I had a rusty nail go all the way through my foot a few years ago. It obviously hurt and bled a bit but I didn’t need to go to er or anything. However multiple people that witnessed it immediately asked if I had recently had a tetanus shot. It had been 10years from my last tetanus shot so they all said I should go it.
They had me super worried thst I was going to die from tetanus or whatever. I go and get the shot and doctor asks me why I’m getting and I tell her about the rusty nail. She said “ oh this isn’t going to do anything for that if it just happened.” Told me I would be fine since I already had my tetanus shot multiple times. Anyways that my tetanus story.
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I had a nail go into my foot and when I lifted my leg the Spanish roofing tile it was attached to came up with it. Hurt like a mofo. I also got a tetanus shot and who knows what else was in it.
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Anytime someone makes a flag I address it either with the person or take action. No one has flagged anything in this thread except Jbro who I talked to. Can’t expect mods to read every thread every day.
Guys guys, its fucking Wednesday. Lets keep it bottled up for two more days please.
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Well bivalent wasn’t a rough ride for me. Just some arm soreness.
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My journey to hopefully get into China and be with my wife starts next Thursday and my Dad just tested positive for Covid today. I have what I think are symptoms (nothing serious) but tested negative. My mom also tested negative.
Dad has had early-onset Alzheimers for about a decade. My mom takes care of him but her patience for dealing with him has already been pretty thin recently. Most prudent thing for me would be to go to a hotel, especially if I continue to test negative but my read is things get pretty ugly here when I’m not around.
To get to China I have to take two PCR tests in LA (where I’m exiting US from) and then two more in Bangkok. Then seven days quarantine where I arrive (Xiamen) and then seven more at our apartment in Wuhan. May be possible to do an extra three days in Xiamen and then be free.
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Are some of you getting the bivalent booster by just walking in? I tried booking an appointment at the main pharmacy chains around Portland and it looked like it would be 10+ days and out in Lake Oswego
Demand by me was not that high
You could consider f5ing Walgreens for a bit. After my appointment busted due to the Walgreens I signed up for not having any shots delivered yet, I went back online and saw a single appointment for like 6 pm. I hesitated and lost it, but a few more tries yielded a 2:30 appointment in Gresham. Not convenient, but I got it done.
I think my folks got a wlak in at a Seattle area Costco, but MrsWookie didn’t see that option at the Tigard Costco. Maybe they have it now though.
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You guys are lucky that you already have the latest booster.
I know, I got mine just in time for the Iphone 14.
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In all seriousness, I suspect a few of my classes have been hit by it. Might be the flu, sure (teachers aren’t being notified of COVID cases anymore). But to go from a full class to four suddenly missing with illness is not good. Even worse when it’s in several of my classes.
We could really use that booster now.
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Yah, hopefully you get it soon.
The 'rona finally broke through my bubble. Spent the weekend with two other couples, one of which showed up pozzed on Monday. My wife and I both are feeling “under the weather” nothing crazy, her a bit worse. Both had two negative tests, but hers today was positive. Mine still negative.
Don’t really see much of a point of isolating from her (we’ve been in extremely close proximity the entire time), but I’m willing to hear an argument to the contrary.
Also, can I really possibly not have it? I suppose I could have just coincidentally picked up a different random illness, but it seems awfully suspicious. Obviously won’t be going out in public for a while, but should this impact my plans to get biboosted next week if I continue to test negative but feel meh?
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It’s possible that whatever you have isn’t infectious (allergies, whatever), but yeah you probably have it. Also possible that you’ve already cleared it enough to not show up on a rapid antigen test.
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Option 3: I’m fuckin’ immune to this weakass BA5.69 bullshit.
Narrator: he was not
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Yes.
Wife went to a state run walk-in event in the biggest city in the state on Day 1 and waited 90 minutes. I went to a smaller place 30 minutes away on Day 4 and waited about 20 minutes.
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I got a tetanus booster like 15 years ago after stepping on a nail doing some roofing. They offered me with or without whooping cough. I initially said without, but then said, “I’ll feel super dumb if I say no and get whooping cough, so give me that.”
Like a month later my girlfriend got whooping cough.
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Similar situation - our kid got it a while back but my wife and I have never tested positive, until she got one last night. I feel fine.
We’re having her isolate, I just figure it’ll be easier if only one of us is down. Definitely debated just not bothering to isolate, I’d rather have slept in my bed last night. Might do a test at some point just to see if maybe I have it but aren’t symptomatic.
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