covid shot, 2nd day, after a day of no side effects.
arrrrghhh, every joint complaining, back aching to 9.
a little 
and slow exercise, very slow very gentle, moving all the joints 😖
gradually, they lubricate and move more easily.
qigong slapping and vibration gently all over, focus on joints.
after ½ hour, feeling alive again, still a bit of back pain, but the bed of nails is working on it. joints tender but moveable ✌🏽
so, if that's the vax, i definitely do not want the real thing
yes, i've learned since having long covid how important getting that movement started is for feeling much better.
quite remarkable. vigorous exercise is not really necessary. slow stretches and overall movement works really well.
the key is to just start✌🏽no matter how horrible i feel initially.
@holon42 that is difficult, sorry you have that reaction. But good for you for getting protected and protecting others!🙏
c'est la vie. it's better than the alternative and yes, protect others!
i never used to have any reaction to vaxes. since having so many with covid, etc, perhaps i'm getting sensitive. and i am 77, so there's that 🤣😎
@holon42 I know someone who has such an awful reaction to her first that she had to be hospitalized so she could be observed for her second. But she still got the second shot!
yikes, that's radical. i'm glad she braved another. how was the second one?
@holon42 was tough but ok
oh good. perhaps she's adjusting.
i had a panic attack as a result of my first high dose flu shot last fall. weird.
just breathed through my immune system's punching the vagus nerve button. lasted about 5 minutes.
again, a surprise. 🤷♀️
@holon42 I always say, 1-2 days of ick beats 7 days of sick! 👍
no question ‼️and 7 is on the short end. i had covid in 2019 and it ran for over a month😵
no vaccines then and no one knew it was here yet. sneaky virus😡
@holon42 Sadly, I got covid last year for the first time just a month after my booster. Took me 3 weeks. @AverageCitizen
it's definitely something to avoid if at all possible 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@holon42 @LiberalLibrarian for sure! My time with Covid lasted 10 days. My kids shook it off faster. I do actually have one that is still a “no-vid”, hasn’t gotten it yet.
@holon42 Your routine is key! Slow moving activity >no activity.
Good Saturday Morning!🌻☕️🍵🫖🍜