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shadowkatI cancelled the Shingles vaccine for Friday - because I was sleep deprived, and my blood sugar was up. Neither a good combination for a vaccine. I'd only gotten one hour of sleep Thursday night.
Wales: What happened?
ME: I don't know...digestive issues, restless leg syndrome, anxiety...(I certainly lay awake most of Thursday night trying to figure it out. That and how to get comfortable and stop hurting.)
Me: So I cancelled my shingles vaccine. Apparently the potential side effects (which are frankly worse and longer lasting than shingles), are more likely to happen if I'm sleep deprived.
Wales: Good idea. That's the last thing you need right now.
I'm better today. I got 8 hours and 48 minutes of sleep.
I've had shingles. It was a very mild case. I still have the scars, but they aren't noticeable, and not an issue. I'm more afraid of the vaccine at the moment than getting shingle again - shingles are actually treatable if you figure it out in time, and having had them? That's not going to be an issue. Reddit had a thread about side-effects to the Shringrix Vaccine that gave me pause.
Note? I am not advising folks to not get the vaccine. We are not a one size fits all species. Everyone's body is different. Some folks don't get any side effects, outside of maybe a sore arm, others get ill, some have long term side effects. It varies. Also not everyone gets shingles or chickenpox in the same way? I had a relatively mild case, my brother had a severe one. And two co-workers had horribly severe cases of shingles, while mine was relatively mild. That's the problem with our health industry, they want to treat everyone the same - but alas, we are not the same. I most likely wouldn't have any - I haven't had any side effects to either the COVID or Flu vaccines. But I was sleep deprived, and I don't know how this vaccine will affect me.
I've decided to be lazy this weekend. Maybe paint. Maybe read. Maybe write.
***
It's quiet in my apartment today. I've managed to find quiet in a bustling city - both at home and at work. Which may explain why I love New York City and many do not? Because I find the quiet, and it's a peaceful, safe, and comforting sort of quiet, not the lonely kind.
Wales: What happened?
ME: I don't know...digestive issues, restless leg syndrome, anxiety...(I certainly lay awake most of Thursday night trying to figure it out. That and how to get comfortable and stop hurting.)
Me: So I cancelled my shingles vaccine. Apparently the potential side effects (which are frankly worse and longer lasting than shingles), are more likely to happen if I'm sleep deprived.
Wales: Good idea. That's the last thing you need right now.
I'm better today. I got 8 hours and 48 minutes of sleep.
I've had shingles. It was a very mild case. I still have the scars, but they aren't noticeable, and not an issue. I'm more afraid of the vaccine at the moment than getting shingle again - shingles are actually treatable if you figure it out in time, and having had them? That's not going to be an issue. Reddit had a thread about side-effects to the Shringrix Vaccine that gave me pause.
Note? I am not advising folks to not get the vaccine. We are not a one size fits all species. Everyone's body is different. Some folks don't get any side effects, outside of maybe a sore arm, others get ill, some have long term side effects. It varies. Also not everyone gets shingles or chickenpox in the same way? I had a relatively mild case, my brother had a severe one. And two co-workers had horribly severe cases of shingles, while mine was relatively mild. That's the problem with our health industry, they want to treat everyone the same - but alas, we are not the same. I most likely wouldn't have any - I haven't had any side effects to either the COVID or Flu vaccines. But I was sleep deprived, and I don't know how this vaccine will affect me.
I've decided to be lazy this weekend. Maybe paint. Maybe read. Maybe write.
***
It's quiet in my apartment today. I've managed to find quiet in a bustling city - both at home and at work. Which may explain why I love New York City and many do not? Because I find the quiet, and it's a peaceful, safe, and comforting sort of quiet, not the lonely kind.