to say. in case there are others who are unsure. Was a restless night. Arm became more sore. seemed to be extending into neck shoulders, which i wasn't sure about. I'd been anxious, not just about the vaccination itself, but getting self to Chico from here. Still, still...i have NO sense of direction in California. And although Alyssia made me a good map with many annotations, i was anxious about that. People here drive fast, do things like pass on the right, appearing out of nowhere etc. I have no landmarks...like Mountains on the Rim. Freeway will be one number but then for no reason become another number. Also, the old truck hadn't been driven since the Evacuation last summer. There was an odd kind of headache. I wondered if that was all the result of the tension and through the night, off and on, did what i know to do to release that body tension. It wasn't working. This morning it became clear that it was the result of the vaccination. I also became Hot...which i never am. I decided to deal with it all by taking short naps off and on through the day. By evening, the soreness in the arm was much more localized to the injection site and "headache" was gone.
and i'll add this. When waking on and off through the night, lying there in the dark, trying to interpret what was going on, there was a very strong sense of full body Action...full body Participation. That all my systems were Engaged. There's no real way to describe the Sense of that.
again, it's said that the second shot will bring more intense response, to expect that. So i will. But it is nothing more than what it "should" be, considering. And just a side note about i how i over think, i was thinking how i have always vaccinated my animals...dog gets Parvo, Distemper, Rabies, Cats the Feline Distemper, another one and Rabies. We vaccinate the Goats...it's time to do so again. I believe these have kept them healthy, especially the distemper and Parvo...have seen those to wreak havock on a communities animals in N Mex. But also thought....vaccinations are always measured by the weight of the animal. Here i was, skinny and little, easily half the size and weight of others, eee..... But here i am. waiting for the 2nd with good confidence and so much looking forward to the benefits of that. We once again will be able to be together as a whole family. It will have been a year since Jenny has been able to be around the kids. She is overjoyed.
