Side Effects from the Shot(s)
Oct. 14th, 2022 08:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerIt's been almost 24 hours (technically 22 at the moment) since I got bivalent Covid booster and flu shots yesterday just before lunchtime. I wondered how series my side effects would be as this time I got the Moderna shot, which anecdotally my friends have said hits harder than the Pfizer shot. Well, now I know... and the answer is the side effects are noticeable but still way, way better than catching even a mild case of Covid.
By 9pm yesterday evening I was starting to feel body aches. It was unclear, though, how much of that was booster shot side effects vs. normal 9pm achiness from getting older. I went to bed around 9:30, having cleared yesterday evening and this morning to be able to take it easy.
I slept well at first but then awoke at 1am. My arms felt heavy and useless like two pieces of wet lumber (I got one shot in each arm) and were sore, and I had dull body soreness as well. I then tossed and turned until almost 4am with body temperature regulation problems. Once I got back to sleep I slept in 'til almost 8, well after my 6:45am weekday alarm. Yeah, I slapped that snooze button a lot.
An hour later, I've rousted myself from bed, showed, dressed, eaten a small breakfast, and checked my temperature (it's close to normal). I've still got some residual achiness but I'm looking forward to getting back to normal today.
By 9pm yesterday evening I was starting to feel body aches. It was unclear, though, how much of that was booster shot side effects vs. normal 9pm achiness from getting older. I went to bed around 9:30, having cleared yesterday evening and this morning to be able to take it easy.
I slept well at first but then awoke at 1am. My arms felt heavy and useless like two pieces of wet lumber (I got one shot in each arm) and were sore, and I had dull body soreness as well. I then tossed and turned until almost 4am with body temperature regulation problems. Once I got back to sleep I slept in 'til almost 8, well after my 6:45am weekday alarm. Yeah, I slapped that snooze button a lot.
An hour later, I've rousted myself from bed, showed, dressed, eaten a small breakfast, and checked my temperature (it's close to normal). I've still got some residual achiness but I'm looking forward to getting back to normal today.
