Not shot, dog bite! Woof woof, not bang bang!
mood
in a bit of pain!
Yup, I got shot today.
Twice.
Once in each arm! With a big ole' needle each time. And my arms hurt!
Today, we went to my doctors' office. All the shots I get there are covered by my insurance. I walked in with my list of the immunizations I need, and frankly, the nurses didn't seem to know what they were doing. It was a bit unnerving! I didn't expect them to carry some of the real crazy vaccines - cholera, rabies, yellow fever, that kind of thing, we'll get that at the Travel Clinic next week. But I needed a polio booster, and a pnemonia immunization, a TB immunization, and HIB.
So I walk in and have to basically spell out what I need for these nurses. And then she told me that I could only get two shots, one in each arm. Now, maybe I'm crazy, but I don't mind taking a shot in the rear, if that's what it takes. Or the legs. Whatever. But she won't do it, so whatever. I get the polio and HIB, and she tells me I need to come back in 6-8 weeks for the next in the HIB series.
So we leave and call the health department, who are really the most knowlegeable people in the area regarding immunizations. And they tell me that they don't reccommend HIB for adults, so now that I've got one shot, don't go back for the rest of the series. Unfortunately, though, that means I have to make another appointment for the pnemonia immunization. I don't think this office knows much of anything about the TB immunization... they did a TB test on me a couple of months ago and they think that is the same thing.
Ah well. My mom and I came home, and have been trying to find two things I need online. First, I need a new swimsuit. Word of advice: Unless you plan to swim wearing very little, don't try to shop for a swimsuit online. It's ridiculous.
Second, I need an alarm clock. This is a messy area, because I am such a deep sleeper. I have found one type of alarm that wakes me up reliably is music. Not a buzzer, not radio (besides, I don't anticipate having radio over there), but music. Like from a CD or MP3 player. Unfortunately that is proving to be remarkably difficult to find. Did I mention that I would also prefer not to spend hundreds of dollars?
I never realized it would be so challenging to move overseas!
in a bit of pain!Yup, I got shot today.
Twice.
Once in each arm! With a big ole' needle each time. And my arms hurt!
Today, we went to my doctors' office. All the shots I get there are covered by my insurance. I walked in with my list of the immunizations I need, and frankly, the nurses didn't seem to know what they were doing. It was a bit unnerving! I didn't expect them to carry some of the real crazy vaccines - cholera, rabies, yellow fever, that kind of thing, we'll get that at the Travel Clinic next week. But I needed a polio booster, and a pnemonia immunization, a TB immunization, and HIB.
So I walk in and have to basically spell out what I need for these nurses. And then she told me that I could only get two shots, one in each arm. Now, maybe I'm crazy, but I don't mind taking a shot in the rear, if that's what it takes. Or the legs. Whatever. But she won't do it, so whatever. I get the polio and HIB, and she tells me I need to come back in 6-8 weeks for the next in the HIB series.
So we leave and call the health department, who are really the most knowlegeable people in the area regarding immunizations. And they tell me that they don't reccommend HIB for adults, so now that I've got one shot, don't go back for the rest of the series. Unfortunately, though, that means I have to make another appointment for the pnemonia immunization. I don't think this office knows much of anything about the TB immunization... they did a TB test on me a couple of months ago and they think that is the same thing.
Ah well. My mom and I came home, and have been trying to find two things I need online. First, I need a new swimsuit. Word of advice: Unless you plan to swim wearing very little, don't try to shop for a swimsuit online. It's ridiculous.
Second, I need an alarm clock. This is a messy area, because I am such a deep sleeper. I have found one type of alarm that wakes me up reliably is music. Not a buzzer, not radio (besides, I don't anticipate having radio over there), but music. Like from a CD or MP3 player. Unfortunately that is proving to be remarkably difficult to find. Did I mention that I would also prefer not to spend hundreds of dollars?
I never realized it would be so challenging to move overseas!
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