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I had the Astra Zeneca 1st vaccination yesterday afternoon. I had a sore arm and felt a little tired by the evening. Then I woke at 3am with a terrible headache, aching everywhere, especially my lower back and hips, and my arm was very painful. I’ve felt drained and flu like all day, and it’s only now in the late evening that I’m feeling the symptoms easin...

Hi Alex, when I joined Ceoliac U.K., I got a phone appointment with a dietitian the next day which was really helpful, and worth the subscription fee alone. The printed materials and gluten-free resources were really helpful too. If you’re not a member already, I’d suggest joining up. I hope you get on with it all ok!

Thanks for asking! I'm feeling much more optimistic than I did a few months ago! 🙂

Hi Scott, funnily enough I had my endoscopy last Friday which was much quicker than I anticipated. The initial poster prompted me to speak to my GP in October and also to join Ceoliac UK and make an appointment to speak to a dietitian as we were just on the brink of going into Lockdown 2 (were I had heard to Gastro Unit would be closed for non-emergencies...

Thank you for sharing this, I’m in exactly the same predicament as you. When I spoke to the appointments office at the gastro department at my local hospital, they stated there was at least a 3 month backlog on appointments as non urgent procedures had been suspended due to C-19 and they are now catching up. Your post, and subsequent helpful comments f...