Ouch.

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Did anyone get the license number of that Mack truck that ran me down? This really is me, by the way. Normally when I’m up at this hour, I’m getting ready to go to bed, not getting up. That second Covid vaccine threw me for a loop today. Among the “joys” it gave me was a tingling sensation in my face. I called the triage nurse, and I made the mistake of telling her that my dear aunt of blessed memory had Bell’s palsy, and that three of my four grandparents had strokes. She ordered me to go to the emergency room right away. I would not have given it a second thought had I not had the shot. The ER doctor agreed with me. Still, it was good to be checked out. Then, when I got home, the temperature variation began. In the space of about two hours I went from freezing while sitting in a tub of hot water to being so hot I had an ice pack on my neck. Now, the funny thing about that: in both cases — the freezing and the sweating — my body temperature registered at a comfortable 97.7°. Don’t think it’s been fun, because it hasn’t been. Now, I hope this story doesn’t scare you out of getting the vaccine if you’re on the fence. If you think about it, vaccines do this to our bodies. When you get a flu shot, it can usually mimic the feeling of having the flu. When I had the MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) vaccine my lymph nodes swelled just as if I had the mumps. And, if you don’t want the vaccine, I understand. I personally think a little bit of suffering for a day or two is much better than having Covid again. Here’s Warren Zevon, explaining the joys of a vaccine: