I
really thought getting inoculated is going to be easy. The hard part,
I thought, was going to be forcing myself The saddle up and head down
to the pharmacy and get and do the deed. I heard that there was some
shortage of vaccines but I wasn't really sure what they were talking
about. In fact, I was so pleased with myself at making the decision
to be totally proactive against the flu this season that I was going
to just have the physician administer the shots when I saw her a
couple weeks ago at IHC/the death Star and sure enough I waltzed
right out of the clinic without the inoculations and I even brought
it up at the beginning of the appointment. We just got to visiting so
deeply enjoying each other's company so much that my medical
pro-activity went just right out the window.
Now,
like a child deprived of their favorite toy, I was single-minded in
my commitment to getting protection against the coming flu season.
I'd been doing a lot of trading recently at the Walmart up on corner
so I figured what the heck out to stop in there. I ask the pharmacist
what the process was and he frowned and shook his head and informed
me that they were out of not only the high dose vaccine as well as
the regular dosage. I asked if he knew when they were and have more
vaccine and he just shook his head and pulled his shoulders up
indicating he didn't know. Then last week the grapes went on sale at
my Fresh Market just down the street and across the street from my
bus stop I thought what the hack. In there and get some grapes and as
I did that I thought well I'll check in with the pharmacist. I was
not very pleased with their pharmacy for about a year now. I stopped
in the pharmacy a few months ago asking for some kind of medication,
I cannot remember what, but they were really jerks and I started
going to the pharmacy next-door (which is now gone out of business)
but I thought I'd give it a shot. This experience was a bit better. I
was given an audience with the pharmacist by the name of Bruce. Bruce
seemed capable And I seem to take an immediate liking to the guy. He
really seem to be trying but the same time he informed me that they
had no high-dose vaccine. He did say they had low dose and
immediately I was thrown into a quandary of what I should do. My
insurance cover one pharmacy visit for vaccinations or a specific
vaccination. I didn't even know if when she had the low dose could
take a high-dose on top of it and would it make any difference. He
didn't know and I certainly didn't want to have to go through this
whole thing again so, I had them administer the low dose vaccine and
hoping all is well. This morning I felt invigorated so I saddled up
and took the bus over to IHC/The DeathStar. I had called and made an
appointment and I was pleased that I was able to get there in time
though it didn't make any difference because once the receptionist
found out what I wanted which is just basically counseling on whether
I needed a vaccination or no. They didn't have any high dose flu
vaccines either and didn't know when more would be coming in. She was
able to produce the ledger Of all the vaccinations I've had. And we
came to the conclusion that I didn't need anymore. Well I do need
shingles vaccination but they're out of vaccine for that as well. She
thinks I'll be okay until the shingles vaccine shows up. I'm just
amazed. I smiled, and rolled away knowing I did as good as I could do
for this day…
I'm
just amazed at the fact that there is no vaccine for the flu out
there right now except for hit and miss supplies. Luckily I found
some regular dose vaccine and I'm crossing my fingers that this will
do. I've gotten pretty paranoid lately all the talk about seniors
this and senior that and people disabilities be in a high risk for
some of this influenza stuff. Just do the best you can, get your
inoculations and sleep with the covers over your head…
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