Subj : Shingrex was: weather w To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Mar 10 2020 08:06:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> Agree. Any time earlier or later than what I consider 'normal and BM>> convenient' I'd check to be sure open. At this point thinking the BM>> pharmacy. The one at Hy-Vee doesn't open until 9; normally I don't BM>> wander over until 10. Off hand no idea when they close so if I needed BM>> something late I'd either check during the call or look up on line. NB>> Our Wegmans pharmacy is generally open until 9pm Mon-Fri, they NB>> close at 6 Sat and Sun... They'll close earlier for some holidays... BM> That seems about the same hours as for the pharmacy at Hy-Vee (vague BM> recall of seeing their hours); LIS, earlier or later I'd check to be BM> sure. NB> Or just plan on arriving somewhere easily in the middle... :) That's the one I usually go by! Even if I arrive too early and the place hasn't opened yet will usually be open shortly. BM>> Doctor's offices can be open early - dr. is an early bird. IIRC he BM>> also is closed Friday afternoon; almost doesn't matter as I prefer a BM>> morning appointment. NB>> Our dentist has later hours on Thursday, and then takes Friday off... BM> Ooo! Three day weekends!! OTOH maybe found people don't like coming BM> in on Fridays so not worth being open. I think my dentist is closed BM> Friday afternoons -- I prefer morning appointments anyway so doesn't BM> matter. NB> Not sure what the original impetus was, but it's been like that NB> for ages... I think at one point he might have had Saturday NB> morning hours also, but that hasn't been for a long time, either, NB> so I might be just misremembering... ;) Not a morning person NB> myself, so it wouldn't have been much use to me anyway... ;) He could have had Saturday hours just to be open when his competing M.D.s were closed, help establish his practice. BM>>> Semi-cautiously answer, somewhat recognize the voice and with the BM>>> rest of the initial conversation verify it it one of the pharmacists: BM>>> my Shingrex is in and so can have the shot when I come in Thursday BM>>> morning (tomorrow as I type this). So will find out the where and BM>>> about follow-up. NB>>> Yes... and I did see your message about actually getting it... NB>>> Good for you... ;) Did you end up with much of side effects....? BM>> No-to-minimal. The injection site was slightly tender for two nights BM>> but only when sleeping on my side and so had pressure on it. BM>> Reposition the arm and took care of that. (Semi-gross coming up - skip BM>> the rest of the paragraph if squeamish.) Yesterday did have several BM>> diarrhea episodes. Is a listed side effect, could also have just been BM>> "spring cleaning". Four days following the injection so thinking just BM>> the 'spring cleaning'. Monograph also states "side effects ... bother BM>> you or do not go away". Well it's a bit of a bother to have diarrhea BM>> but did go away. I'm thinking was just a coincidence. NB>> Possibly coincidence, but not totally out of the possible time frame... NB>> lots of things could be triggering gastrointestinal stuff, though.... BM> Yes, I'm thinking probably a coincidence: not like I've never had BM> diarrhea before, Not other listed reactions noted other than BM> 'injection site tenderness' and that was only for two nights when I BM> slept on that side. ...Get to do it all over again end of April or so! NB> The injection site tenderness is the most common side effect of NB> shots for me, and generally not particularly badly.... You'll NB> get a chance with the second shot to see if you get the same NB> reaction(s) again... of course, sometimes the second time doesn't NB> cause any issues at all.... True: a ton of variables: slightly different injection site, speed of injection (the added fluid 'shoves' what's already there aside), etc., etc., etc. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Fencing: the sport that looks like two bee keepers dueling. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .