Countdown to Freedom!
I did it! I got my second Moderna shot! Yes, it made me sick for 24 hours. No, I didn’t care. I took Tylenol and spent the day resting. Now I’m back to normal and looking forward to May 11, which is two weeks after the shot. From that day forward I will be doing this: In short, I’m going to consider myself immune and stop worrying about Covid. Yes, I know I could still get it and die. And I know other people will still get it, and some of them will unfortunately die. But I’ve done my part. I’m going to treat it like any other horrible and extremely unlikely thing that could happen, like being killed in a car accident. That’s a possibility every day and yet I get in my car anyway, taking normal precautions like wearing my seatbelt and not looking at my phone, and I don’t focus on the risk. So May 11th is my “Freedom Day.” Funny thing- when the pharmacist was getting ready to give me the shot he said “I have to be careful- you don’t have much muscle here. I don’t want to hit the bone.” Seriously, dude? I’ve been working out! I wanted to retort “Yeah, well try not to give me Covid Arm like you did last time,” but I suddenly focused on that last part- he could hit the bone? That sounds painful… GAAAH! *teensy prick* At first I though maybe he did it wrong and would have to re-do it, because I felt almost nothing. But nope- it was done! He told me I could take Tylenol OR ibuprofen if I needed to, filled out my card, and sent me on my way. Hooray! I know not everyone has the same experience as me- do you feel like you’ll be able to stop worrying about Covid now, or are you still concerned? I hope everyone who wants to has had the opportunity to get the shot! It feels good, right?