Sick for Two Days

In a world full of jab Nazis and mask Karens, I capitulated. Monday morning, I

received the second dose of the Moderna vaccine. "It will feel worse than the

first." warned the petite Asian nurse matter-of-factly at the Walk-in Care in 

north San Jose.

 

The pain on the left shoulder kept spreading and I sneezed a couple of times by

the afternoon. But I managed to train Jiu-Jitsu and roll with three guys in the

evening.

 

The real assault started at bedtime. The fever kept me awake all night and Tuesday

morning, my heart rate measured 76/min, a big jump from the normal 45/min.

Every bone and muscle hurt and except for one snail-paced trip to Trader Joe's

and cooking, I lay on the sofa all day. The weather was perfect and the landscape

immaculate. They projected high hopes from the divine that this sick guy could

never live up to, which made everything feel hopeless.

 

Tim cheerfully dismissed my claim that the real ordeal could have been better 

and showed much patience when I brought out the garlic bulbs for him to peel

after super. Meanwhile, I told him my regret of being too sick to vote off the

island the governor who ordered the people to stay apart from each other and yet

partied himself barefaced.

 

Wednesday morning, my heart rate came down to 57/min. Another day off.

 

PS: Jiu Jitsu on Wed evening, 46/min on Thu, and 42/min and lifted weight on Fri.

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回复 '暖冬cool夏' 的评论 : Thank you, 暖冬, for reading and your expert opinion on vaccines. I can only hope for less chances like this to demo good health in the future :-)

It's been getting better so far.

[暖冬cool夏]

Moderna has much higher dosage than Pfizer, and it is commonly said that a strong vaccine reaction is a good thing, an indicator of good health:)) You don't have to worry about a third booster for about a year.
It's good to take some days off and rest well. Good luck!