Husband and I have just returned from the surgery where we had our annual flu jobs. (We like to do things together; it's our idea of a hot date.)
On the way home I grumbled, 'The nurse always says you'll just feel a small scratch, but it's not a scratch. It hurts!'
'They used to say just a little prick before it became non-pc.'
'At least that is accurate. It feels like a prick. Definitely not a scratch.'
That aside, glad to have that out of the way. I have been flu-free ever since first getting the jab. Not that I had flu very often before that, probably only once or maybe twice in my lifetime. But at our age, you know, you have to take any precautions they offer you.
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Glad you're protected! I can come and cough on you now!
I got mine a week or so ago. The pharmacist who delivered it was so gentle I barely felt it. As an added benefit, my arm was only sore for a day or so. I've had the flu. I will put up with a sore shoulder to not have it again.
Oh yes, I'd forgotten about the swollen arm bit. But not getting 'flu is definitely worth a sore arm for a day or two.
Good for you, getting your flu shot, Liz.
Having suffered through 3 bouts of flu in my 81 years, I'll take the arm jab every time; and, in fact, I have - every year since they became available to the general public. What was it? About 25 years ago when only those "at risk" could get the shots? Of course, now, I would be considered "at risk" due to age, alone!
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