Agreed. Better a bit of discomfort than a hospital visit. Maybe I'll be lucky and have no reaction this time round.
But then again when have I ever been lucky?
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But then again when have I ever been lucky?
I’ve heard that the second one isn’t as bad as the first as “it’s” in your system already. Hopefully you won’t be as bad (fingers crossed). I was lucky as I didn’t have any reaction apart from a sore arm. I had the Astra Zeneca one.
Good luck. Best to have it regardless of any temporary reaction I think.
Agreed. Just could do without the symptoms as I’m so busy with work and Mrs AFB has a busy weekend of gardening lined up for me.
Well, wish it did but it got resched to June 1st. We got him there and went through to pre-op and everything - turns out the lens did not make it in yesterday’s shipment (was supposed to arrive before the surgery) as the tracking was changed and fedex did not notify them. The doctor had to call fedex to find out and the lens was still sitting at the hub.
Long story short, we had to go home and come back on June 1st. On the bright side, he is the first case of the day that day so we’ll be in and out pretty quickly. I called today to make sure that the lens is going to be here before the surgery for sure this time, and they told me that the lens ended up getting damaged via shipping so even if it did arrive on time yesterday - surgery would’ve had to be postponed anyway. They are sending the damaged one back and getting a new one overnighted. The secretary told me the hospital was not happy at all.
It sucks, but I guess either way we wouldn’t have had surgery yesterday anyway. :|
I had my first AstraZeneca shot last week.
Very minor symptoms. A touch of dizziness one night when I got up for my pre-dawn bathroom visit, and a feeling of fatigue the next day (sat down in my armchair at 2:30 pm, woke up 2 hours later).
But then, due to where I grew up, I have had more different vaccinations than many --
Also, there is some suggestion that BCG gives some protection against SARS/COVID. Australia was doing a trial last year to see if giving front-line workers reduced their chances of getting COVID, or reducing the symptoms. I don't know why they were starting from scratch, since there is at least 100,000 people in Aus. who have had BCG. Basically all mature adults who grew up in the Pacific and Russia have had BCG. Just checking that population to see if they had a lower rate of COVID would have been interesting.
Very minor symptoms. A touch of dizziness one night when I got up for my pre-dawn bathroom visit, and a feeling of fatigue the next day (sat down in my armchair at 2:30 pm, woke up 2 hours later).
But then, due to where I grew up, I have had more different vaccinations than many --
- BCG (for TB/Leprosy) twice
- Smallpox
- Polio - Salk and Sabin
- Cholera
- Triple Antigen (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough)
- Tetanus booster multiple times
Also, there is some suggestion that BCG gives some protection against SARS/COVID. Australia was doing a trial last year to see if giving front-line workers reduced their chances of getting COVID, or reducing the symptoms. I don't know why they were starting from scratch, since there is at least 100,000 people in Aus. who have had BCG. Basically all mature adults who grew up in the Pacific and Russia have had BCG. Just checking that population to see if they had a lower rate of COVID would have been interesting.
Good luck with all of your vaccinations I'm glad I've done mine. I just hope and pray we can get these out to the many countries still with poor access, India and Brazil among others.
I've travelled so much (for professional reasons) to odd places, that I, too, am unusually well vaccinated, a comment my GP made to me around a decade ago.
If memory serves, I've had the Hepatits A & B vaccines; cholera; yellow fever; smallpox; tetanus (a horrid one), the only vaccine that I have ever had an adverse reaction to and a number of others.
We got a dog a little over 2 months ago and in the beginning I was like "omg it is so cute, he got attached to me so fast! he follows me everywhere I go!" but now that things are finally starting to open up again, it has unfortunately hit me like a train and now I have to deal with a dog that barks his whole soul out as soon as I just go near the apartment door. I am really worried how that is gonna work out soon, it seems to be a long process to work on their separation anxiety and I do not want my neighbours to get pissed off either.
Sat in the car for my allotted 10 minutes in case I react to my jab. Might make it 5. Actually think I’m off now!
But at least I have had both jabs. Now back to work.
But at least I have had both jabs. Now back to work.
I have read that the second dose is more likely to give you issues but who knows. I will know in July when I get my second Pfizer. Good luck to all.
Best of luck and hope that there are no ill effects overight.
You must be relieved to have had both jabs.
Definitely. Better safe than sorry.
I do feel a bit guilty having had both, whilst people I know haven’t had one yet. It’s not like I asked for them. Doctors texted. I responded.
No need whatsoever for guilt.
However, I emailed Decent Brother today to ask whether he had heard anything re a possible appointment; given that Other Brother, my sister-in-law and myself have all received the first dose of the vaccine, I had hoped that he might have heard that he had been given an appointment.
They are supposed to be moving on to 34-35 year olds this week. But it is a postcode lottery. Hope he gets a slot soon. Of course they had a lot of capacity where I went today. The two ladies were right at the end of the corridor and they said that people kept going into all the other rooms.
“Flying” through the vaccinations where I am. My 26 year old son had his first jab today.
While stopped on my bicycle at an intersection, I made eye contact with a someone in the passenger mirror ahead. He grabbed something from the back seat, threw it at me, and yelled as the light turned green.
For ****'s sake…
For ****'s sake…
Some people just hate cyclists even if they behave and follow the rules (which many don't).
I always get a little uneasy driving behind a cyclist but I would NEVER throw something at him or her! In my area some of the roads have a separate cycling lane, but most don't. The way many people drive around this area I'd feel as though I were taking my life in my hands to be on a bicycle on some of these roads!
Whew So glad you're okay.
Happy Friday everyone.
Well...all caps alert:
I GOT THE JOB! 👏
I start this Monday and am trying to get all of the paperwork and such in before close of business day today.
Until this morning, all I received was an email from the IT department telling me my log in information yesterday. No tracking number for the company laptop I was issued, nothing.
So when I heard from an HR person today confirming Monday's start, I said I haven't received my work laptop yet and she sends the tracking number (It was due today, though HR person told me tomorrow).
In the midst of all of this, I ordered an M1 iPad Pro for pick up at my local Best Buy this morning (because I did not want to interrupt work setting up a new iPad next week), and arrived home with about 30 minutes to spare before Fed Ex showed up with the work laptop.
And the company wants a bio...
I have a great feeling about this company and am looking forward to starting on Monday.
Oh, I now really like the Red/Pink iMac, and think that would be my color of choice over the Green. Just waiting to see what Apple do with the larger iMac.
Happy Friday everyone. Thanks for the eternal encouragement, support, laughs and hugs. 🤗
Fantastic news! I hope the job works out well for you. Enjoy your Friday, new iPad and weekend.
Congratulations, Kazmac!!!! Wow, this is wonderful news! I am very pleased for you! Things are looking up after a rough patch, eh?