Seasonal Stick...

 

There shouldn't be much going on today.  The trash is gone & the day's begun.  Hopefully nothing demanding pops it's head up.   

We paid the gas bill yesterday.  October's pay cycle includes our flu shot.  Our pharmacy wears many hats.  They're good at this stick, I usually don't feel it.  I often wonder if they actually did anything.  Later my arm's a little sore at the injection site.  Sometimes I react to the flu shot a little worse, but it's usually gone by the next day.  So far, this year's injection hasn't caused anything by a tender spot on my arm.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Busy Friday...

 

Luckily it's warming up a bit.  After I get around & get cleaned up we have shopping & errands.  Besides the normal, we need to pay the car insurance.  Afterwards, we're going to give the van anotheyarr go.  Hopefully, it starts without issue.   

The guy came by & dealt with the bushes.  It as a little pricey, but it's done.  The flu shots kicked in a bit more than I'd hoped, but not horribly.   Other than some things, we've  been putting off, we're mostly done for a bit.

That's all for now, I hope today is easy.

Cya...

Too Cold, Too Soon...

 

Woke to the 1st morning below freezing.  For at least 8 hours it was below 32.  It's already above freezing & can stay that way.  I hate frigid temps.  

We have some errands today.  They're nothing big, but we need to get our flu shots handled.  I hope it doesn't get me this time.  Sometimes, they can make me feel flu-ish for about a day.  

The yard people are supposed to be here tomorrow.  Maybe the yard stuff will be handled finally.  That'd be nice.  

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

No Surprise...

 

I'd hoped October would be a better month than what came before, but it hasn't been.  This month has been a weird, dry, starting to chill annoyance.  Nothing is  quite where it should be, stuff is breaking & everything is taking more than it should.  If we can get the bushes handled, that will be most of need-to's for a bit.  

There's stuff to do this week.  The gas bill will get  here, I'll need a refill from the pharmacy & there's the matter of getting a flu shot.  I have things on my plate.  After that, maybe I can can see about replacing the couch.  It needs to go.

Anything else that wants to break, just don't.  No breaking, no complaining, no causing me more issues.  I'm spent & probably won't take well to much more BS.   Take care.

Cya...

HIV Meds, COVID, The Flu...

 

I woke up feeling like crap, so this will be a short post.  I did find this piece, it concerns COVID's interaction with some older HIV meds & the flu.  Like many diagnosed when I was, my 1st meds were a cocktail of pills.  Among those was a protease  inhibitor.  I was on a few back then, now I'm  not on  any.  According to this article, these meds lessened COVID infections rates & severity. 

The other point was that a combination of COVID & the flu was dangerous.  These people had a higher chance of severe illness & death.   So, get vaccinated against COVID & the flu.  If not a combination case could be highly damaging or deadly.

That's all for now, take  care.

Cya...

Betterish...

 

Yesterday was better for me after the flu shot.  The reactions got to me hours before my roomie was affected.  I also got through them quicker.  Hopefully this will be over today.

We're supposed to have storms tonight.  I hope they're aren't severe.   We don't need that.

That's about it this morning, take care.

Cya...

Recovering...

 

We got our flu shots yesterday & that was rough.   The shot was fine, but a later, it hit. I don't react to every flu shot, but I did this year.  I felt like a sudden case of the flu.  I feel better now, but I'm still worn out.  Well, it needed to happen & it did.   

That's about it for now, more tomorrow. Take care.

Cya...

Morning To-Do's...

 

We have a few errands to handle this morning & I need a shower before we head out.  There's shopping, a bill to pay & a flu shot to get.  The weather is slipping into the yuck side of the year & my body isn't handling it well so far.  I'm waking stiff & dehydrated.  

I'm seeing articles, but most are still dealing with COVID.  The others are so novel or brief, there's no reason to to discuss them yet.  I'm sure that research on HIV in mice is fascinating, but it probably won't go  in anywhere in the next decade.  I might post about it then if it does.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Icky Friday...

I went to the pharmacy for a prescription.  While there, I got my flu shot.  Normally, these things are just get the shot & it's over for me.  However, this time there were issues.  Within in a few hours, I felt like I had the most minor case of the flu you could contract.  It wasn't pleasant.  There were aches, chills, a slight fever, nausea & diarrhea. 

I feel better this morning, but that wasn't fun at all.  I'd also like to mention again how nice it is to get my meds at an actual physical location instead of having them shipped.  So far, I've had no major drama with this set up.  I hope it stays that way.  I don't miss CVS Speciality at all. 

Take care.

Cya...

Shopping, Flowers & Flu Shots...

Went shopping earlier.  It was a bit hectic.  We had some other errands as well.   I got my flu shot this morning.   My arm is starting to ache a bit from it.  

I went on the porch & noticed the yellow woodsorrel or pickle plant was blooming.  It was nice to see the little flowers. They'll probably be gone by the weekend.  We're supposed to get down to freezing temps overnight for a couple of days.  Hopefully, that won't last long this early in the season.

That's about it for now.  Take care.

Cya...