So I really want to go to Africa.
I would also really like to be granted access back into the United States when I come back.
This requires a lot of medication and vaccines.
I got three vaccinations today. at once.
My awesome Pharm D, Cory, said I was crazy. He did a double take when I told him I wanted three at once.
"I'd be scared to get three at once."
(pause)
"I've never ever given three vaccines at once before."
But if you've met Cory, you'll know that he is thrilled by the opportunity to use me as his personal guinea pig.
Fact: I allowed Cory to give me the first vaccine for my Africa trip, after not being vaccinated at all for 9 years.
He was great. He did hit my bone, and it was a lot of vaccine with a reputation for being painful, but it was easy!
So once he initially got over his caution, he quickly got excited. He was rushing me to finish my paperwork. He is really great at what he does. He even took time to get me a different chair to sit on, in case I lost my balance after being "stabbed" three times and fell off. He didn't make me go to the vaccination room, he let me sit in the break area. Probably for convenience, and because my weird coworker really wanted to watch me get vaccinated. She was amazed. I didn't flinch. They both told me I was brave. Really? Just because I don't let a little (okay, it's not actually so little...) needle scare me.
Either way, despite Cory making me bleed (he thinks he hit a capillary), I was up and moving within 5 minutes or so. My coworker said I looked pale. Um. I'm pretty sure I always look pale, but thanks for pointing that out. I recovered pretty quickly. Felt great. Ran errands. Went to the grocery store for my mom.
I feel like superwoman!
Now if I could just take my head-on thought process for vaccines and translate it to the rest of my to-do list...
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