Sweeeeeeeet F*ck.
I went to the doctor and was given a clean bill of health save for the fact that my doctor reckoned I was due for some immunization. Two shots. I was hesitant but because she is tops I figured she must know best. That and her Medical Degree hanging on the wall. Still apprehensive, I asked – “Will these shots make me sick or prevent me from doing anything?” She quickly responds “No” and asks me what I am doing after my appointment. I tell her I am heading to the Nepean Sportsplex to swim a couple kilometres. She assures me there will be no issue.
Queue the nurse who instructs me to take my shirt off so that she has access to both shoulders. She goes on to explain that that one shot will go in my left shoulder muscle and one in my right arm fat. This stings, as do the needles, but I know I am a baby. Next I go wait to have blood taken. After waiting for at least 20 minutes in a room where the average age was 79, my name is screamed and I go get 5…………yes FIVE……..vials of blood taken. G-sus.
Finally done at the doctor; I head to the pool. My arm is a little stiff but seems okay. I proceed to swim 1km rather easily. Then. THEN my shoulder feels like it is being perpetually punched. I managed to swim for about 45 minutes and then I just gave up. It still hurts. It feels like I am 10 and my brother is punching me in the left shoulder. Again and again and again. If only this was the end of my pain and suffering.
I woke up the next day, later than usual and feeling rather lethargic. I proceed to the couch where I realise that not only have I lost my appetite but the idea of taking a sip of water makes me gag. Within 30 minutes of rising I am back in bed, unconscious. I spend the ENTIRE day in bed save for the SEVERAL occasions where I had to run to the can to throw up. Making use of a rare minute of consciousness I call my doctor’s office and query if my current state is a common side effect of the booster shots I received a day earlier. The nurse quickly responds no, and suggests that I must have caught a bug. Really?!? I was perfectly healthy 24 hours ago and this nurse reckons those shots had nothing to do with my frail state of health?? Bivitch please. Thankfully I woke up the following morning ready to take on the world. Moral of the story: DO NOT get immunized. Take your chances getting sick.
JLM
