Shot!

No.. its not as bad as it sounds. I did get a shot. The flu shot! I know the shot came out a few years ago and you have to get it early to prevent certain strains of the flu. When the shot first came out it had thimerisol in it. I could not get the shot because I am very allergic to thimerisol. I found out from a skin patch test thankfully and not some terrible case of the hives (or worse!). Anyways, I have been doing some thinking and researching about the flu shot and after speaking to my doctor yesterday, I went ahead and got it. She stated that at their office, the shots there do not have thimerisol or mercury in them because people who are prego do not want those things in their body. Apparently there have been cases that thimerisol causes autism. The reports have been proven wrong but people still do not want that stuff in their bodies. (I don't blame them). So after the nurse double checked and printed out a form from the box saying there was no thimerisol in the shot, she gave it to me and then I had to hang out for 20 min to make sure I was ok. This was fine with me since I do not do particularly well with shots, needles, blood drawn, blood in general, cuts, scrapes, you name it. Although, I can tell before I get any medical stuff done if it will be a good day or not, I knew that yesterday was going to be a good day and I would not have problems. I personally think it has to do with my blood sugar and what I ate the day before and the morning of. I knew I ate super healthy both breakfast and dinner, but still chilled at the office for a bit. (per doc's orders)
Lets just say it has been 9 years since I have had a shot that goes into the muscle and ouch! I feel like I had a killer workout on my left shoulder.
Here is to hoping I do NOT get the flu.