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Jan. 29th, 2021 01:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsIt was an exciting if a bit of an apprehensive day today because I got my first COVID vaccination.
It's been a possibility for the last week through James' work and me being his carer, but I have to admit, I was tying myself up a bit thinking if I should accept the invite. But then, in an amazing bit of timingdine linked to an article which pretty much said, if you get the chance to have it done early, do so. Plus, James kept telling me they wouldn't have offered if it was an issue, so yeah. Got the Oxford jab this morning.
After that I had just enough time to get a coffee from Costa -- and man, their new hazelnut lattes with added protein powder are fabulous -- before my lymph appointment at the hospice. That was good news too, one pint of fluid gone from one leg and 10mls from the other, which is a bit of a sad number but better than nothing I guess. I'm also getting longer leg wraps as he said I need the tall version so hopefully, the next lot will stay up better.
Now James has gone to take the car for its MOT and I'm waiting for the boiler repair people and congratulating adult us for taking boiler cover out a few months ago as it means no stressing now when the heating is acting up.
I got it done at the Nightingale hospital that's about a ten-minute drive away and was very impressed with the organisation. So many people were there to ensure the whole process was done fast and easy. The Nightingale itself is also impressive, but also very sterile and intimidating inside. Up to now, it's only been used for the vaccinations with no actual patients going there. But it's obvious that everything is ready if it ever needs to be opened fully -- which I hope it never does.
It was people from the army taking details and actually giving the jabs, so after booking in it was a case of following the arrows, stand on yellow spots as you moved around the place, give brief medical details, which pretty much amounted to, are you allergic to anything or do you take certain tablets, have the jab itself, which was painless, then wait for five minutes in the last holding area to ensure you're okay before you can go.
Of course, since then many people have said how ill they've felt the day after, while my lymph nurse told me after his he was ill for two days, feeling the worst he ever had. Which great, thank you. But saying that, even if I knew I was going to be ill I'd still take the vaccination. Not just for me but for everyone around me -- and I really hope all my friends and loved ones get theirs soon too if they haven't already.
And ha, the boiler person is here now already. This having someone fixing stuff without worrying about the potential cost is a good feeling.
It's been a possibility for the last week through James' work and me being his carer, but I have to admit, I was tying myself up a bit thinking if I should accept the invite. But then, in an amazing bit of timing
dine linked to an article which pretty much said, if you get the chance to have it done early, do so. Plus, James kept telling me they wouldn't have offered if it was an issue, so yeah. Got the Oxford jab this morning.After that I had just enough time to get a coffee from Costa -- and man, their new hazelnut lattes with added protein powder are fabulous -- before my lymph appointment at the hospice. That was good news too, one pint of fluid gone from one leg and 10mls from the other, which is a bit of a sad number but better than nothing I guess. I'm also getting longer leg wraps as he said I need the tall version so hopefully, the next lot will stay up better.
Now James has gone to take the car for its MOT and I'm waiting for the boiler repair people and congratulating adult us for taking boiler cover out a few months ago as it means no stressing now when the heating is acting up.
I got it done at the Nightingale hospital that's about a ten-minute drive away and was very impressed with the organisation. So many people were there to ensure the whole process was done fast and easy. The Nightingale itself is also impressive, but also very sterile and intimidating inside. Up to now, it's only been used for the vaccinations with no actual patients going there. But it's obvious that everything is ready if it ever needs to be opened fully -- which I hope it never does.
It was people from the army taking details and actually giving the jabs, so after booking in it was a case of following the arrows, stand on yellow spots as you moved around the place, give brief medical details, which pretty much amounted to, are you allergic to anything or do you take certain tablets, have the jab itself, which was painless, then wait for five minutes in the last holding area to ensure you're okay before you can go.
Of course, since then many people have said how ill they've felt the day after, while my lymph nurse told me after his he was ill for two days, feeling the worst he ever had. Which great, thank you. But saying that, even if I knew I was going to be ill I'd still take the vaccination. Not just for me but for everyone around me -- and I really hope all my friends and loved ones get theirs soon too if they haven't already.
And ha, the boiler person is here now already. This having someone fixing stuff without worrying about the potential cost is a good feeling.
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Date: 2021-01-29 01:40 pm (UTC)That’s good that you’ve got it done🖤 I hope it doesn’t effect you too much
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Date: 2021-01-29 02:12 pm (UTC)Thank you. While I've heard about many people who've felt a bit ill after the jab I also know many others who've had nothing more than a heavy arm. I'm hoping for that.
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Date: 2021-01-29 04:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-29 04:16 pm (UTC)They're rattling through the lists in our area, with both the Nightingale and the Centre of Life in Newcastle being hubs as well as various doctors surgeries and walk-ins. It don't know if other Nightingale's will be used the same way, but it makes sense not to leave them sitting empty.
I also didn't expect that the army would be part of the process when I arrived, but they did a great job.
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Date: 2021-01-29 05:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-30 07:36 am (UTC)And the good coffee was the icing on the cake :D
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Date: 2021-01-29 06:51 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2021-01-29 08:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-30 07:39 am (UTC)I'm glad I went for the vaccine, I think I'd been reading too many social media posts with people angry at others supposedly jumping the queue.
Well, I woke with a minor headache which was easily taken care of with paracetamol so my immune system is doing well it seems.
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Date: 2021-01-30 02:26 am (UTC)I hope you won't have to worry about the boiler at all soon. Yay for no further cost!
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Date: 2021-01-30 07:42 am (UTC)Well, the boiler man says it's fixed, so that's great. The insurance has paid for itself already :)
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Date: 2021-01-31 06:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-02-01 04:31 pm (UTC)Yeah, apart from a sore spot on my arm I had no side effects from the vaccination at all, which is great.
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Date: 2021-02-03 04:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-02-03 11:43 am (UTC)I'm sure the other leg will catch up. I only got the second wrap in December so hopefully, when they both have constant compression they'll both start to lose more fluid.
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Date: 2021-02-03 01:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-02-05 01:22 pm (UTC)I'm pleased I did go for it in the end. Apparently, a lot of carers are getting theirs now, so it doesn't feel like I'm queue-jumping any more.
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