Yesterday was vaccination day. I ended up getting a tdap booster, along with typhoid and hep a shots. I've done travel vaccines before so thought it was no big deal and was feeling fine after the first two shots. Once I got the 3rd though, I immediately felt nauseous and light-headed and started to black out. Luckily the very nice nurse pictured below got me to the bed before I hit the floor. I laid there dazed for a few minutes, sweat as much as I do when I run 10 miles, and learned that (in this nurse's experience at least) this kind of stuff only happens to men. 10 minutes later I felt normal enough to drive home. Surreal experience but I guess it's a fair trade off to eliminate the minuscule chance of lockjaw, typhoid, or something else equally unpleasant.
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