Flue Shots
I woke up early yesterday morning and headed on over to Wal-Mart to get my flu shot. I arrived five minutes early and there was only one person in line ahead of me. I filled out and signed a form with all of my information and consent and handed twenty six dollars over to the first woman. I then got in the second line and waited to be stuck with a needle.
It wasn’t bad at all. The needle went in and out in no time. The worst part of it was having all of that fluid under my skin slowly being absorbed. I could feel it for the entire day. When I was young, I hated needles. They were painful. Today needles are not painful at all. I don’t know if the tips got smaller, or my nerves expanded out more.
I am very happy that I got the shot. They gave them out where I work, but as soon as I got in, they were already out. Last year I was sick on the day of flu shots. I get very sick every year from the flu - guaranteed. I am decommissioned for about two weeks and feel like I’m on the verge of death. The last time I got a flu shot was in 1999, and I don’t remember getting sick that year.
November 13th, 2005 at 11:38 pm
You are brave… Flu shots always make me ill.
November 14th, 2005 at 12:00 am
I would rather get a flu shot then suffer the consequences. A little prick is nothing.