Daily Check-in

[starwatcher]

 
This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, September 3, to midnight on Wednesday, September 4. (8pm Eastern Time).

Poll #31846 Daily Check-in

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 28

How are you doing?

I am OK.
18 (66.7%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now.
9 (33.3%)

I could use some help.
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single.
11 (39.3%)

One other person.
13 (46.4%)

More than one other person.
4 (14.3%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
 

Comments

[ride_4ever]

Going for a COVID shot and a flu shot tomorrow. Hope I don't feel as knocked out afterwards as I did last time.

[starwatcher]

Good luck!

[ride_4ever]

Thank you kindly!

Good luck!

[kathmandu]

Good for you for getting vaccinated, and here's hoping you have an easy time with it.

If you are capable of taking antihistamines, that often helps: the histamine response is usually what makes people feel bad, and it's not necessary in order to educate your immune system.
The response we want is the vaccine's effect on T cells, B cells, etc., and that will proceed fine even if you take antihistamines.

What I usually see recommended is
* 50mg diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 15 minutes before vaccination OR
* a dose of Claritin/Allegra/Zyrtec 2-3 hours before vaccination.

A few hours after vaccination still works, just not quite as smoothly.

Re: Good luck!

[ride_4ever]

Thank you kindly (and I did not know that about the histamine response).

Re: Good luck!

[starwatcher]

Thanks for the information. I'll go for my shots in a couple of weeks, and will give it a try. So far I haven't had a *major* reaction, but I feel icky enough the following day that I spend the whole day on the couch. Maybe I can avoid that...

May I post this in my personal DW to share with friends?

Re: Good luck!

[kathmandu]

Certainly! Go right ahead.

Re: Good luck!

[starwatcher]

Thank you. Tomorrow -- midnight here, and I'm hitting the bed.

[fred_mouse]

For entirely predictable (and unavoidable reasons) I'm in the absolutely screaming levels of pain, and have to be a functional adult tomorrow. And, because weather, we are going to have to stay an extra night where we are, which means not a night at home in my own bed before the next scheduled adventure, and ow.

Once I've slept, things will be better, but there is no point attempting sleep for a bit more, because have to have the muscles stop cramping up first.

[starwatcher]

*offers sympathy and very gentle hugs*