My experience with my first flu shot via nasal mist!

This year I decided to go get a flu shot. I had never gotten one before and I thought it would be a good idea with all the traveling we have coming up and moving in the next couple months (hopefully). Tuesday afternoon I got the nasal mist which pretty much felt like and tasted like nose spray. I was fine afterward and event that night. The next morning I woke up with terrible swollen glands and soar throat along with a stuffy nose and killer headache. I sipped on hot water and continued taking my mucinex and I got better as the day went on. The follow morning, I woke up again with terrible swollen glands but this time with a scratchy soar throat, stuffy nose and post nasal drip. The soar throat got better after sipping hot water but the stuffy nose remained. Yesterday, I didn't wake up with swollen glands but the stuff nose remained. Today, 4 days after the nasal mist I still have a stuffy nose. I did not enjoy these symptoms one bit! I haven't had the flu before (knock on wood) but I know that if I decide to get the flu shot next year, I will definitely ask for the shot instead of the mist because everyone I know who got the shot had no symptoms.

Just wanted to share my story in case anyone was thinking about getting the nasal mist flu shot!

Weekend wrap up and...sick again!

Friday: Went to dinner with hubby's flight and then came home and fell asleep in the living room, quite exhausted we were! I had moved around lots of boxes at the thrift shop that day!

Saturday: Woke up bright and early to have some yummy breakfast at a little hole in the wall called Sandies! Delish, I had two fried eggs over easy, some hash browns and delectable apple cinnamon scone! Then hubby's flight helped move more boxes from our donation room into our makeshift area in the thrift shop! Then I cleaned up the house and hubby studied! Later that evening, we went to a charity auction for the OSC and won two raffle drawings, a gold chain necklace and bracelet and a willow tree decoration of a mother and a son which may be my MIL's mother's day present hehe

Sunday: Went to church, out to lunch at Applebees, to the movies to see The Adjustment Bureau which was very good, then home to do some school work. I wrote a 5 page paper on health plans, yes quite riveting! Then made homemade mashed potatoes and pork chops for din din! We ended the night watching Army Wives and Coming Home a new show on lifetime, such a tearjerker but sweet stories!

Sadly, today I woke up with somewhat of a stomach bug I think! So I am drinking clear liquids, eating crackers and applesauce and trying to feel better while of course working on school work! Only three more weeks left!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and fabulous start to their week!

Sick bird..

Unfortunatley, early friday morning I got really sick with bad stomach pains and couldn't go to work. My wonderful husband took me to the ER and I was diagnosed with a bacteria infection. I was severley dehydrated and was hooked up to a lovely iv to fill me up with fluids. I was give an antibiotic and a bland food diet for the next couple of days. After I got my prescription, I was able to eat chicken noodle soup and crackers and then fell asleep for a long time!

Yesterday, I was feeling a little better and we ventured out to the movies to watch I am number 4, which was an intense sci fi movie! Then we headed home to relax for the rest of the night which was nice.

I hate feeling sick and lacking energy to do anything. Its beautiful outside today and would love to go out for a walk and enjoy it but I am still feeling blah but Im able to eat without getting sick which is a step in the right direction ha

Hopefully I will be in full recovery in a couple days!

Busy bee and a trip to the ER...

Sunday after Christmas we visited with more family on my mom's side and then Monday met up with a friend for lunch, went to my dads basketball alumni game, then to meet friends for a drink! Tuesday I spent the day with my mom, got a cute black purse and brown sweatpants from Marshalls, had lunch, visited with my gparents, then headed to a local college basketball game and dinner with friends.

After the many irregular meals and eating out and being on the go and not really relaxing since we landed because we want to fit in seeing everyone, my stomach couldn't take it. I had severe pain in my right lower abdomen and nausea and was worried i may have an appendicitis.

Seeing my dr is in Texas. we had to go to the local ER and get checked out. After a urinalysis, 4 viles of blood drawn, and a sonogram, I found out there were no cysts, infections or appendicitis and that it probably is a bug. So I relaxed tonight and played bunco with the hubby.

Hope to feel better tomorrow and the rest of the days we are up in NY, I hated wasting a day in the hospital and having to cancel plans with friends!