Just posting to say I might be MIA for a day or two. Finally got the second shingles shot, just inside the maximum interval, and,
if the first one is anything to go by, I can expect a couple of days of sleeping with intervals of napping, and an arm I can't raise. So I'm all set.
I baked a loaf of walnut cornbread in readiness!
Here’s hoping the second goes down easier than the first!
ReplyDeleteWell, a bit. But managing the first helped. Supplies of cornbread did, too.
Deletebright sun! hope you fare better than the first time around.
ReplyDeleteIt's done! So that's good.
DeleteAh the shingle shots. I do recall having a very sore arm but the pain is worth it. My mum got shingles in her 80's. It was awful and so painful for her.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got the first one a friend who currently had it assured me that whatever I felt was worth it compared to how she felt. Kicking herself for not getting the shot.
DeleteLovely photos
ReplyDeleteThe bright sun is wonderful!
I love the light in June. And the flowers not yet tired from heat.
DeleteHoping the second shingles shot is easier on you than the first - but glad you're prepared! And glad you're doing this. Shingles proper is no fun whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteYour garden flowers are lovely. Full-on summer!
Cheers,
Chris from Boise
Thank you, it was a bit taxing but this time I was ready, so that was good. Anyway it's done!!
DeleteShingles shots - must be all the rage right now. I had a phone consult/visit with our doctor this afternoon and she's being rather insistent that I need that shingles shot AND the one for pneumonia. Not looking forward to either one - OR the hit to the bank account in order to get them. Hope you have an easier time with the second shot.
ReplyDeleteThe pneumonia is also really important. And not very taxing. How come it will cost you? My pneumonia and flu shots are completely covered (Medicare) and the shingles has a manageable copay, from my gap insurance. All my doctor visits, labwork, testing, all that etc, too are Medicare covered.
DeleteAnd it's a series of two shots, with 2-6 months between first and second. But I'm told that however it feels it's better than getting the illness. I kept telling myself this the last couple of days.
Second thought: don't let them give you the pneumonia one at the same time. You don't want both arms out of commission. Years ago the nurse assured me it was fine to do the flu and pneu together, one in each arm. Noooooo.
DeleteA bad case of shingles causes unimaginable pain, and especially in us older folks the neuralgia (nerve pain) can linger for years. The discomfort of the vaccine is nothing compared to the real thing. I am a first-person witness. I agree with Liz - don't do the pneumonia vax at the same time.
DeleteCheers,
Chris from Boise
Hope the second shot was easier. I'm jealous of your lavender.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit easier. I'm glad I completed the series. The pharmacist was too! He gave a little whoop, and said DONE! I wonder if some people get the first shot and decide they're not going through that again!
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