The Mrs. gets her 1st Moderna shot this evening.
She tried an N95 mask last night in preparation was allergic
to the Damn mask! What will happen with the shot???????
We have some cloths masks and regular disposables. She will try one of each.
We are very nervous.
Hoping it goes well for your wife this evening.
Thanks Tom. It’s a damned if you do and damned if you don’t situation. She would rather not get the vaccine, but then
she doesn’t want covid nor does she want to stay in the house the rest of her life.
I´m sorry its stressful and hope a great deal of the stress will be eased some after this evening. I think choosing to get the vaccine is the best choice. I know from my experience of receiving the vaccine, they will likely watch her for 30 minutes and I found the people administering the shot were pretty good about checking to see if the could answer any questions I had.
Yes, I have spoken to a Nurse at the site and informed them about her allergies. They intend to watch her
for 30 minutes.
Our daughter has bad allergies as well and she has now had both doses of Moderna. She got through it, but not without issues. No trips to the hospital, but she was damn sick for nearly a week.
My wife can take being sick and miserable for a week as long as she doesn’t require a trip to the hospital.
She fully expects to get sick.
We just want to make sure there is no anaphylaxis!
Best of luck JPD to you and your wife!
I am keeping Mrs OS in my prayers. And you as well as this is so stressful. Hugs to you both
It is more stressful than you can possibly imagine,
Vicki, please check out movie post at end of last blog. I think you would like. 🙂
I’ll look at the last blog. Thank you.
And I can half imagine. I was diagnosed with sensory Guillain-Barre Syndrome in 2019 after months of tests. It was just starting to come under control in early 2020. I know GB was what the 1976 Swine Flu vaccine caused. I’ve never been nervous about any medical procedure or vaccine in my life. I was a basket case before both vaccines….the first a bit more than the second.
I figure I can multiply what I felt by at least three times to know what Mrs OS is feeling. I’m half in tears as I type.
I will echo what others have said. The personnel at the facilities are wonderful. I had explained this and they had me wait a bit longer than the 15 minutes and were amazingly reassuring.
And I know not one word of that will make Mrs OS feel any better. But please know she has friends here who have her and you in their thoughts and their hearts. You are an amazing husband.
Thank you and so sorry about the diagnosis. Hope you are managing.
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis Vicki. I was anxious as well getting the first dose of the vaccine given my challenges with Lyme and resultant peripheral/small fiber neuropathy. However as you know the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks and feel lucky to live in a country where we have this option so quickly.
Gosh, Scott, I am so sorry to hear you had Lyme. Such a nasty disease. And the resulting neuropathy.
Best of luck to JPD’s wife!
Vicki, thank you for all the links and your descriptive posts. I’m sorry to hear about your GB syndrome diagnosis.
Thanks, Joshua. I only have twinges now and then so have out it in my past. Oddly…..I just realized I’ve had less since the vaccine. Go figure
🙂
There’s some good news to report. South America is now following North America and Europe and is seeing a decline in new daily cases. It’s not a steep decline, but clearly we’re on a downward path on all three both continents. There are some exceptions to the rule, which means caution is the operative word. Seasonality should play a big role in North America and Europe in the coming months. It did last year. It should this. Independent of vaccines. Hopefully we can suppress the virus to a minimal case count – say <5,000 new cases a day in the U.S. Together with vaccinations this should prevent another wave from reemerging next fall and winter. Let's be hopeful. I'm trying to be.
Good luck this evening JPD regarding your wife. Even better that they will observe her for 30 minutes.
After getting the Pfizer #2 shot last week, I only experienced a bit of stiffness in my arm but has since subsided. However, suddenly I have been now experiencing some itching throughout some parts of my body with rashes. I rubbed Vaseline petroleum jelly on them overnight and it subsided the next day.
I hope it goes away with time like the arm stiffness. Of course I don’t know for certain the itching is even related to the 2nd shot. It could just as easily be from something else. All I can do is monitor but itching is comparatively nothing compared to others experiences here on this side of the blog.
Thank you.
If your dr says you can use it, Benadryl cream is good for random itching. Good luck with that
In the U.S. the numbers of healthcare workers, public transit employees, and police officers who have died of Covid-19 is staggering.
So very sad. A good portion have not been vaccinated. I will always respect a persons choice. Ans they were at the start. I guarantee I would not have had a vaccine at the start.
JPD We have all been sending positive thoughts tonight for a smooth vaccine for Mrs OD
Mrs OS. Fat fingers
Did a deeper dive into U.S. numbers, after only skimming them in recent days. Certainly some improvement nationwide, which is good. But there appears to be an upswing in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in Oregon, Washington (state), Wyoming, and Alabama, and a long plateau (not going up or down) in at least 15 other states. I wish the downward trend would occur across the board. It appears that this is not the case. Today’s death count is nearing 1,000 (the total for the pandemic is closing in on 600,000). Today’s daily toll is simply too many, especially when cases are still as high as ~58,000, and those in serious or critical condition around 9,850. I’m hopeful seasonality will do a number on the virus, as well as the continued vaccinations. I’m impatient though. I want there to be the kind of improvement the UK is seeing. We’re clearly not there yet.
Thank you, Joshua. Discouraging. I don’t recall if the UK kept restrictions in place in order to bring numbers down or did they loosen restrictions and rely on vaccines? I’m hoping for the latter
C-19 for 4-29 is ready.
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TK as always…thank you for this section of you blog.
This link is more of what Joshua has been telling us. Just horrific
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-idUSKBN2CF0CJ
Joshua, do you know if we have sent vaccines?
The Mrs. gets her 1st Moderna shot this evening.
She tried an N95 mask last night in preparation was allergic
to the Damn mask! What will happen with the shot???????
We have some cloths masks and regular disposables. She will try one of each.
We are very nervous.
Hoping it goes well for your wife this evening.
Thanks Tom. It’s a damned if you do and damned if you don’t situation. She would rather not get the vaccine, but then
she doesn’t want covid nor does she want to stay in the house the rest of her life.
I´m sorry its stressful and hope a great deal of the stress will be eased some after this evening. I think choosing to get the vaccine is the best choice. I know from my experience of receiving the vaccine, they will likely watch her for 30 minutes and I found the people administering the shot were pretty good about checking to see if the could answer any questions I had.
Yes, I have spoken to a Nurse at the site and informed them about her allergies. They intend to watch her
for 30 minutes.
Our daughter has bad allergies as well and she has now had both doses of Moderna. She got through it, but not without issues. No trips to the hospital, but she was damn sick for nearly a week.
My wife can take being sick and miserable for a week as long as she doesn’t require a trip to the hospital.
She fully expects to get sick.
We just want to make sure there is no anaphylaxis!
Best of luck JPD to you and your wife!
I am keeping Mrs OS in my prayers. And you as well as this is so stressful. Hugs to you both
It is more stressful than you can possibly imagine,
Vicki, please check out movie post at end of last blog. I think you would like. 🙂
I’ll look at the last blog. Thank you.
And I can half imagine. I was diagnosed with sensory Guillain-Barre Syndrome in 2019 after months of tests. It was just starting to come under control in early 2020. I know GB was what the 1976 Swine Flu vaccine caused. I’ve never been nervous about any medical procedure or vaccine in my life. I was a basket case before both vaccines….the first a bit more than the second.
I figure I can multiply what I felt by at least three times to know what Mrs OS is feeling. I’m half in tears as I type.
I will echo what others have said. The personnel at the facilities are wonderful. I had explained this and they had me wait a bit longer than the 15 minutes and were amazingly reassuring.
And I know not one word of that will make Mrs OS feel any better. But please know she has friends here who have her and you in their thoughts and their hearts. You are an amazing husband.
Thank you and so sorry about the diagnosis. Hope you are managing.
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis Vicki. I was anxious as well getting the first dose of the vaccine given my challenges with Lyme and resultant peripheral/small fiber neuropathy. However as you know the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks and feel lucky to live in a country where we have this option so quickly.
Gosh, Scott, I am so sorry to hear you had Lyme. Such a nasty disease. And the resulting neuropathy.
Best of luck to JPD’s wife!
Vicki, thank you for all the links and your descriptive posts. I’m sorry to hear about your GB syndrome diagnosis.
Thanks, Joshua. I only have twinges now and then so have out it in my past. Oddly…..I just realized I’ve had less since the vaccine. Go figure
🙂
There’s some good news to report. South America is now following North America and Europe and is seeing a decline in new daily cases. It’s not a steep decline, but clearly we’re on a downward path on all three both continents. There are some exceptions to the rule, which means caution is the operative word. Seasonality should play a big role in North America and Europe in the coming months. It did last year. It should this. Independent of vaccines. Hopefully we can suppress the virus to a minimal case count – say <5,000 new cases a day in the U.S. Together with vaccinations this should prevent another wave from reemerging next fall and winter. Let's be hopeful. I'm trying to be.
Good luck this evening JPD regarding your wife. Even better that they will observe her for 30 minutes.
After getting the Pfizer #2 shot last week, I only experienced a bit of stiffness in my arm but has since subsided. However, suddenly I have been now experiencing some itching throughout some parts of my body with rashes. I rubbed Vaseline petroleum jelly on them overnight and it subsided the next day.
I hope it goes away with time like the arm stiffness. Of course I don’t know for certain the itching is even related to the 2nd shot. It could just as easily be from something else. All I can do is monitor but itching is comparatively nothing compared to others experiences here on this side of the blog.
Thank you.
If your dr says you can use it, Benadryl cream is good for random itching. Good luck with that
New Bedford police sergeant dies of Covid-19: https://www.boston.com/news/coronavirus/2021/04/28/new-bedford-police-sergeant-michaek-cassidy-dies-covid-19
In the U.S. the numbers of healthcare workers, public transit employees, and police officers who have died of Covid-19 is staggering.
So very sad. A good portion have not been vaccinated. I will always respect a persons choice. Ans they were at the start. I guarantee I would not have had a vaccine at the start.
JPD We have all been sending positive thoughts tonight for a smooth vaccine for Mrs OD
Mrs OS. Fat fingers
Did a deeper dive into U.S. numbers, after only skimming them in recent days. Certainly some improvement nationwide, which is good. But there appears to be an upswing in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in Oregon, Washington (state), Wyoming, and Alabama, and a long plateau (not going up or down) in at least 15 other states. I wish the downward trend would occur across the board. It appears that this is not the case. Today’s death count is nearing 1,000 (the total for the pandemic is closing in on 600,000). Today’s daily toll is simply too many, especially when cases are still as high as ~58,000, and those in serious or critical condition around 9,850. I’m hopeful seasonality will do a number on the virus, as well as the continued vaccinations. I’m impatient though. I want there to be the kind of improvement the UK is seeing. We’re clearly not there yet.
Thank you, Joshua. Discouraging. I don’t recall if the UK kept restrictions in place in order to bring numbers down or did they loosen restrictions and rely on vaccines? I’m hoping for the latter
C-19 for 4-29 is ready.