I'm scheduled for my Covid booster on Monday and it always makes me nervous.
My first covid vaccine, I had a severe reaction that, mixed with my thru-hike, caused me to go into Rhabdo, and it ended my year after I tore a bunch of muscles in my legs. It took me about 2 months to be able to walk without pain.
It was a fluke series of events, and my second shot was alright outside a couple days of feeling funky.
Getting Vaxed is important. It's not about me, its about everyone else.
@NiveusLepus
Not trying to deter you, because I def believe in vaccines. But you are important as well. And if you had rhabdo?? Be sure it's safe. Because you matter too.
@CinnamonGirlE *nods* My Doc thinks it was because I was thruhiking at the time, and I got insect bit... It was this totally wacky confluence of events.
I waited 48 hours, got back on trail, hiked 20 miles, then something bit me, and my body just went nuts. I started feeling quite sick, got to a road, messaged my husband and then my legs siezed up into rictus, and it was one of the worst agonies I've ever experienced.
Doc said I was lucky to escape renal failure.
@CinnamonGirlE Thing is, my second went ok, got a little sick but not bad and the subsuqent boosters have been ok too, still, it's nerve racking each time.
@NiveusLepus
My last was the first time I didn't get sick with vaccine or booster. Still better than Covid. But it wasn't rhabdo either.
@CinnamonGirlE Rhabdo is no fun, and the cramping and tearing was the worst, ankle to hip, just a sea of fire and pain.