Second vaccine, live alone, preparations

[ThatSchoolOfficeLady]

Had my second jab this afternoon, live alone. Have set up by the bed bottles of water, fruit, phones and charger. Just in case. Aibu, or at least over the top? Was fine after first jab.

Felt unwell fir a couple of days with my first, nothing that paracetamol couldn't contain. No side affects from my second jab at all.

Hi OP.
Sensible I think.
I hope you are ok and have no side effects.
I had my first one, and by coincidence had booked a trip out with 2 friends.I felt really rough that night.
Fever headache and chills, and next day felt really spaced out and off.Wish i could have stayed in
2nd jab felt off for a couple of hours thats all

Packet of paracetamol and a sick bucket ?

But hope you're ok!

Geepee71 yes, the chocolate! I lost 5 stone 2 years ago so try to keep chocolate for special occasions. This is definitely one of those. And thanks to all those who said painkillers, hadn't even thought of that but it does seem sensible.

I felt pretty rough after my second (Pfizer) jab - I could get off the sofa and make a cup of tea so it wasn't dreadful but I napped for several hours in the day and had a temperature and a splitting headache.

When you live alone it makes absolute sense to prepare. I had a stomach bug recently and wrenching yourself out of bed for water and a bowl etc in the middle of the night is just exhausting, much better if you can get things ready just in case.

I've had my second Pfizer one this afternoon - had an energy drink and paracetamol afterwards and am keeping hydrated.

OH (similar age to you) had his second AZ and felt absolutely fine; after his first he was achy/hot&cold etc.

Fingers crossed you'll be fine - water and paracetamol by the bed and job's a good 'un.

@ThatSchoolOfficeLady

Into Air that's it. When you live alone, there's no one to bring you a glass of water if you wake in the middle of the night feeling rough. Most likely I'll just get up and go to work. I'm 60 and have never had a day off sick in my entire working life. I do always catastrophise though!

I'd be interested to learn of these husbands and roommates who will gladly be woken in the night to get a glass of water!

You have a point. In 15 years my ex never once looked after me if I felt rough. Maybe that's why I'm so ott with self care!

999 on speed dial
Last will and testament on the bedside table.
Paid all your bills up to date.
Do you have animals? Move the cat if you have one, they eat people that die - it's a real thing - so get a cat sitter.
Get a supply of cancel letters ready to save friends and family from having to do it.

YANBU
People react to it in different ways, some have no side effects, some have mild, and some feel really poorly. I'm not one for lying around on the sofa feeling sorry for myself, rarely get ill, but I was so lethargic I was glad I'd prepared easy food, didn't have to do anything, etc. No way would I have wanted to go shopping or do cooking the day after, I was that tired, and when you live alone and with no support it's just easier to be prepared.

I don't have a cat. Do you have one I could borrow? Would save on funeral costs 😂

Why don't you wait till you feel unwell before totally overthinking. I'm totally guilty of doing exactly what you are doing but a major mental health crisis and CBT has made me realise that my 'being prepared' was actually a very unhealthy manifestation of incoming anxiety disorder. Just tell vaccine worry to fuck off and crack on until reality tells you that you need to chill in bed with Netflix.

Nope, I think you've planned for the worst! Nothing worse than feeling awful & fluey & you have no water by your bed & you're having to rummage around for paracetamol. I've had both jabs now & feel absolutely fine. Zero side effects. But you can never be too cautious 👍🏼🤞🏻

It's a bit OTT, but can't hurt to be prepared!

I had my first (Moderna) on Saturday, and had the worst sore arm I've ever had, after any jab. Neither paracetamol, or ibuprofen seemed to make any difference. It was only yesterday that I could finally say it felt better. No fever or anything though.

Always best to be prepared OP! Hope you feel fine. I have had two Pfizer jabs and expected to feel bad after the second one but glad to say I felt fine. I am 68.

I live alone, I prepped a bit in terms of paracetamol and made sure I had food in so I wouldn't have to go shopping. It was all fine though, for both jabs.

Prepare for the worse, hope for the best.
@WildWestWanda

@ThatSchoolOfficeLady I had a bad reaction to the first (AZ) so I fully expected it to happen again. It didn't. Hopefully you'll be the same. 🤞

Jab 1 I was fine. Jab 2 I was warned about side effects and laughed it off.

Until it absolutely knocked me for six almost straight after for several days. It was bloody awful. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

Best to be prepared when you live on your own. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail and all that!

@IntoAir

YANBU. When you live alone, you need to plan. I cancelled anything I was doing (other than wfh) the day after my 2nd vax (Pfizer). I felt a bit shabby the next morning, and I'm glad I didn't have to rush about to meetings etc & could take it at my own pace. I was fine 24 hours (by that afternoon) but you never know. People who don't live alone don't realise (or don't bother to think) what it can be like.

I live alone and have had 2 doses of Pfizer. I did nothing in the way of preparation. The first I had at the end of the working day, went home after, and had a normal evening. The second I went to during the day and went back to the office after it and worked for rhe rest of the day. The only side effects I had were a very sore arm, and after the first feeling really tired the following afternoon. If I'd had worse side effects I'd have dealt with them as they happened, rather than worrying about them in advance. If I'd felt ill enough to be in bed I'd have gone home, and gone to bed. If I'd have been so ill I couldn't get myself some water, I certainly would have been too ill to make it from work to home, and if I was that ill I probably would have been phoning 111 from work for advice.

Seems a little over the top. You're having a jab not major surgery! I had mine and went straight back to work, was absolutely fine.

TBH all I had after both jabs was an achy arm. It lasted a few days after the first but less than two with the second. DH was the same and we we were both working the days after our jabs. I know a couple of people who felt a bit “fluey” for 12 hours or so though.

Watch Trainspotting, in particular the part where Renton plans his heroin withdrawal. Do that.

@ThatSchoolOfficeLady

Into Air that's it. When you live alone, there's no one to bring you a glass of water if you wake in the middle of the night feeling rough. Most likely I'll just get up and go to work. I'm 60 and have never had a day off sick in my entire working life. I do always catastrophise though!

Well I live with a partner and if I feel rough in the middle of the night I still get up and get my own water rather than wake him. I think you're overreacting sorry

I only felt slightly ill after my first injection so when I had my second I was expecting to feel worse. I'm a single parent of 3 under 12 so I prepped. I cleaned the house, did the washing, sorted out the school bags, made dinner for 2 nights in a row so that it just needed to be reheated. I basically planned the whole weekend so that I could be ill on the sofa and my dc would be fine. In the end we had a lazy weekend as I had no reaction whatsoever, happy days!