Patagoniagirl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:45 pm
I think the combination of increased supply and the number of never-vaxxers in my county has led to 40+ registrations now. They expect to start registering under 40 beginning in two weeks, so the youngest kid will be able to get his. Oldest got his two through the VA in early FEB and MAR. The last vax clinic I volunteered at did almost 900 in one day before 3 pm, including our Lt. Governor. It has been an absolute joy to volunteer, meeting all these grateful, smart and decent fellow vaxxers. My second jab of Pfizer will be a BD gift this next week.
*Went to visit mom at her facility last weekend. A screening, six feet distancing, masks, outside only. No hugging. The nurse who did the screening said she isnt getting the vaccine...yet she is there feeding residents, caring for them close and for periods of time for personal care. She said her pharmacist told her some things that causes her concern about the vaccine.
The pharmacist gave her info and she either misunderstood it or has anti-vaxxer tendencies.
All health employees should be required to be vaccinated unless they have personal health issues that make them ineligible for vaccination.
"The jungle is no place for a cellist."
From "Take the Money and Run"
"Hey! We left this England place because it was bogus, and if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too!" -- Thomas Jefferson
LM K wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:12 pm I got my first Pfizer today!
I had an immediate reaction, which wasn't surprising. I'm allergic to the entire planet, but got the ok from my doc. 10 minutes after injection, my tongue, roof of my mouth, and throat got tingly. I was a little dizzy and my face is flushed. I read this isn't unusual for people with history of severe allergies.
I'm itchy all over!
I hung out with a very nice EMT for an extra 30 minutes.
I took 3 benadryl when I got home, about an hour ago. I might take some more if I'm still itchy in another 30 minutes.
I'm going to take my partner with me next time, but I'm excited for my next injection!!
LM K wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:36 am
6 benadryl in 11 hours and I'm still itchy!
I feel for you! Itching is one of the symptoms I deal with and it is MADDENING. My doc added another drug to try to deal with it but it never goes completely away. Unrelenting itching is the curse I wish on my mortal enemies.
Patagoniagirl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:45 pm
I think the combination of increased supply and the number of never-vaxxers in my county has led to 40+ registrations now. They expect to start registering under 40 beginning in two weeks, so the youngest kid will be able to get his. Oldest got his two through the VA in early FEB and MAR. The last vax clinic I volunteered at did almost 900 in one day before 3 pm, including our Lt. Governor. It has been an absolute joy to volunteer, meeting all these grateful, smart and decent fellow vaxxers. My second jab of Pfizer will be a BD gift this next week.
*Went to visit mom at her facility last weekend. A screening, six feet distancing, masks, outside only. No hugging. The nurse who did the screening said she isnt getting the vaccine...yet she is there feeding residents, caring for them close and for periods of time for personal care. She said her pharmacist told her some things that causes her concern about the vaccine.
The pharmacist gave her info and she either misunderstood it or has anti-vaxxer tendencies.
All health employees should be required to be vaccinated unless they have personal health issues that make them ineligible for vaccination.
"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears… To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies." -Octavia E. Butler
Drove my missus 40 miles yesterday to get her first Moderna shot - we got her on the “call us list if you are looking for bodies”
Made it in 45 minutes.
Today her shoulder hurts like hell and she went veg at about 24 hours after.
Really tired.
Otherwise May was probably what we expected.
Yay!
LM K wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 4:36 am
6 benadryl in 11 hours and I'm still itchy!
I feel for you! Itching is one of the symptoms I deal with and it is MADDENING. My doc added another drug to try to deal with it but it never goes completely away. Unrelenting itching is the curse I wish on my mortal enemies.
How long did itching last? I'm still popping benadryl like candy.
I'm going to call my doc to make sure it's safe for me to get my next injection. I'm sure it is but I should ask. I'll ask her what else I can do for itching next time.
"The jungle is no place for a cellist."
From "Take the Money and Run"
I found this on the Mayo Clinic website: "An antihistamine pill, such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl), isn't sufficient to treat anaphylaxis. These medications can help relieve allergy symptoms, but work too slowly in a severe reaction."
You might need epinephrine to stop the reaction.
The CDC sez: If you have a non-severe allergic reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine
If you had an immediate allergic reaction after getting a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, you should not get a second shot of that vaccine, even if your allergic reaction was not severe enough to require emergency care. If the reaction was after an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), you should not get a second shot of either of these vaccines. An immediate allergic reaction happens within 4 hours of getting vaccinated and may include symptoms such as hives, swelling, and wheezing (respiratory distress). Your doctor may refer you to a specialist in allergies and immunology to provide more care or advice.
I got one from Sam's Club, but I don't like Sam's Club, so I didn't put it on.
"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears… To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies." -Octavia E. Butler
Seriously, no sitckers at Winn-Dixie ... but an excellent pharmacist (no ouchie at all), and I got a text yesterday confirming my appt for the second jab.
I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday. My arm started aching within an hour. By late evening I couldn't move it at all without bad aching. It still hurts to move my arm, but it's not as painful as it was last night, so it seems to be waning. So far I'm not experiencing any other symptoms. It's been close to 24 hours since the shot at this point.
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RVInit wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:28 am
I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday. My arm started aching within an hour. By late evening I couldn't move it at all without bad aching. It still hurts to move my arm, but it's not as painful as it was last night, so it seems to be waning. So far I'm not experiencing any other symptoms. It's been close to 24 hours since the shot at this point.
Alternating heat and ice seems to have helped a bunch of my friends with the aching.
Krispy Kreme is providing a sweet incentive to encourage more people to roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine: Free doughnuts through the end of 2021.
Starting Monday, consumers who show a valid COVID-19 vaccination card at locations nationwide will get a free Original Glazed doughnut, the Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based chain announced.
The freebie is valid at all 369 Krispy Kreme shops located in 41 states and available “anytime, any day, every day for the rest of the year,” Dave Skena, Krispy Kreme chief marketing officer, told USA TODAY. No purchase is necessary.
"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears… To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies." -Octavia E. Butler
Krispy Kreme is providing a sweet incentive to encourage more people to roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine: Free doughnuts through the end of 2021.
Starting Monday, consumers who show a valid COVID-19 vaccination card at locations nationwide will get a free Original Glazed doughnut, the Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based chain announced.
The freebie is valid at all 369 Krispy Kreme shops located in 41 states and available “anytime, any day, every day for the rest of the year,” Dave Skena, Krispy Kreme chief marketing officer, told USA TODAY. No purchase is necessary.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Slept fine, awoke at usual time (DST-adjusted). Arm sore and growing sorer as I did my morning routine. Hurt to raise, for example. Body aches set in, so I popped a couple of Ibuprofen. Felt crummy all morning, to the point of lying down for half an hour, which I never do.
By noon I felt pretty good. Arm sore but much less so, body aches diminished to their usual dull roar.
I seem to buy into the "reaction is good" thinking, so I'm glad I had a noticable reaction, and, because I am a flawed creature, I only wish it had lasted a while longer. One day seems to me to be the best length of time to feel crummy for maximum immunity. So scientific.
I received the single dose J&J vaccine on March 8th at a mass vaccination clinic here in Grand Junction. Not a long wait at all. Had a bit of redness and soreness but it went away quickly.
Our son-in-law got scheduled for his first dose of Moderna tomorrow in the county seat of a neighboring county where he has to go to anyway to do legal stuff.
Pure luck. He called about scheduling for next week when he will be officially eligible and they said they had extra doses and he could get one.
We may be reaching the point in some counties where there are more doses than people who want them.
“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
Lani wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:28 am
I found this on the Mayo Clinic website: "An antihistamine pill, such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl), isn't sufficient to treat anaphylaxis. These medications can help relieve allergy symptoms, but work too slowly in a severe reaction."
You might need epinephrine to stop the reaction.
The CDC sez: If you have a non-severe allergic reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine
If you had an immediate allergic reaction after getting a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, you should not get a second shot of that vaccine, even if your allergic reaction was not severe enough to require emergency care. If the reaction was after an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), you should not get a second shot of either of these vaccines. An immediate allergic reaction happens within 4 hours of getting vaccinated and may include symptoms such as hives, swelling, and wheezing (respiratory distress). Your doctor may refer you to a specialist in allergies and immunology to provide more care or advice.
Sort-of off-topic, sort of on. My allergist told me that histamines are a symptom of allergic reactions, and you have to treat the cause. So when I ingest food I’m allergic to, my gut generates all these histamines to attack what my body sees as a toxin. An anti-histamine like Benadryl will not stop me from generating histamines - it just quells them after they’ve been generated. I also have to take a histamine blocker like Zantac, which reduces stomach acid and slows the generation process. And, of course, I carry an epi-pen. When I start feeling like I’m having a reaction I take Zantac and Benadryl immediately, and get in the car and head to the ER. I usually know by the time I get there whether I have to go in or not.
This is my biggest fear with this vaccine. The CDC says it doesn’t contain alpha-gal, which is what I’m allergic to. I didn’t react to the first dose of Pfizer. Fingers crossed for the second dose on 4/11.
"Hey! We left this England place because it was bogus, and if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too!" -- Thomas Jefferson
Update- our SIL got a better offer and will get the J&J vaccine in a few minutes in the city immediately to our west.
Volkonski wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:32 pm
Our son-in-law got scheduled for his first dose of Moderna tomorrow in the county seat of a neighboring county where he has to go to anyway to do legal stuff.
Pure luck. He called about scheduling for next week when he will be officially eligible and they said they had extra doses and he could get one.
We may be reaching the point in some counties where there are more doses than people who want them.
“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy.
... but an excellent pharmacist (no ouchie at all), and I got a text yesterday confirming my appt for the second jab.
