Day 9 since I was injected with the J&J vaccine

B and I watched this tonight…

4/17/21. Saturday

8:30 – L. leaves for work.

9:00-9:30 – I’m at 101.5 today.  My eye is still red – are these eye drops even working? And my eye hurts. Advil and eye drops and I go downstairs to greet the dog.  She pooped near the front door again…I guess I’m back to picking up dog shit every morning.  Depressing.  I rub her tummy three times, she grabs her tennis ball, and we go outside so she can go potty. Return inside and leftover pizza for her, coffee for me.

I unload the dishwasher and go upstairs.

9:30-12:00 – Blog posts

12:00-1:00 – I make a spinach salad with tomatoes, celery, and a boiled egg and start reading Devotion by Dani Shapiro.

1:30-2:30 – I do an Insanity – Cardio Power and Resistance workout.

2:30-3:00 – Recover and I read Devotion. Another eyedrop.  My eye hurts.

3:00-4:00 – Shower. Lotion. Covid-19 uniform. Light make-up. I listen to Today Explained.

4:00-4:45 – I take the dog for a walk and listen to the Political Gabfest.

4:45-5:45 – I have just enough time before I leave for B.’s house to sweep the patio, sanitize the Astroturf, and water most of my plants. I listen to Air Talk.

I keep feeling a tightening in my chest.  Is this a blood clot?  Maybe I pulled a muscle doing my Insanity  workout – there were a lot of push-ups today…and the yard work is exacerbating it??? I’m not sure what to think… All of this is very stressful.

My eye is starting to throb and I can feel the eye strain.  Another eye drop – more Advil.

5:45-6:00 – To B.’s house. I continue listening to Air Talk.

6:00 – 7:30 – Cocktail hour. Pellegrino for me, margaritas for B.  I’m driving.  

7:30-9:30 – B. picked up Mexican food from La Cocina and it is so good!  I have chicken taquitos with rice and beans and B. has something??? We watch Saint Maude.  I’ve wanted to see it for some time, but I don’t have access to that platform.

What a disturbing movie! So, is she truly having a religious experience or is she simply insane?

10:00-10:20 – My eye is throbbing and I can feel the eye strain so I decide to leave.

Driving. I listen to Organize 365

10:20-11:00 – My anxiety is very high.  I’m feeling what I think are normal aches and pains, but because I had the J&J vaccine 9 days ago I’m not sure what normal is anymore. Are these aches and pains the precursor to a blood clot?

I have some champagne and read Devotion.

11:00-12:00 – L. decides to make a gourmet tomato bisque soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I typically don’t eat past 2:00 p.m. because, whenever possible, I like lunch to be my final meal. IF I decide to have dinner, eating after 6:00 p.m. typically results in a weight gain the next day [tonight was an exception, as B. and I ate after 7:00].

12:00-1:00 – I’m stressed out and exhausted. More champagne because I’m having difficulty calming down. Nighttime routine.

I leave my bedroom door unlocked tonight.  I’m not sure what’s going to happen to me.

Bed.