Dose TWO complete!

I might have cried a little because of relief. Not saying I did. But I might have.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💉" title="Spritze" aria-label="Emoji: Spritze">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">

#TeamPfizer
#FuckCOVID

After receiving my second dose, I kept thinking, “Now I’m safe from the fork hands—my body can SEIZE THE FORKS!”

If you haven’t seen the videos to which I’m referring, you should. They’re worth your time. Trust me. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">

Part One:

“Now I’m safe from the fork hands—my body can SEIZE THE FORKS!”

Part Two:

So, it’s only been a few hours and the second dose is hitting as hard as the first one ever did.

Manageable, but I feel like I’m standing in front of a train, feeling the tracks vibrating, and hoping it doesn’t hit me *too* hard, lol.

My body is definitely seizing the forks. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">

Update:

I’m having what I can only describe as what feel like period cramps.

The thing is that I’ve been post-menopausal for 11 years. No cycles at all, hormones at post-menopausal levels.

So they’re not kidding about the endometrial lining being related to the immune system.

To be clear:

I’m writing about my experience to demystify the process for anyone not yet fully vaccinated.

Even if I get MUCH more symptomatic, it’s still better than possible death, organ damage from micro-clotting, or continuing to live in isolation.

I’m VERY grateful https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏼" title="Gefaltete Hände (mittelheller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Gefaltete Hände (mittelheller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">

Below is a good explainer by an MD about why some people with uteruses are having side effects related to the endometrial lining.

(I’ve seen reports from transgender men and non-binary folks about related experiences—even though they’re on testosterone.)

Nothing to panic about.

Someone just brought up a fear of needles, so FYI:

The amount of injectable material is minimal, and the shot is just intramuscular (not at all like a lengthy blood draw from a vein).

The needles they use are TINY, and the injection is super quick.

Fast and virtually painless.

Update:

I was feeling pretty good all day until about an hour ago.

Now my temperature is rising, and I’m feeling like I’ve been hit by a proverbial bus. And uterine cramping has returned.

All manageable just not fun.

But having antibodies to COVID? That *will* be fun!