found a lump on the same side as I had the vaccine. This is the size of a small grape, easily moveable and non painful.

Panic set in straight away and decided to research and came across this page as well as vaccine side effect groups on social media. All with the same experience due to the vaccine. I feel like if it is a lymph node that it has decreased in size slightly but that may be just wishful thinking.

This morning I wanted to feel the other side of my neck and I felt what seems to be a lymph node but just what I would class as a normal size and not enlarged. Obviously this has worried me again and hopefully it's a side effect of the vaccine or because I recently caught coronavirus after my 1st jab and I have heard infections can cause swollen lymph nodes. It could even be just some visceral fat I am unsure. 

Doctors won't do face to face appointments so I have to explain over the phone. Hopefully I get some answers too as it's causing me to much anxiety and stress. 

Tom