SECOND Dose Shingles Vaccine

I got the second dose of the shingles vaccine on Monday. That one is a doozy!

First, it goes in the upper muscle on the side that I sleep on. So, for two nights I didn't sleep well. Every time that I would be good and asleep, I would roll over on that arm.

I got every darned side effect symptom. My arm hurt, it swelled, I had mild flu symptoms and all I wanted to do was sleep.

For two days all I did was watch Netflix and sleep.

I feel better today. The injection site feels like a giant bug bite that is itchy and painful - but that is all.

In the long run, it's a good trade off. I got some rest and then I won't get shingles.

Sometimes we have to take the bad with the good.