This update is way over due but even with the pandemic, life has been busy crazy. So Greg went in for his 6 month cancer screening. That always means a CT with contrast, chest and abdomen. Then we usually wait around in medical complex to then go upstairs to his oncologists office and see Dr. McDuffie. This happened on March 8th, 2021.
The news was great. Greg is still cancer free. His scans looked great and so did his blood work. The blood is drawn upon arriving at his oncologists office and it only takes them 15 minutes or so to get it back. It is a pretty quick process. It is a long day however because you have to arrive an hour early to drink the contrast that is disguised in either a plain, lemonade or fruit punch. Greg usually gets lemonade. So we arrived at 11:00 a.m. I pack a lunch and the day was pretty so we sat outside and ate our lunch. We then go back in the building and take the elevator, social distancing and with a mask on to Tennessee Oncology. We didn't get home until 5:00 p.m. that day as I stopped at Publix on the same. I wore my mask and got in and out as soon as possible.
Greg's oncologist also arranged for Greg to get the vaccine. So on March 16, 2021, Greg got his first Covid Shot. He did very well. He had a sore arm for 2 days but other than that, no other noticeable side effects.
I ended up postponing Greg's appointment with both his Cardiologist and his Vascular doctor until he is fully inoculated.
Greg went for his 2nd Covid shot on April 13, 2021. That was this past Tuesday. He got the shot at 9:00 a.m. He was fine other than his arm getting sore by that evening. He did develop a low grade fever on Wednesday and it ran through Thursday totally controlled with a Tylenol. The fever was gone by Friday and today, Saturday April 18, 2021, he is totally back to normal. We were told two different things about when you should consider yourself protected. We have heard 2 weeks from 2nd shot and 3 weeks from second shot. We don't plan on doing anything foolish and going out unprotected so we will wait the 3 weeks. On top of that, I am getting my 2nd Covid shot on May 4th so it will be mid may until i am totally protected.
Let me stress that if we go out in a public setting, we will still wear masks. I know that we will feel a lot safer however. As a matter of fact, I felt safer just after getting my first vaccine.
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