Of sorts.
Few days ago I got my notification that I'm due for my first jab. Immediately clicked the link for confirmation. Heard a lot of negative news surrounding the vaccination, people telling me that they had severe side effects and etc. I beg your pardon, but a little side effects like nausea, fever, vomiting, migraine, fatigue, numbness are still considered okay. What is not okay is if the side effect is too much. Side effects are alright because it means the vaccine is working. (Four legged furry friends' vaccines included)
26th April 2021 (Around noon)
Went to line up early despite fatigue after four days of night shift due to whacky calls. Forgot to put a book into my bag so had to rely on mobile to keep me entertained. Queue was really long and slow, but it's okay due to large crowd that came early and some glitch in the system. My turn came without a hitch. While waiting for turn, people around me kept saying things like how they were scared of the side effects because they heard from others that some people were sent to the ER due to side effects. I did my best to block out all the negativity because out of all the bad news I have witnessed, so far only one person that I know of has an allergic reaction, unfortunate, but they are alright after a jab of anti-histamine, so not to worry.
Everyone told me it is not painful, and they are right. You only feel a tiny bit of pain when the needle enter your skin. You barely feel the medicine going in, but immediately after they took out the needle, I feel numbness around the injection site. It's fine, I was under observation for 15 minutes. Once done, I took a photo as a remembrance, I'm not going to put it up here, it's really ugly, and I'm not used to camera. The only time my friends managed to take photos of me are candid of shots, because getting me to pose takes forever, and I'm not photogenic, and I have another appointment date.
So far, overall, the experience is alright, don't believe what others say. As of today it's my second day post vaccination and I don't feel anything, except around 4 am when I turned during my sleep I jumped in pain because I accidently squished my injected arm. Again, it's normal to feel some numbness and a little bit of pain at the injection site. I encourage you to check you app daily, and just take the jab, for crying out loud.
To show you that I'm perfectly fine, I did two drawings while listening to rock songs, my first attempt at using waterbrush pens which I never had the chance to use till now. (I just draw as a hobby)
Flower art inspired by @owley_artistry
There's that, nothing to be afraid of, although of course I'll be monitoring myself closely. Stay safe and drink plenty of water.
*Today's case: 2,733 (AHHH)
