I apologise if this is in the wrong section of the forum but I was not sure where else to post it.
As per subject line, I've been called for my corona vaccine at last.. I freaked out slightly when I received the phone call, I think the woman must have thought I was a moron as I kept saying "Oh my god" lol.
So I'm going for it tomorrow morning and my anxiety has gone into overdrive. For a few different reasons bare with me.. and it would be really good to hear other's experiences of going for the jab please...
I was looking on the website of the venue where I will be attending, their info page for the vaccine says that you cannot bring a bag in with you as there is no room to put it anywhere when having the vaccine.. this made me panic as there are certain things I absolutely HAVE to keep on me whenever I leave the house - a couple of bottles of glucojuice for if my blood sugar goes low (this actually does happen to me due to a metabolic disorder), my little bottle which I take everywhere with me filled with water or squash in case I need to take one of my IBS tablets or if my throat goes funny which it often does due to acid reflux. I don't think any of my clothes have pockets so it's not like I can use those for any of my above mentioned things. So because of my concerns around this, I asked the question on a local community Facebook page and a number of ladies kindly replied and all said they had no issues with taking bags in with them when they went to that venue. Which I am relieved about but it is still at the back of my mind that there might be "that" person working there who is pedantic and asks me to get rid of my bag!!
The second thing, which I am MOST concerned about it has to be said.. is having an allergic reaction. I am allergic to penicillin-based antibiotics, as well as red food colouring and I'm not saying that any of these things are in the jab but it is still worrying me that I am going to be allergic to it. My mind is hugely in overdrive and I have horrid visions of collapsing with an anaphylactic shock and having to be given CPR in the middle of the floor and then someone having to visit my husband to tell him something awful has happened to me. Don't you just love anxiety?!
So it would be really good to hear about what it has been like for you if you have had the jab yet. Thank you to anyone who replies to this xx