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TT2.0 wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:20 pm my mom harassed me til I got an appointment the 14th. anxiety about it has been kind of nasty. haven't decided if I'm keeping the appointment or just going to lie about it.
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EnochRoot wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:42 am
TT2.0 wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:20 pm my mom harassed me til I got an appointment the 14th. anxiety about it has been kind of nasty. haven't decided if I'm keeping the appointment or just going to lie about it.
If anxiety is preventing you from taking on the responsibilities of daily life, then you need to speak with your doctor.
this isn't news. my potential for abuse with meds is too high and I haven't been able to afford the therapy
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Got my first jab three hours ago and I'm starting to feel pretty lousy. This might shape up to be a long day.
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TT2.0 wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:50 am
EnochRoot wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:42 am
TT2.0 wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:20 pm my mom harassed me til I got an appointment the 14th. anxiety about it has been kind of nasty. haven't decided if I'm keeping the appointment or just going to lie about it.
If anxiety is preventing you from taking on the responsibilities of daily life, then you need to speak with your doctor.
this isn't news. my potential for abuse with meds is too high and I haven't been able to afford the therapy
There are several non-abusive/non-addictive SSRIs / SNRIs that can provide significant relief of anxiety without side effects sought after by addictive personalities. Talk to your doctor to be fully informed.
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My asthma was a little more pronounced this past Saturday, a day after my first jab. I don't know whether it's a slight side-effect or simply because I was outside all afternoon during a season change.
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EnochRoot wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 9:40 am
TT2.0 wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:50 am
EnochRoot wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:42 am
TT2.0 wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:20 pm my mom harassed me til I got an appointment the 14th. anxiety about it has been kind of nasty. haven't decided if I'm keeping the appointment or just going to lie about it.
If anxiety is preventing you from taking on the responsibilities of daily life, then you need to speak with your doctor.
this isn't news. my potential for abuse with meds is too high and I haven't been able to afford the therapy
There are several non-abusive/non-addictive SSRIs / SNRIs that can provide significant relief of anxiety without side effects sought after by addictive personalities. Talk to your doctor to be fully informed.
Yes, this. I resisted for way too long and not necessarily because I was worried about habit-forming effects, but a "typical" SSRI should have anti-anxiety effects without being habit forming. It's a completely separate class of drug from stuff like Klonopin that can be habit-forming.
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brian wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 10:05 am
EnochRoot wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 9:40 am
TT2.0 wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:50 am
EnochRoot wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:42 am
TT2.0 wrote: Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:20 pm my mom harassed me til I got an appointment the 14th. anxiety about it has been kind of nasty. haven't decided if I'm keeping the appointment or just going to lie about it.
If anxiety is preventing you from taking on the responsibilities of daily life, then you need to speak with your doctor.
this isn't news. my potential for abuse with meds is too high and I haven't been able to afford the therapy
There are several non-abusive/non-addictive SSRIs / SNRIs that can provide significant relief of anxiety without side effects sought after by addictive personalities. Talk to your doctor to be fully informed.
Yes, this. I resisted for way too long and not necessarily because I was worried about habit-forming effects, but a "typical" SSRI should have anti-anxiety effects without being habit forming. It's a completely separate class of drug from stuff like Klonopin that can be habit-forming.
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FWIW, TT the shot is literally almost painless. It's quick and I guess needles are so sharp and thin these days that you hardly feel it at all. If you look away, it's possible you'll completely miss it.
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My daughter got her first jab today. Yay!
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Shirley wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:46 pm FWIW, TT the shot is literally almost painless. It's quick and I guess needles are so sharp and thin these days that you hardly feel it at all. If you look away, it's possible you'll completely miss it.
My first shot hurt! And I was, like, "bro!" He apologized and then blamed me for being too tense.

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I barely felt the injection yesterday, but my arm is still sore 24 hours later.

Started feeling better last night and feel OK so far today. Hopefully I don't have any more reactions to this.
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Sabo - You mean you're getting back to normal normal, or just feeling better from the dose symptoms?
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Nonlinear FC wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 9:10 am Sabo - You mean you're getting back to normal normal, or just feeling better from the dose symptoms?
The latter.

I think it will take a while before I see any improvement with the former.
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sancarlos wrote: Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:04 pm My daughter got her first jab today. Yay!
That's great, SC.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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I apparently managed to avoid any bad side effects from my second Pfizer shot. However, when I went biking on Sunday, my hamstrings ended up hurting like hell, and still hurt this morning.

It was a harder ride than I've done this year (1500 feet climb, yay!), but not by all that much. And I've never really gotten sore from biking before, except maybe after an extreme ride like a century or something. So I'm going to chalk it up to the vaccine and not to my general patheticness.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:20 am I apparently managed to avoid any bad side effects from my second Pfizer shot. However, when I went biking on Sunday, my hamstrings ended up hurting like hell, and still hurt this morning.

It was a harder ride than I've done this year (1500 feet climb, yay!), but not by all that much. And I've never really gotten sore from biking before, except maybe after an extreme ride like a century or something. So I'm going to chalk it up to the vaccine and not to my general patheticness.
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Just got the first shot. (In a hockey arena - so Canadian!)

Felt like hugging the staff from the hospital.

Follow up shot is in 15 weeks. But who knows, the schedules are pretty fluid right now.

But I am so, so relieved.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:01 pm Just got the first shot. (In a hockey arena - so Canadian!)

Felt like hugging the staff from the hospital.

Follow up shot is in 15 weeks. But who knows, the schedules are pretty fluid right now.

But I am so, so relieved.
Dont be. People are getting covid here post injection. Takes a few weeks. Read up. Telling you friends of friends ain't well.

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Pruitt wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:01 pm Just got the first shot. (In a hockey arena - so Canadian!)

Felt like hugging the staff from the hospital.

Follow up shot is in 15 weeks. But who knows, the schedules are pretty fluid right now.

But I am so, so relieved.
So the exchange rate these days is four weeks = 15 weeks? Seniors in Mexico are getting their second shots this week, seven weeks after their first shots instead of four, so I say it's a little embarrassing that Mexico appears to have its shit together better than Canada.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:01 pm Just got the first shot. (In a hockey arena - so Canadian!)

Felt like hugging the staff from the hospital.

Follow up shot is in 15 weeks. But who knows, the schedules are pretty fluid right now.

But I am so, so relieved.
15 weeks is fucking crazy! Which vaccine did you get? Mine was scheduled 5 weeks out, and my wife was concerned. From what I've read, 4-6 is ideal for Moderna, but I haven't seen much on more than 6 weeks. Actually, CDC is saying 42 days is the longest delay they approve. In whatever groups they are tracking, only .5% were delayed longer than 42 days, so they refuse to draw a conclusion. Doesn't mean it decreases efficacy. I read that in the UK, they are using longer time between vaccines to get more people partially vaccinated quicker. Curious if that is a better approach than going for fewer people being fully vaccinated. Maybe we'll know if a year or so.

ETA: Looks like 4 months is the standard Canadian government recommendation. They are going with the UK model of first does in more arms.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:01 pm Just got the first shot. (In a hockey arena - so Canadian!)

Felt like hugging the staff from the hospital.

Follow up shot is in 15 weeks. But who knows, the schedules are pretty fluid right now.

But I am so, so relieved.
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My wife and I just got back from M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens Stadium, for the uninitiated) where we both received dose #1 of the Pfizer vaccination. The shot was completely painless. Wife felt a bit of a prick in her arm (heh), but otherwise all's good.

I feel a little lightheaded, but whatever. I know the next 24 hours can either be nothing, mild, or hit me like a brick.

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Funny. A guy in my fantasy football league calls his team Wonder Twin Powers (he's the father of twins). Sometimes he'll send out an email to the league with a cartoon image or gif like that one.
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Didn't she always get the cool assignments, and his were always practical?

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EnochRoot wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:15 pm Didn't she always get the cool assignments, and his were always practical?

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EnochRoot wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:15 pm Didn't she always get the cool assignments, and his were always practical?

Form of, a condor!

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HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:02 pm
Pruitt wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:01 pm Just got the first shot. (In a hockey arena - so Canadian!)

Felt like hugging the staff from the hospital.

Follow up shot is in 15 weeks. But who knows, the schedules are pretty fluid right now.

But I am so, so relieved.
Dont be. People are getting covid here post injection. Takes a few weeks. Read up. Telling you friends of friends ain't well.

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My wife did all the research I need - fully aware that there's 2 weeks to go. But considering how slow Canada has been to get things rolling, I am relieved that I am on the way.

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Dunedin is straight up one of the better towns in FL.
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EnochRoot wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:50 pm Dunedin is straight up one of the better towns in FL.
Never been. The only time I saw the Jays in Florida was in Sarasota at the White Sox' park
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EnochRoot wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:50 pm Dunedin is straight up one of the better towns in FL.
Good for the life expectancy too.



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If there's ever a reason to do a spring training tour - I'd vote for Florida's Gulf coast.
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EnochRoot wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:50 pm Dunedin is straight up one of the better towns in FL.
Co-sign. Tons of great breweries, the Pinellas Trail runs through, close to the water, but not the Gulf. It's a hidden gem.
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I’m all stuck up!!!!!
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A_B wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:07 pm I’m all stuck up!!!!!
Awesome, AB.
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A_B wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:07 pm I’m all stuck up!!!!!
Me too! Second Moderna this morning. Feeling fine so far, but a little nervous for tomorrow.
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The Sybian wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:16 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:07 pm I’m all stuck up!!!!!
Me too! Second Moderna this morning. Feeling fine so far, but a little nervous for tomorrow.
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Yeah, I had a slight fever last night. I’m fine today though.
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My wife got her second poke this afternoon. Hope she's ready for her third this evening.
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And maybe after that you can fuck!
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