Sun Sep 6, 2020, 01:56 PM
Ouwie ouwie ouwie ouwie
Got my flu & 1st shingles shots. Shingles vaccination was painful as heck! Sorry im a wuss & needle averse
Anyhoo, while waiting @the drugstore i had on my sun visor w Biden 4 President button pinned smack in the middle, received several compliments about it from the people around me, including from the pharmacist. Made me think to myself if this is a sign of things to come - a change in the American psyche that this is our point of reckoning. I left the place in slightly more pain than when i entered it, but glad that the good folks i met all seemed they would be voting for Biden. 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Ouwie ouwie ouwie ouwie (Original post) |
onetexan | Sep 2020 | OP |
| dhol82 | Sep 2020 | #1 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #3 | |
| Leghorn21 | Sep 2020 | #7 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #16 | |
| Leghorn21 | Sep 2020 | #30 | |
| dhol82 | Sep 2020 | #34 | |
| moonscape | Sep 2020 | #11 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #19 | |
| monmouth4 | Sep 2020 | #33 | |
| elleng | Sep 2020 | #2 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #21 | |
| CottonBear | Sep 2020 | #4 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #32 | |
| CousinIT | Sep 2020 | #5 | |
| Retrograde | Sep 2020 | #6 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #29 | |
| agingdem | Sep 2020 | #8 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #12 | |
| agingdem | Sep 2020 | #28 | |
| luvs2sing | Sep 2020 | #9 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #14 | |
| luvs2sing | Sep 2020 | #15 | |
| dhol82 | Sep 2020 | #35 | |
| luvs2sing | Sep 2020 | #37 | |
| Cirque du So-What | Sep 2020 | #10 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #13 | |
| Alex4Martinez | Sep 2020 | #17 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #22 | |
| mucifer | Sep 2020 | #18 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #24 | |
| Hekate | Sep 2020 | #38 | |
| COLGATE4 | Sep 2020 | #20 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #26 | |
| chowder66 | Sep 2020 | #41 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | Sep 2020 | #23 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #25 | |
| JustABozoOnThisBus | Sep 2020 | #27 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #31 | |
| dhol82 | Sep 2020 | #36 | |
| mainer | Sep 2020 | #39 | |
| onetexan | Sep 2020 | #40 | |
| electric_blue68 | Sep 2020 | #42 |
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:01 PM
dhol82 (9,294 posts)
1. I had a major ouchie with my first shingles shot
Response to dhol82 (Reply #1)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:05 PM
3. I would advise against taking the covid vaccine yet
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But its all good. We w be a nation of ouchies if we rush to get an untested one. I've recommended Biden challenge the Con to take the quack vaccine he's peddling, &i'd bet my first born he wouldn't dare
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Response to dhol82 (Reply #1)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:10 PM
Leghorn21 (13,217 posts)
7. Hey, d, my first shingles shot was also baaaaad - happy to report that the second one was
Response to Leghorn21 (Reply #7)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:28 PM
16. My older sis texted last week & said to get it as both she & her 27-year-old daughter had come down
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with shingles. The kiddo had lost her job due to covid, was stressed out & from what her mom told me shingles tends to get u when u're stressed. Doctor's been harping i gotta get it so had to bite the bullet.
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Response to onetexan (Reply #16)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:47 PM
Leghorn21 (13,217 posts)
30. Oh no, bad news, one - my combat vet Marine Corps father got shingles in his 70's, and this
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was a guy who could deal with pain, but OWW, he was hurtin bad...hope your sis and niece have mild cases and recover soon!!
Yes, these shots might not be fun, but they beat hell out of those shingles  TOTALLY!! |
Response to dhol82 (Reply #1)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:16 PM
moonscape (4,318 posts)
11. My 1st shingles shot went
Response to moonscape (Reply #11)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:33 PM
19. Yes, the pharmie said to take a couple ibuprofens to help w/ the pain & seems to be helping now
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On the couch w/ my little pooch & hubby watching Jesse Stone episode while i chat w/ u all. Thank goodness for DU or i could not remain calm these trying days.
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Response to dhol82 (Reply #1)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 04:27 PM
monmouth4 (8,928 posts)
33. I got shingles last November, the nerve endings around my waist are just now starting to come
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:04 PM
elleng (122,738 posts)
2. Good to hear of the compliments you received!
Response to elleng (Reply #2)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:34 PM
21. In deed, & hoping come Nov 5th for my 2nd dosage i w/ be celebrating Biden/Harris' win!!
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Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:06 PM
CottonBear (21,476 posts)
4. I got a flu shot & my second shingles shot last fall. Owie indeed!
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Response to CottonBear (Reply #4)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:55 PM
32. Yes i figured as much - no pain no gain so best to just get it over & done with
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Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:07 PM
CousinIT (7,968 posts)
5. Shingles shots make your arm sore for a day or so. Then, gone. That's it. n/t
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:08 PM
Retrograde (9,206 posts)
6. The second shingles shot was worse
Response to Retrograde (Reply #6)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:46 PM
29. Thanks for the 411 re: 2nd shot. I'll remember to take the ibuprofen 30 mins before to buffer the
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pain some
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Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:10 PM
agingdem (6,409 posts)
8. wore my Ruth Bader Ginsberg mask to Target
Response to agingdem (Reply #8)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:21 PM
12. Whoa i'd like an RBG mask as swell? could u post the website?
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I have Biden & "Science is not a liberal conspiracy" buttons attached to my purse as well, and they also attract alot of attention. Love it!
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Response to onetexan (Reply #12)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:45 PM
agingdem (6,409 posts)
28. Judiaicashop.net
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:13 PM
luvs2sing (2,220 posts)
9. I had the first shingles and flu vaccines the same day.
Response to luvs2sing (Reply #9)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:24 PM
14. OMGoodness that's awful! This is why i took them together - just so i can suffer thru both @same
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time. Hoping the second one won't be bad either
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Response to onetexan (Reply #14)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:27 PM
luvs2sing (2,220 posts)
15. I hope so, too!
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Honestly, the only thing that got me in there for the second shot was a “get this shit over with as fast as possible” mindset. I knew the longer I waited, the more I would procrastinate and avoid it.
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Response to luvs2sing (Reply #15)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 05:42 PM
dhol82 (9,294 posts)
35. I'm hoping I can tough it out and go for the second shot.
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I have it set in my mind for around thanksgiving.
It’s really silly of me because I go for allergy shots (2 in each arm) once a month. But, those are really minor and don’t hurt after an hour. Guess I will just grit the teeth and tell whoever is giving the shot to just ignore the moans and tears. |
Response to dhol82 (Reply #35)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 06:13 PM
luvs2sing (2,220 posts)
37. The second injection was actually easier for me.
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But the after effects were crappy again, just not for nearly as long. And my window for getting it opened right around Christmas. But I waited, and marched myself to the clinic bright and early..January 2.
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Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:15 PM
Cirque du So-What (22,433 posts)
10. I had a similar experience with the first shot
Response to Cirque du So-What (Reply #10)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:22 PM
13. Oh i hope so. Will take it in November, and i'll gladly take the pain if Biden wins!
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Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:30 PM
Alex4Martinez (2,023 posts)
17. Trump:America :: Hitler:Germany We must never forget.
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It was so easy for him to get into the Whitehouse that we must never forget, future generations must never forget, how this could happen.
That he still enjoys as much support as he does should be shocking to all and never be forgotten or dismissed as anything less that a symptom of a severely diseased culture. American exceptionality?  |
Response to Alex4Martinez (Reply #17)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:36 PM
22. Spot on. We cannot let it happen. I'm optimistic sensible Americans will prevail and we will win
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come November
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Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:31 PM
mucifer (22,245 posts)
18. I had a family member get the Shingles soooo bad it was in his vocal cords and he needed a feeding
Response to mucifer (Reply #18)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:39 PM
24. OMG that's horrible!! @my checkup last month doctor scared me silly w/ details of how painful &
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debilitating her other patients went thru when they had it (all of them over 50 like me), and with my sister & her adult daughter having it recently i figured it was time just to get'er done. So far so good for me - a mild ache but no intense pain thank goodness.
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Response to mucifer (Reply #18)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 06:32 PM
Hekate (82,717 posts)
38. My mother's cousin's wife had it go to her brain. They were in their 70s/early 80s...
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:33 PM
COLGATE4 (14,732 posts)
20. I'm usually pretty calm about shots but
Response to COLGATE4 (Reply #20)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:43 PM
26. the hubby whose a doctor said to move arm around soon after the shot for the drug to circulate
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quicker and result in less pain. I did some arm exercises and that seems to have helped, along w/ the ibuprofen
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Response to onetexan (Reply #26)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 07:55 PM
chowder66 (7,921 posts)
41. This! I did this after my shingle shots and I do it every time I get any shot in the arm.
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:38 PM
JustABozoOnThisBus (22,777 posts)
23. Did you get the normal flu shot? Or the mega-dose for geezers?
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I'll be getting the mega-dose next week. I'm done with the two shingles shots, thankfully. And done with the two pneumonia shots.
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Response to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #23)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:41 PM
25. whoa there's a megadose flu shot? First time i've heard of it. I just got this season's only.
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Was quick and painless, unlike the shingles one.
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Response to onetexan (Reply #25)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:45 PM
JustABozoOnThisBus (22,777 posts)
27. It's for people 65 and older.
Response to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #27)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 02:50 PM
31. Thank you for posting the link - i just learned something new today :)
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Response to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #23)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 05:45 PM
dhol82 (9,294 posts)
36. I got the mega dose last week
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 06:35 PM
mainer (11,803 posts)
39. Shingrex shot is really an ordeal
Response to mainer (Reply #39)
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 06:42 PM
40. Yes i've heard the same from a few people & had expected to feel a bit ill
Response to onetexan (Original post)
Mon Sep 7, 2020, 02:50 AM
electric_blue68 (10,885 posts)
42. Ugh ... got to go for my first shingles shot (s)...
