Ahh, so finally I have a few minutes. I just made myself some rose-hip and hibiscus tea, washed two smaller sized apples, and had home-made stew for dinner.
The stew consisted of chicken left-overs from a roast chicken, fresh potatoes, carrots, parsnips, chopped red pepper, onions and garlic with low-salt vegetable stock and herbs. I'm trying to eat healthier because I've noticed myself feeling a bit run-down lately. I got a "needle-less" flu shot a week ago, and I think I am still trying to recover from the side effects. I haven't had a flu shot for 12+ years, and now I thought I'd be brave and see if I'd survive it (after all, I survived heart surgery).
So many people get the flu shot each year and are perfectly fine, why shouldn't I be?
My husband got that same shot just a day prior to me getting mine, and his not reacting adversely to the shot gave me the confidence to go for it.
Well, I'm not sure what exactly I'm reacting to, but it may be the preservative they put in the vaccine, or the latex cover of the needle-less flu shot which presses onto your skin (which I found out about AFTER I started reacting...), but I can tell you that about two days after the shot, the injection site got red, itchy and had a bit of a swollen bump there. One week later, the arm looks okay (still a slightly visible patch there though), but it still feels a bit weird and itchy.
I am indeed somewhat sensitive to latex, and the questionnaire sheet they have you fill in only asks for medication, egg or chicken allergies (I don't consider latex being a medication, so I didn't write that down), and common sense doesn't automatically make you think about latex when you are meant to receive a shot, whether or not it is supposed to be "needle-less", but next time I guess I'll know.
Let's hope I don't get any other disturbing or serious effects.
Prayers are certainly appreciated, thank you!
The reason for me getting the shot in the first place is because I have that issue with my heart.
That makes me a prime candidate for potentially serious complications should I catch the flu. It doesn't prevent catching the flu, but if I did catch it, then my chances of only getting a really mild case would be so much higher.
Or so the medical authorities say. Or perhaps it's really the pharma companies?
Anyways, I don't think I'll be getting another flu shot after what I've now experienced.
Perhaps a regular shot would have been better, but I now don't know what the cause of the reaction is: the vaccine itself, the preservative, the latex?
Either way, I think next year I'll take my chances again as I have done in the last 12+ yrs. In the meanwhile, I pray and hope I don't get some long-term physical damage somehow. My trouble is that I have exzema as well, which generally makes my skin feel itchy, sensitive, etc. So if I did end up with anaphylactic shock, I probably wouldn't notice until it actually happened.
This is one of those cases where I will submit to God's mercy to help me through this.
Having said that, there is a lot we can do for our physical health: watch what we eat and drink. I just watched a movie about juicing, where the incredible claim is being made that most of our diseases, illnesses and physical ailments could be cured, or at least controlled, simply with the proper diet. No medication needed. Needless to say, I am looking into it. Cautiously, of course, because nowadays you really don't know about people's agendas.
But, after all, why shouldn't it be possible that all we need in order to live a good and healthy life is right in front of us?
God promised to give us everything we need. If he thought we'd need tons of medications right from the start, wouldn't he have made a "medication" tree?
That can only mean that what we need is, or should, already be present, but it's up to us to find it, recognize it, and make use of it.
No matter which way you look at it though, clearly there can be no harm in eating more fruits and vegetables. God gave us those fruits and vegetables, and surely the way he made them must be perfect enough, so why do we as a society end up manipulating these perfect foods? Last I heard, apples didn't grow with shellac wax on their skins, nor did they come into being in plastic bags or containers, nor did they come with a "needs genetic modification" sticker on the outside.
Nevetheless, I decided I am going to incorporate more fruits and vegetables in my diet. Hopefully this will help "balance" my body out soon.
The other thing is that I feel that I need more sleep. Could be an effect from the vaccination, but could also generally be because I've been very busy trying to get acquainted with my new workplace, and trying to get used to having 1 and 1/2 hrs less of free time each day, because of my work commute.
Either way, I need to make sure I get to bed early today so I'll be rested enough to tackle another work week including rush-hour traffic!
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