Last night, I actually went to bed by 11:00 p.m.! Then, I read in bed until 11:30 p.m. and turned off the light! Not that I fell asleep immediately - it was well past 1:00 a.m. when I fell asleep and I kept waking up every hour or so, and an earthquake at around 4:00 a.m. woke me up, too, but, I slept till 9:00 a.m. My daughter stayed up till after 3:00 a.m., and kept checking on me every time I woke up! Poor thing was so worried about me. But, she slept right through the earthquake!
This morning, I woke up with a sore arm and some aches and pains, but, other than that, I felt fine. I answered some emails from my tax consultant; the taxes were filed electronically, but the file of paper documents I submitted to her are ready for pick up. She offered to mail them, but, I declined; I prefer to collect it in person.
Then, around noon, my daughter broke a tooth! She had been waiting until after the pandemic to go to the dentist, but, I guess the tooth had other ideas. I called my dentist and they were able to see her this afternoon. I went with her - she needs to have her wisdom teeth extracted, but, has to do a CT scan at their other office, first (appointment made for next Monday). Today, they did a deep cleaning. Fortunately, the broken tooth isn't causing any pain.
After we came back, I felt more aches and chills. When my daughter checked my temperature, I was running a slight fever. But, they say that this is a sign of the antibodies doing their thing and medications like Tylenol can interfere with the process, so I was reluctant to take anything. However, when the fever went up to 100.5, I took two Tylenols and slept a bit. The Tylenols brought the fever down and I no longer had the aches and chills. I had some soup for dinner and a tangerine.
Aunt C and friend R called to check on me; R wanted to order some food to be delivered to me, but, I declined. I called S to postpone my piano lesson, however, because I haven't been able to practice much, yesterday and today. I also called neighbor T's daughter because there was an ambulance in front of T's house and I was concerned; but, she said her mother was OK (apparently, the ambulance was for someone in the house next to T's).
I'm glad I had planned to take things easy today! Don't have a lot planned for tomorrow, either!
Today, I am grateful for:
- The side effects weren't any worse than they were
- Tylenol
- The dentist was able to see daughter right away
- Dental insurance
- Phone calls from aunt and friend R
Today's joyful activity was sleeping off the side effects!
How was your Monday? What are your plans for tomorrow?
Glad you got the shot even if you did have a few complications!
ReplyDeleteYes, me, too, Anne; the side effects are worth the benefits!
DeleteWe were told to take Tylenol and drink tons of water and move around...hope you are okay. Prayers
ReplyDeleteYes, I was told to take Tylenol if needed, but, I had read that doing so might reduce the immune response. However, I did take some once the fever went over 100F. I have been trying to drink plenty of water, but, I guess I could have drunk more. I am feeling better, today; thank you for your prayers, Brenda. :)
DeleteVaccination side effects, a broken tooth, and an earthquake. It was a busy day at your house.
ReplyDeleteThat it was, June! Actually, there was more, but, it was something that impacted my daughter and she didn't want me to mention it on a public blog, so I didn't.
DeleteSorry about your daughter's tooth. Glad you are doing ok, doesn't sound too bad. Hope you feel better today.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martha. I'm feeling much better, today. :)
DeleteSo glad you got your vaccine, and was able to get through the side-effects without too much difficulty. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susanne. Yes, some Tylenol and sleep took care of the side effects. The benefits of the vaccine far outweighs the side effects, I think. :)
DeleteI'm sorry to read that you have felt poorly after your second injection and hope that you're over the worse of it now. It's a good idea to continue to take things easy for a couple more days.
ReplyDeleteYou're ahead of us now as the UK have adopted a different approach to the vaccination roll out and we have to wait for longer than the three weeks for our second dose - in my case it will be a gap of 11 weeks as I won't have mine 2nd jab until May 6th. We've been assured that this doesn't affect the efficacy of the vaccine but the delay allows more people to receive their first jab and therefor attain a degree of protection.
I'm glad your daughter was able to get to the dentist so quickly and that the broken tooth isn't causing her any pain.
Take good care, both of you xx
Thank you, Eileen. I woke up feeling much better, today.
DeleteI guess different countries have different rules; a friend of mine in Europe, too, has said that their experts are saying a gap of several weeks will increase the body's immune response. I anticipate that, eventually, this might be a vaccine we'll need to take regularly, just like the annual flu vaccine!
Thank you, yes, I'm glad the broken tooth isn't causing any pain. Not sure what they would have done if she had been in pain!
Hi Bless,
ReplyDeleteI tried to comment on your last post, but it doesn’t seem to have gone through. Sounds like your response to the second shot was similar to mine. I had a temperature, chills, and aches. But, it was all over in 6 hours. Grateful for all of us who are able to get these vaccinations!
I listen to Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Podcast. This past week (Episode 510) included an interview with Sam Fore. She’s a chef who combines her native Sri Lankan food with Southern cooking as she grew up in Kentucky. It was super interesting and made me think of you with all the descriptions you’ve shared of your food. I thought you might enjoy listening to it. You can search for the website and get to the podcast from there.
Hi Chris, I'm sorry, but, I didn't receive your earlier comment. Thank you for trying again. Definitely grateful we are able to get the vaccinations! My side effects are all gone, today.
DeleteThank you for mentioning the Christopher Kimball's podcast. I've watched him when he used to appear on Cook's Country and I've watched Milk Street, too. I've heard of Sam Fore (I was looking for a recipe and her name popped up and I was intrigued enough to do a search; she has some cooking videos on youtube). I just finished listening to the episode that you mentioned, online. :)
Hope all is well with you.
That's nice that your daughter is there, and is so caring. I hope your side effects subside. Glad that you got the taxes done and your daughter's tooth repaired. I'm picking my tax stuff up from y accountant tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephenie. Yes, it is nice to have my daughter home, looking after me. :) She actually has to have the tooth extracted, but, needs to have a CT scan done first, so they didn't do anything to it yet. The scan is scheduled for next Monday.
DeleteWhat a pity you had those side effects. A cousin in England must have had the same vaccine as she said she was quite poorly afterwards. Well, with that and your daughter's broken tooth you have had a less than relaxing time so I hope all will be well soon for both of you.
ReplyDeleteOur amazing weather continues and I did some raking this afternoon and enjoyed it but I knew when to stop, much as I wanted to carry on!
My side effects are all gone, today, Bushlady. I guess the Tylenol and a good night's sleep helped. I'm grateful that the side effects didn't last longer. But, I took it relatively easy, today, too.
DeleteGlad you are enjoying the nice weather; gladder still that you knew when to stop the raking! Smart lady! :)
I hope you're feeling better now. Xx
ReplyDeleteYes, I am, thank you, Jules.
DeleteSo glad that you have the shot and are protected! LM x
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lyssa; glad to have that behind me! :)
DeleteAlso - you have such a calm attitude to earthquakes! I'm in awe that you treat them with such calm! LM x
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, the standard joke is that we in southern California get more excited about rain than about earthquakes! :D
DeleteI'm so glad you are now fully vaccinated, Bless. I need to read on and catch up with how things are with you. I'm hoping the side effects from the shot were short-lived.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I also are now fully vaccinated and beyond the two weeks after mark. Even though we are still taking the usual precautions, it is such a relief.
I even went to Michaels the other day and bought some new yarn :)
Thank you, Debra. I got over the side effects, the next day.
DeleteI'm glad you and your husband are fully vaccinated and you treated yourself to some new yarn! :D I will be over 2 weeks after this Sunday, but, I will wait a little longer, until my daughter has had her 2nd dose (scheduled for next week) before I venture to the shops, etc. I've a list of errands to run, including taking my car in for a much overdue service! And I told one of my cousins that I will go with her to visit her mother's gravesite, since I couldn't attend my aunt's funeral.