Pfizer Covid Vaccine: Shot 2

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Today at 1:30pm EST I received my 2nd Covid Vaccine. Since I had read that the second shot could bring more side effects than the first, I took 2 Tylenol about 30 minutes before my report time. They had run out of the retractable needles, so I felt this one a bit more (the person hit a blood vessel as well, that didn’t help.) As for the vaccine itself, I did feel it more flooding my arm, and it immediately began to ache. If it was because it was injected rather quickly or if my immune system urgently responded, I couldn’t tell you. 15 minutes after the shot we were allowed to leave. The ride home I felt a bit achy, and began to feel a malaise, but it may have been because I was squished behind the driver’s seat in a van with a heat vent right over my head.   Upon arriving home, I’ve managed to separate the laundry and am attempting to do as much as I can before the start of the work week. My arm aches enough that I think I’ll take more Tylenol (or ibuprofen, I need to check if I can take that instead) after another hour or so. I’m rather tired, but I will try to do  the “cleaning before the maid arrives” as she comes in tomorrow morning. If she had room in her schedule, I would be calling her off and rescheduling, as tomorrow is going to be the roughest if I have worsening side effects. Alas...

I planned a simple dinner of defrosting a veggie beef soup I made a few weeks ago, and serve it with an easy cornbread. I’m glad I did. 

Oh well, an Agatha Christie documentary is on PBS, so I’m going to curl up on the couch with my crochet and Ginger Ale and watch it. I’m told working your arm the day of the injection may help with the soreness.  We’ll see how that goes.