My covid vaccine #2 lasted longer and hit harder than anyone told me it would be. So, Saturday at 8:15am, I had no apprehension receiving the 2nd Moderna vaccine. I have used hypnosis to get past the needle issue that I have had a fear my entire life. The first vaccine, I experienced no reaction. I celebrated with ice cream cake because I faced a needle fear! I was on top of the world. Saturday, I did not anticipate any reaction. I even agreed to dog-sit four gorgeous little doggies overnight. By 7:00pm, in retrospect, I noticed things out of the ordinary and brushed them off. Then rapidly the reaction came: high fever, I was freezing, shivering so much my teeth were chattering, I was weak and could not stand, every muscle and joint hurt — the bottom of my feet hurt, my knees hurt, my spine and neck hurt, my fingers hurt, my hair hurt, my eyes hurt. For me, when I have a temp, I get whiny and teary. I was crying.
“Back up” arrived to take over the dog-sitting and to care for me. I cried because I was embarrassed and felt weak. (It was the fever.) At one point, I remember thinking and thought I should stop thinking because it hurt to think. I heard it would last 12 hours so through the pain and tears I knew I would wake up better. Nope. I still had a high temp, and all the pain. I thought I should just sleep and when I wake up I will be better. Nope. My family and friends suggested I take ibuprofen. I refused because I heard it would work against the vaccine. My teeth and gums hurt. The pain, the fever, the...you name it. I was reminded my teeth were chattering and that probably why my teeth snd gums hurt. I don’t remember Sunday too much Sunday night, I took ibuprofen pm to sleep. Monday, I woke up with a lower temp, still in pain but nothing as bad, and feeling “better” — which wasn’t great but I took it as progress in the right direction. I was still weepy and whiny. By the afternoon, my temp went up as the tears were streaming. (It just happens.) I kept thinking “when I wake up, I will be better.”
I took an ibuprofen during the day. That helped. I took an ibuprofen pm to sleep. Tuesday, I woke up around 10:30am-ish with a slight a temp and weak. I thought, “that’s it. I’m taking my last resort medicine.” I took one extra strength excederine. I went outside and took deep breaths. I walked on my street. I’m shaky and need to take it easy.