TCG had a very strong reaction to both shingles shots but that seems to be his experience with any vaccine.

You're Healthcare Georg.

adn I should not be counted.

I didn't and don't tend to have reactions, and it always makes me wonder, "Is this thing working?"

Timelies all

I hate skimming and skipping when so much is happening to my friends.

JZ - I'm so sorry for your diagnosis and I'm glad you are getting good care. I love you and send you all the as-easy-as-possible~ma.

Pix - reading the medical descriptions is never fun. I ended up with a copy of the surgical notes from my recent hand surgery and I couldn't not read it. But man, all the references of moving nerves and such...

Sheryl - how old is Mr. S now? I can't imagine what you are going through. When H was inpatient 6 times in 14 months (very different reasons), it definitely left a mark on each of us. Be kind to yourself as you work through this.

My granddaughter, H, turned 18 today! We weren't sure if she would make it this far but are so glad she did.

The second shingles shot was painful for a few days. Didn't help that I didn't get a choice of arms so the shot went in the arm I couldn't use much.

My hand surgery has been deemed successful, at least the CMC arthroplasty of my left thumb . I'm still working on fine motor and strength but I'm out of the splint. Unfortunately the trigger release of my "long finger" didn't fully do what was needed. I got a Cortisone shot Monday and if it is still getting stuck in 4 weeks, my doc will go back in again. Luckily would be very minor compared to the surgery 8 weeks ago.

Shir, I hope Covid leaves you quickly. Tom, I hope your dishwasher and internet get sorted very soon. David, I hope your window gets repaired quickly.

I know there is so much more and I want the best for everyone.

Timelies all!

We are getting a small respite this weekend. The nanny offered to have Mr. S for a sleepover, and we took her up on it. She picked him up from school and took him to her house. She will bring him back Sunday morning.

Suzi, he's 7 1/2.

So sorry to hear the less-than-great diagnosis news, JZ. If having people pulling for you has any effect, you'll beat this thing into remission.

And next up will be Shingles vax.

Ditto here. I keep putting it off and then forgetting about it because of other more urgent things.

I wasted no time getting in the Shingles vax. Don’t recall any after effects to speak of.

I've known too many folks who have had shingles - my dad even got it in his eye - so as soon as it was offered, I jumped on the opportunity.

Whew! Got 72-hour fentanyl patches approved and Hec can pick them up tomorrow morning. And after that, no more stopping everything every 6 hours (including late night wake-ups) for Dilaudid. Tomorrow I may be able to sleep the whole night through!

And, still, I'm retroactively furious for ita. My need for pain relief is being treated so seriously and made such a priority--it's just a symptom, not the problem itself, yet it gets so much thoughtful attention. The pain was ita's entire problem; she didn't have anything bigger and worse bearing down on her; this was it, this was all that needed to be solved. And they couldn't--no, could, but wouldn't do it.

And, still, I'm retroactively furious for ita.

Working in healthcare I often feel this fury. Treatment is not evenly distributed at all. Yes, I am grateful that my doctors go the extra mile for me because they know me, but I hold guilt over that too.

Got my booster, but didn't do the flu vaccine. Partly them just forgetting I scheduled it, and partly me not reminding them because I didn't really want it!