It's worth a shot
Oct. 15th, 2020 03:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plonqI've seen my GP three times in the last couple of months, mostly as a fallout from the issues with my eye. The specialists said that it was related to my blood pressure, and my doctor agreed that it was too damn high.
He put me on a new medication, and then upped that a bit after an initial follow-up. I saw him again today and he decided that he was happy with what he's seeing now. If I can keep my diet and activity at their current levels, I should be good for now.
As I was getting ready to leave, he reminded me again of the flu vaccine shortage, and said that I should consider getting a shot sooner rather than later. Interestingly, the idea of me not actually getting a shot never entered into the discussion. While he never came right out and said, "you should get a shot", the implication was there. He mentioned he was going to be getting one at his own clinic - though he quickly clarified that they did not have them in stock yet, and had a fairly long waiting list for them. I suspect he will be skipping that queue (for good reason).
I assured him that we had it covered, and were going to be getting the shots as soon as they became available.
To that end, shortly after I got home from the clinic,atara got an email notification from the local pharmacy advising that they had just got a supply of the vaccine. There are forms one usually has to fill out before they can get the shot, but they have put those up online so that one can fill them out in advance. All we have to do is walk in, hand them some printouts with a QR code and get stabbed. We will be doing that as soon as she is done with work in another half hour or so.
Yay - surprise needle. I'd have drunk a lot more this morning if I'd known. Oh well - I've been enduring a lot of needles in unpleasant places and circumstances the past couple of years, so they're becoming an old hat. In fact, I daresay my last defence against becoming an intravenous drug addict is slowly crumbling away. I haven't lost my fear and loathing of needles yet, but I'm becoming enured to them.
In other news, I am debating if I should trim my beard. I think it makes me look old.
He put me on a new medication, and then upped that a bit after an initial follow-up. I saw him again today and he decided that he was happy with what he's seeing now. If I can keep my diet and activity at their current levels, I should be good for now.
As I was getting ready to leave, he reminded me again of the flu vaccine shortage, and said that I should consider getting a shot sooner rather than later. Interestingly, the idea of me not actually getting a shot never entered into the discussion. While he never came right out and said, "you should get a shot", the implication was there. He mentioned he was going to be getting one at his own clinic - though he quickly clarified that they did not have them in stock yet, and had a fairly long waiting list for them. I suspect he will be skipping that queue (for good reason).
I assured him that we had it covered, and were going to be getting the shots as soon as they became available.
To that end, shortly after I got home from the clinic,
atara got an email notification from the local pharmacy advising that they had just got a supply of the vaccine. There are forms one usually has to fill out before they can get the shot, but they have put those up online so that one can fill them out in advance. All we have to do is walk in, hand them some printouts with a QR code and get stabbed. We will be doing that as soon as she is done with work in another half hour or so.Yay - surprise needle. I'd have drunk a lot more this morning if I'd known. Oh well - I've been enduring a lot of needles in unpleasant places and circumstances the past couple of years, so they're becoming an old hat. In fact, I daresay my last defence against becoming an intravenous drug addict is slowly crumbling away. I haven't lost my fear and loathing of needles yet, but I'm becoming enured to them.
In other news, I am debating if I should trim my beard. I think it makes me look old.
