I Got My First Vaccine Dose

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Wow! Barely slept Wednesday night. I was so scared about getting the vaccine. Because I have fibromyalgia I am already uncomfortable. I was more worried about side effects than actually getting a needle (though the "sore shoulder" people complained about worried me as I have arthritis in both my shoulders). So I didn't sleep very well. My anxiety was high.. I was told to drink lots of water beforehand. LOTS of water. And I did. 4 750ml bottles of water to be exact. What I wasn't counting on was standing in line for an hour. The lady in line behind me said she walked by the clinic every day (which was a local rec centre arena) and there was never a line that long. But the line always moved and once inside the actual arena things moved swiftly. I think my focus on having to go to the bathroom took away all my anxiety. When I sat down for my needle she asked how I was. I said I had to go to the bathroom. She said I had better go because I was still going to have to wait for 15 minutes after and they wouldn't like me leaving the area by myself. I asked if I would lose my place and she said no and let me leave my stuff with her. So, barely felt the needle. Felt a little weird afterwards while I was sitting for 15 minutes but wasn't sure that it wasn't all in my head, or because I was hungry. I am very grateful to the person on here who told me to drink lots of water. I really think that made a big difference. Apart from a sore shoulder for two days I had absolutely no side affects that I could point to the vaccine. I have fibro and it has been hot and humid here so the fatigue and headache I felt could have been due to that and not the vaccine. My daughter had hers the same day and she said she was feeling pretty tired, but she always says that and... heat and humidity. My husband gets his first dose later this month (he thought the email to schedule his appointment was junk mail and didn't open it ). I get my second dose mid-September. I know I will have no fear next time and will again drink lots of water. My husband was hoping to go see his family in September as his father has not been doing wealth health-wise. He just turned 88. But unless they move the dates up, he won't get his second dose until October. But we are planning a trip to the tropics early December as long as there are no set-backs with this pandemic.