Hep A + Hep B = Sore Arm

I hate shots.  Really hate them.  Needles just aren’t my deal.  At all.  The IV before giving birth was worse than giving birth in my books!

So today, I’m not feeling well, so I go to the doctor.  Low grade fever, pounding headache…. “seems there’s an infection so here’s your prescription… and let’s do the 2nd Hep A/B shot while you’re in the office.”  I wanted to cry and yell, “NO! I already don’t feel good!  Why poke my arm with the big, scary needle?”  But I just sat there and tried not to cry.  Low grade fevers, pounding headaches and the thought of getting a needle make me want to cry.  Really bad.  But I was brave and sucked it up.

Getting a needle is called “getting a needle” in Canada, but in America it’s called “getting a shot.”  Just some cultural trivia for you… for free.

Ten hours later, I can barely lift my left arm.  Is it supposed to hurt this much?  Am I just wimpy?  Say it isn’t so.  The first Hep A/B hurt, but I thought it was because I got tetanus the same day…. in the same arm.  I did cry that day.  But, I can barely lift my left arm.  I think I need some ice cream.  Pistachio Almond.  Yep, that will make me not think about my left arm that I can’t lift without experiencing pain.  Maybe the nurse hit a nerve or a bone or a muscle or something else that she wasn’t supposed to poke the needle into.

I did spend my evening with the girlfriends around the fire pit.  Good times.  I didn’t lift my left arm and I had a really nice time.  Now I’m home and whiney.  Time for beddy-bye.  Hopefully I’ll feel better in the morning.  Good night.

I need a vacation……

Now, I’m a busy person who usually manages a busy daily schedule like most busy women…. living just one step above chaos.  But throw in a sinus headache and I’m useless.  (See, the only thing I can get done today is a blog!)  In my mind I have an invisible list of what needs to be done.  Even though it should be, cleaning my bathtub is never on the list.  It’s all about priorities.  Today, nothing is being accomplished.  I guess I work best under pressure, but that does NOT include sinus pressure. 

This is not a teeny weenie sinus headache with slight pressure in your eyebrows and under your eyes.  This is a professional-scale sinus headache where all your top teeth ache and it hurts every time you move your eyes.  So far, over the counter drugs are having no affect.  I’m ready for Rick’s after surgery pain killers….  not that I would ever do that because it’s against the law.  But when I’m under sinus pressure, the illegal becomes a logical step toward normalcy.

Anyway, there are things that still must be done… lesson planning, sewing by 7:00 tonight for Bags for Zaza and house straightening for class tomorrow.  Feeding the children didn’t even make the list tonight.  It’s a MUST DO list with no extras added. 

I hope, dear reader, you are having a stress-free and sinus-pressure-free day.  They are so much better than THIS nonsense.