Got my second Covid shot

Count Trashula

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and boy did it knock me on my ass... Felt fine the day of, then when I tried to go to bed, it started. Chills so bad I couldn't stop shivering long enough to put a sweater on, followed by fever, nausea, and a severe headache that has endured all day long. Been taking Tylenol and that's helped a good bit, but now I've maxed out the doses and can't take any more today, so I really hope these issues calm down and continue to improve over the course of the day. I feel better than I was, even managed to eat something and can kinda sorta walk around now... but woof. I heard the second shot was supposed to be worse than the first one, but I was not prepared for this.

As a side note, I felt so crappy that I gave the cats all their food for the day at once. I didn't know if I was gonna be able to make it down the stairs again for their usual feeding times, so I let them graze today... and guess whose bowls are already completely empty only halfway through the day?

Totalanimefan

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@Count Trashula: It knocked me on my ass too. Good news is that tomorrow you will feel better and the next day after that back to normal

Count Trashula

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@Totalanimefan: I sure hope so. Thought I was doing better, but when the tylenol wore off it all came back. took more anyway; i cannot do this without it. =_=

Bonnie

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yeah it be like that. my head imploded at like 3am after i had my second one. the whole day i was in pain and barely got out of bed. i drank so much water but was struggling cause i couldn't get up to relieve myself. it was hard.

Count Trashula

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@Bonnie: damn.. that was what finally forced me out of bed lol. But I guess it's worth it to get this over with.

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I had the exact same first symptom. When I went to bed that night I also had really bad chills I could not go to sleep. So I took ibuprofen and it took care of the chills. Next day I just felt drained of energy and kinda sick, but nothing too bad, then the day after that I was back to normal. o_O

Count Trashula

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@KittyBeary: at least it went by quickly!

Count Trashula

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post-vaccine day 2: Definitely feeling better, thank goodness. Still had to take something for the headache, which just did not want to go away. Feel kinda weak and shaky and off-balance when I walk around, but I can walk around, at least. No more nausea or body aches, no more chills and fever, though I do feel exceptionally sweaty. basically the whole "just getting over being sick" package, which isn't super fun but I'll take this over yesterday's baloney any day.

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@Count Trashula: yeah moving honestly helped me but it was so hard. Staying hydrated also helped. I didn’t eat much but I did have like apple sauce and jello and throwaway spoons so I didn’t have to get up much. But after that terrible day I just had aches and headaches which were more comfortable to deal with

Totalanimefan

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@Count Trashula: Yeah I feel that. I think it's ok as long as it's just for like 24 hours. They wouldn't want you taking extra for days lol
How are you feeling now?

Count Trashula

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@Bonnie: dang I wish i had some applesauce... i mostly ate cheetos yesterday lol it was the easiest thing to grab that didn't look like it would upset my stomach too much.

@Totalanimefan: Much better honestly... aside from having to take something again for the headache. hopefully it wont' come back again. >_>

Totalanimefan

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@Count Trashula: I hope this will be the last time. And you have been drinking water?

Count Trashula

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@Totalanimefan: Yeah, plenty of water.. So far it hasn't come back, and it's been around 8 hours, so I might be in the clear.

Bonnie

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@Count Trashula: tbh that would have been so good too. I wasn't in the mood to chew cause my head hurt that bad. I basically treated it like I gotten my wisdom teeth removed cause it was just easier.

my favorite applesauce is the mott's pear applesauce. it's soo good. but it's so sweet. However, I usually just get the no sugar added kind but when I want the sweetness I get the pear flavored one.

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KittyBeary

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@Count Trashula: Yeah, I was thankful to be feeling back to normal by Friday(got the shot that Wednesday evening). My arm was still sore but not too bad.

Count Trashula

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@Bonnie: I get that; I cannot tolerate headaches. :'^|
I like chunky unsweetened applesauce.. or cinnamon. I've seen the pear one around, probably had it at one point, but I haven't bought any kind of applesauce in a while...

@KittyBeary: I remember arm soreness lasting for a while from the first one, too. So far I feel mostly better but still getting intermittent spells of faintness/dizziness if I move around too much. Hopefully that'll be gone after tomorrow.