COVID vaccine Booster

Got the Pfizer booster shot yesterday (Sat).  Took an emergenC about an hour before and drank about 16oz water 30min before shot.  Overall side effects are mild.  Headache, arm soreness, and upper back stiffness.   BP was high tho.  Shot at 445pm, at 8p it was 186/107 (72).  So walked 30 min on the treadmill.  Dropped a little to 133/109 (83), dunno if it was the booster that caused the spike.

UPDATE:  Mon, 2 days later,  pain in the left underarm area.  Sensitive to touch and crossing over to left boob.  My lymph nodes has swollen, common for it to happen days after vaccine on same side as shot.  At night notice a scalp pain on top of head. Feels better when rubbed.  Keeping an eye on it. 

Tues, 3 days later.  Armpit pain little better but still puffy and swollen.  If it lasts longer than 2 weeks call doctor.  Mild headache comes and goes.  Getting better.  Top of head scalp pain back at night with less intensity.  Also had BP follow-up today, it was 130/90.  I think my monitor is screwed cuz it said 160/114 when I got home.

New Med: Carvedilol - Day 1

A month ago doctor upped my metoprolol dose to 75mg from 50mg since my BP was still high.  But not much changed, except that my heart rate actually rose a little.   So Brigette asked me if I'd like to try a different beta blocker.  Carvedilol at 6.25 mg dose, twice a day.  A rough equivalent to the 75mg of metoprolol.   Off the bat, didn't like that I have to take twice a day.  And if I drink alcohol it says it can drop my BP too low.   Read up on the reviews... a bit scary.  People complaining of massive diarrhea, crying all day, body pain,...  Must take with food otherwise you'll be dizzy...  They said dizziness should kick in at about an hour.  Took with food this morning and I was ok.  But felt fuzziness in my head, towards early afternoon felt tightness in my upper back, mild shoulder area pain on left side, felt tired enough to lie down and take a 20min nap.  Also started to feel irritated towards David.  Kinda felt like I was on my period annoyance and overthinking.

Carvedilol vs Metoprolol:

 Metoprolol is a beta(1)-selective beta-adrenergic antagonist while carvedilol is a non-selective beta-blocker with additional blockades of alpha(1)-adrenoceptors. Administration of metoprolol has been shown to cause up-regulation of beta-adrenoceptor density and to decrease nocturnal melatonin release, whereas carvedilol lacks these typical effects of beta-blocking drugs.

Carvedilol is considered a non-selective beta-blocker. This means that carvedilol can block both beta-1 receptors and beta-2 receptors. Beta-1 receptors are found in the heart while beta-2 receptors are primarily found in the smooth muscles. Carvedilol also blocks alpha receptors in the arteries, which helps lower blood pressure.  

So carvedilol lowers heart rate and also relaxes the blood vessels, where metoprolol only lowers heart rate. 

Common side effects of Coreg include

• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• drowsiness,
• diarrhea,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• weakness,
• tiredness,
• headache,
• joint pain,
• cough,
• dry eyes,
• vision changes,
• numbness or tingling sensation,
• decreased sex drive,
• impotence, or
• difficulty having an orgasm.

Contact your doctor if you experience serious side effects of Coreg including

• feeling faint,
• slow or irregular heart beats,
• chest pain,
• shortness of breath,
• difficulty swallowing
• loss of bladder control, or
• severe skin reaction.

Took 1st pill at 9:45am.  BP reading as follows:

945a: 138/107 (91)

1015a: 136/99 (91)

1045a: 134/99/ (83)

1145a: 128/94 (81)

1p: 153/104 (80), 140/99 (75)

2p: 145/92 (87)

2:50p: 139/86 (92)  Took 20 min nap and lying down

420p: 150/115 (105) just finished vacuuming, 136/99 (104)

530p: 165/121 (97)  Whoa, high!

6p: 133/113 (94)

720p: 164/110 (83)

8p: 147/117 (86)  Salad, pork ribs, and rice for dinner

820p:  Take 2nd pill. BP been high, didn't want to wait 12hrs.  At about 10.5 hrs since dose #1.

930p: 148/102 (90), 138/95 (82)

10p:  128/95 (88)   Minor muscle ache, upper right arm.

UPDATE 11/21/21:  Ended up stopping carvedilol after four doses, BP and pulse kept getting higher. 159/106 (104)  and went back to metoprolol.  BP still high tho, around 160/110 but pulse is lower, generally in the 80s.  Follow-up with Bridgette in two days. 

UPDATE 11/23/21:  BP follow-up with Bridgette.  BP was 134/80, then 130/90.  Came home and it was 160/114.  So thinking the home monitor might be flawed.  She also wants to up my dose again, this time to Metoprolol 100mg since my pulse is still high. We'll see what happens.  Another follow-up in 4 weeks. 

Annual Blood Work (Sept 2021

 Blood work normal except for the following:  (normal range) [last year]

HDL cholesterol 39L (>50) [43]

Triglycerides 358 (<150) yikes! [329]

Non HDL cholesterol 146 (<130) [154}

Noteworthy:

Total cholesterol; 187 (<200) [197] getting better.  (fasting worked?)

Potassium and Chloride both normal this year, wasn't last year.

A1c 5.6 (5.7+ is pre diabetes, same number last year)

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What causes high triglycerides?

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat in your body. They come from food, and your body also makes them. Triglycerides are fats from the food we eat that are carried in the blood. Most of the fats we eat are in triglyceride form. Extra calories, alcohol and sugar in the body turn into triglycerides and are stored in fat cells throughout the body. Triglycerides become elevated due to excess calories that do not get burned off, and in turned get stored in fat cells.

Factors that can contribute to elevated triglyceride levels:

• Insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome
• Alcohol consumption, especially in excess
• Excess sugar intake, especially from processed foods
• High saturated fat intake
• Hypothyroidism
• Physical inactivity

Certain dietary and lifestyle changes can lower triglyceride numbers. To keep triglycerides and total cholesterol within a healthy range:

• Be physically active for at least 30 minutes every day.
• Eat a heart-healthy diet with less unhealthy fats and simple sugars (carbohydrates) and more fiber.
• Control high blood pressure and diabetes.
• Cut back on alcohol.
• Get enough sleep.

Keith at Idy Health Center mentioned they think they might put me on high Omega-3 regime.  Omaga-3s high in fish, flaxseed, walnuts, chia seeds.  Been taking chia seeds for about a month now, does it take longer to work? hmmm...

Blood donation 9-28-21

 Was down in the desert for lab work so around 2p checked my BP and bottom was 94 so went over to the Rancho Mirage center.  BP barely passed with 149/100 and was able to donate blood.  Guess they stopped doing the antibody test in June, bummer.  Got my cholesterol result: 200.  The high end of the "normal" range.   My BP at 945p the next day was 130/96.  Had salad and tuna sandwich for dinner plus some grapes.  Dunno if it's the medication working because I'm now taking 75mg instead of 50mg.  Had a brain fart today, after loading car with trash after cleaning lib, forgot to close the back hatch and left it wide open while I vacuumed.  I can't believe I didn't see it open when I went back inside.  Just random forgetfulness or side effect of increased metoprolol dose?  I'll have to keep tabs.

Tetanus shot Booster

Arm sore. Feeling lil tired.

Metoprolol dose increased to 75mg & Annual Checkup (Sept 2021)

Went in for annual checkup yesterday.    Asked Brigette about if there's any other BP med she might recommend since what I'm on isn't quite working.  She says the metoprolol dose I have now is the lowest amount, so she says let's try going up to 1.5 pills, 75mg.  If this doesn't work she suggests I see cardiologist.  All the meds I have already tried were the ones she woulda recommended.  Asked if I have heart palpitations, is that when I can feel my heart racing? then yes.  Looked it up, doesn't seem to mean heart has issues.  But something to mention to cardiologist.  As for neurologist, no need to go since nothing going wrong and also cuz it's already been 8 years since stroke.   Blood work needs to be done in Hemet, so going next week.  Mammogram also due.  Same for colonoscopy or stool test.  Need to check insurance on that one since i'm not 50 yet.  Mentioned heel pain, so getting xray on Monday as well as Tetanus shot booster.

Lightheaded when getting up

 I think it's been about 5 days when I started noticing that I'm lightheaded when I get up from the lying position in the morning.   Although mainly it's in the morning, I noticed couple nights ago when I was reading in bed and got up to pee when I had the same sensation.  Had read that often times the blood pools at your feet and causes a drop in blood pressure but I took my BP after pee and it was high.  And most mornings it happens when I sit up and not standing out of bed yet.  Something to keep an eye on.  BP been kinda high lately, I think it's because I haven't been eating much fruit/veggies and got tired of the lemon water/celery juice thing.  Too much work.  Also been working more and its hot.  Feeling lazy and don't want to cook.  Need to start eating better again.  

UPDATE:  Went down to SD on Aug 12 to see Baba and I've been better since.  Dunno if it reset my equilibrium going down to sea level.

Shoulder Impingement

 I've always felt something was wrong with my left shoulder, it kinda hurt when I raised my arms and did the stretch against the wall.  Like there was a ball of hard muscle in the way.  And maybe about a year ago I saw that the left shoulder pops up when doing a pushup.  Asked Dr. Schelly about it and he seemed to not think much of it, except that I should concentrate more on my form when doing pushups.   A few days ago I started having a mild dull pain in my left shoulder which got more intense as the days went on.  Luckily I had a chiropractor appointment on Tuesday so I asked about it.  He says I have a lot of tightness in the back shoulder blade area, unusual for it to be on the non-dominant side and on the back.  He says it could be an old injury that never healed or got aggravated.  Don't recall ever hurting my left shoulder.  Some sort of shoulder impingement though he kinda suggested maybe not.  But not bursitis.   He massaged around the knot and shoulder, said I should be sore today but with more range of mobility.   Definitely hurts more today and feels like it hurts more with less movement.   Hopefully things will be better today, took a tylenol before work which seem to take the edge off.  Put on oba-chan's patch, we'll see if that helps with the pain a little.  If it is shoulder impingement, it took take 3-6 months, even up to a year for it to heal.  As long as the pain subsides and I can reach back to put my bra on and put on a shirt, I can wait a year.  So if it doesn't get better in a week or two, guess I'll go see a doctor and see if I need to get a MRI or xray.

Finally a good BP day (fluke?)

It's been a month and three weeks since starting the lemon juice/celery water, 3 weeks of a 24-hr fast one day per week, off and on handgrip exercises, not drinking everyday (more like just once or twice a week? when things weren't really improving and I was thinking about not being strict about it all and only doing every few days or so.  But today, my BP was somewhat consistently low.   First reading was around 1pm, we had gone down to Banning to have breakfast at Grandma's Country Kitchen since tomorrow is our 24th wedding anniversary but we both work.  Had a veggie benedict, side of bacon, and OJ.  Drank lemon water but not the celery juice.  Couldn't remember if I took my meds, I kinda think I didn't.  My first reading was 114/88.  Then as the day went on, it was 120/85, 124/90, 123/94, 138/87, 121/88, 115/85, and 124/93 at 850p.  My top number was almost normal, crazy!  Bottom number still high but not triple digits.   The foods I ate rest of day was: menudo, plain yogurt with lemon curd, mugi-cha, salad, mojito (with one shot light rum) bbq pork and rice.  I didn't even have fruit today.   So I wonder if today was just a fluke or things are finally starting to work.  Most days I only take the Metoprolol since the diuretic supposedly flushes out my potassium which I need!  But I had also read that Metoprolol could actually increase potassium levels and maybe the combination of the two is supposed to balance each other out? I'm not sure.   We'll see what tomorrow does. 

24-hr Fast #3

Its been 9 days since the last 24hr fast.  The plan was to try to do it every week.  This time was a bit tougher.  Went 7p to 7p. The hunger didn't go away as quickly after drinking tea/miso soup/broth/ume-ginger. I wasn't 'starving' and there was no hunger pains, just hungry and it stuck around.  Also felt low-energy in the afternoon.  Had to take a 30 min nap around 3:30p.  Felt a little 'hangry' that last few hours.  This time was also first time doing on a non-work day.  I tried to stay busy, did errands, thrift store, and free food, was out for about 3hrs.  I dunno if seeing all the free food kept my mind on food.  BP remained somewhat high.  130/99 last night, 145/112 at 10am, 134/98 at 3p, and 148/92 at 9p after fast was over.  Just took metroprolol today, in case BP dropped.   Definitely was ready to eat at 7p, the last I wasn't even hungry after the 24hrs.  

24-hr Fast #2

 A week after the first 24-hr fast, I did another one today.  BP had seemed to drop a little since doing the first 24-hr fast.  My BP averages somewhere around 135/95.  Of course, some days are higher, some days are lower.  I stopped taking HCTZ 5 days ago, only Metroprolol for now.  HCTZ flushes out good nutrients too so I thought this might be a good time to wean off that one.  Also cuz that one doesn't have major side effects if I stop it suddenly.   Surprised to see my BP hasn't spiked despite cutting it out.   Been eating better this past week cuz David's not been eating cuz of his tooth pain so I've been able to cook what I want for dinner. So ate more fish and vegetables.  I think I felt cleaner going into this second fast.  Still been having bloating issue tho. 

This time was a lot easier than last time.  Didn't think about it much, and although my tummy growled a few times, I didn't feel super hungry.  Had my two cups of ginger/ume tea and light miso soup once.  The saltiness of these drinks seem to really help.   Hit the 24-hr mark at 615p, was working till 830p today.  I wasn't really hungry and felt I could go at least a couple more hours without eating.  But since I knew I was cleaning after work and not getting home till about 930p I decided to eat.  Took a can of italian wedding soup since it was only 200 calories and thought it would be easier on my digestion, but also the meatballs might satisfy my hunger.  The soup didn't taste as good as I thought it would.  Had a small piece of dark chocolate after which tasted good.   Had started to fart mid-afternoon.

Got home around 930p, had a cup of orange juice, a flan I made yesterday, some strawberries, and a bamboo shoot steamed bun, and two olives (gotta get my MUFAs in!)  Wasn't really hungry but I had this desire to eat.  Tummy starts bloating a little, so I stop eating.  

We'll see how my BP is this week and if there are any other changes.  BP at 936p: 137/94 (77),  last several days my heart rate has been in the 70s, low 80s even when the BP is high.  Typically it averages mid-80s ~ mid-90s.   Still continuing with the morning lemon water and celery juice (started Apr 24 so its been a little over a month now).  Live tonic pill just once a day now (started May 5, 3x/day for two weeks, then 1x/day).  Also started drinking a spoonful of olive oil on May 28.  (except fast days)

Found myself not tired at night, stayed up till 1230a.  Usually by 11p or so my eyes start getting tired.  Next morning, naturally woke up at 630a, felt refreshed, but had an allergy attack.  Start sneezing and got cold, and fell asleep.  Woke again a little before 8a (when my alarm was set.)  Mildly tired (probably from the body fighting the allergy) but felt rested.  Morning BP before getting up, still lying in bed was 149/100 (71).

24-hr fast

BP still kind high despite taking meds everyday, drinking lemon water and celery juice, only drinking alcohol once or twice a week, for over 3 weeks now.   So thought I'd try fasting for 24hrs.  Started my fast yesterday at 6:45p, after having lasagna for dinner, and a piece of chocolate and two japanese gummies.  Didn't crave anything that night, must of been in a fasting, mental mode. Drank lemon ginger tea in the evening, read that staying hydrated helps with the hunger.  Read Jo Koy's book till about 11p before going to bed. Woke up before my alarm clock, felt rested.  Dunno if not being on my phone that night had anything to do with it. Or not eating about 4 hrs before bed.  Had lemon water first thing in the morning, and drank another 16oz water while cleaning.  No celery juice today, has too many calories.  Had a couple cups of ginger/ume tea before work.  Strained the ginger and only used the ume juice to avoid any calories.  The salt helped keep me satisfied although I felt hungry.  Kept myself busy, did a longer walk with Roscoe, went to the thrift store, though I kept thinking about my fast and what I would eat to break the fast later.  Started work at 1p today, still having short moments of hunger but nothing real bad.  Once I got to work, pretty much didn't think about it.  Drank a half-strength miso soup (12oz) and genmai-cha (16 oz) which kept me going till I was off work.  Had also taken 12oz of water but didn't touch it.  Stomach rumbled a few times, but nothing bothersome.  Got home around 6:30pm, was ready to eat but wasn't starving.  Ate a steamed artichoke, avocado, little rice with gomashio, hot tofu, an egg, 4 prunes, and 3 almond crackers.  I think it was about 500 calories, or even less.  My mouth wanted to eat more but decided to stop, and switch to tea for the night.  Overall, it was easier than I thought, I think I can do this once a week.  Chocolate sounds good, but I'll be good and hold off till tomorrow. 

Stats:  BP at 11pm: 164/109.  Had been chillin, reading in bed.  10am: 137/98. 12pm: 130/100. 6:40p: 142/99.  So no real drop in BP. Yes, it's only been one day.  We'll see tomorrow, and the next week after my second 24-hr fast.  

Didn't think about my hand joints this morning.  9p now, left hand has some joint pain in pinky and ring finger, other three fingers feel fine.  Stomach feels heavy.  It's growling.  Prolly digesting all the food.  Mild headache.  Starting to unwind, feeling little tired. 

Around 12:30pm (18hrs in), head felt a little fuzzy.  Laid down for 5min and was fine after that.  Didn't feel tired at all today, but no bursts of energy either.  Pretty level, consistent energy level all day.  Head clear. And I guess I felt light.

Next morning: Slept well, woke up 30min before alarm clock.  Still joint pain in hands. BP after coming home from cleaning and walking Roscoe: 110/95 (left), 127/94 (right).  Weight: 116lbs (119 lbs right before fasting, could be water weight)

Lemon Water & Celery Juice

Been having issues with bloating so read the book "Medical Medium" which pointed out a sluggish liver can cause a lot of health problems, one of which is Mystery High Blood Pressure, (hypertension without a known cause) and bloating. So I thought I'd give some of his points a try.  So lemon water first thing in the morning,  wait at least 15-30 min, then celery juice, again wait 15-30 min before eating.  And avoid eating radical fats till lunch.  Radical fats are animal products, eggs, dairy, nuts, avocados, and cooking oils.  And avoid caffeine and alcohol. He says the liver detoxes during the night and up to noon, so it's important not to disrupt the process.  I followed it all for the most part, had 3 drinks, no coffee but green tea a couple times, no eggs.   Been doing this for 15 days now, it said it takes minimum 2 weeks before seeing changes.  One thing I noticed is that I feel less thirsty.  Most noticeably right before bed and thru the night and in the morning, and during work.  So I guess I am more hydrated.   Still waiting for inflammation to go down, I figure if the right hand started looking like the left hand that something is working.  Also keeping an eye out for morning hand pain.  Also started taking digestive/system enzymes a few days ago before bed, and a Liver Tonic pill 3 times a day for 2 weeks and then once a day, it's been about 4 days on that.  Still having bloating issues and burping and farting but the bloating hasn't been as extreme as it was a month ago. 

4.24.21 Day 1 of Lemon Water/ Celery Juice

5.12.21 My hands not so dry, still patches of white in corners but looks more hydrated.

5.12.21 Made chicken tatsuta for dinner.  Been awhile since I deep fried.   Notice joints in left hand kinda stiffy/achy. Dunno if it's related.  Also had salad and a sip of David;s beer. And a tangerine.  

COVID-19 Vaccine Shot #2

2nd shot today at 4:15pm.  The jab hurt more this time, the lady thinks the needle was bigger this time.  830p...mild soreness in arm, otherwise feel fine.  No tiredness, stiffness.  David has some fatigue, but dunno if its related to vaccine.  He also took one tylenol after shot. 

Next day AM:  Arm sore but not as much as after first shot.  Mild headache, mild tightness upper back and neck.  David still having fatigue issues.

Next day Afternoon:  Started to feel tired, took an hour nap around 3pm.  Headache back, it had went away by middday.  David sleeping most of day.  He also has a headache and chills. 

COVID-19 Vaccine Shot #1 (Pfizer)

Around 4:15pm, on Saturday, got the shot. Musta been a thin needle, hardly felt the prick.  Sat around for 15 min to see if I have any allergic reactions and got the ok to go.  At the injection site felt a mild burning sensation.  Lasts for a couple hours.  About an hour in, feel head and neck start to tighten.  A lil after, my upper back.  Start feeling tired.  Lie down around 6:30p, fall asleep for about 30 min.  Wake up, head feels fuzzy.  Arm just mildly sore.  Paula had blood on her bandaid so peek at mine.  Just a small red dot.  

Saturday 10:15p, took BP reading: 164/107 (79).  Pretty high.  And I've been just sitting in bed.  Found this acticle: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/91814  I figure it's high because it is "fighting" something.  Will take reading again in morning. 

Sunday 9:20a:  Mild headache, arm pretty sore.  Overall feeling good.  BP reading 137/91 (87).  Hard to raise arm, hurt.  Pain with movement.  Chill day at home. 

Monday: Soreness mostly gone with movement.  Can feel if its pressed. Shopping in desert at 97 degrees.  HOT.

Tuesday: mild chills and runny nose at work in afternoon.  Thinking maybe I'm coming down with a cold?

Wednesday:  runny nose and sneezing.  Thinking allergies? Eyes felt puffy in corners.

Thursday: runny nose and still sneezing in morning.  Feeling kinda crappy and low energy.  Was thinking about bike ride before Free Food but wasn't feeling up to it. Took allergy pill around 11am.  Seemed to get a little better in the afternoon.   Flu-like symptoms as result of vaccine?  Or just sick/allergies?  Paula said she's been feeling blah all week.  Abby so far feels great.  Her shot was on Monday.  Paula & I got on same day. 

Occipital Neuralgia?

Eating dinner and sudden pain in lower back of head.  Hurt so much I had to get up and start moving, pressing down where the pain is with my hands.   Start looking for the curved massage stick, thinking pressure might help.  Walked around, "Owww, owwww."  Behind left eye starts hurting, hard to keep open.  Thinking eye strain headache?  Raise both arms and stick out tongue, good, not stroke.  Lie down on white pressure pont thing and put cold pad on forehead.  Its cold.  Tuck into blankets, pain not as intense now but still there.  Fall asleep for about an hour.  Wake up, pain still there but milder.  Start looking up symptoms and find Occipital Neuralgia.  Earlier in day, around midday, neck starts hurting around the atlas.  Hurt my head trying to stretch it out and also pull up.  At work develop mild headache.  Again, thinking possible eye strain as I was on computer today. Also start thinking maybe Chip tweaked something yesterday, had chiro adjustment yesterday morning.  As I type this, a bit hard keeping my left eye open.  Brightness bothers it.  

Occipital neuralgia symptoms and causes

If you have occipital neuralgia, you may experience one or more of these symptoms:

• Throbbing, aching pain or sharp, electric-like pain that typically starts where the back of your head meets your neck.
• Pain that radiates to one side of your head, down your neck and/or back.
• Pain behind your eye.
• Increased sensitivity of your scalp.

These symptoms can be caused by irritation of the occipital nerves along their path, which may occur:

• Spontaneously, as a result of a pinched nerve root in your neck due to an injury or surgery. Commonly the roots of C2 and/or C3 at the top of your cervical spine are affected.
• Due to irritation/compression from tight neck muscles. This muscle tightness may be associated with physical or emotional stress.

https://www.spine-health.com/blog/occipital-neuralgia-what-it-and-how-treat-it

Most Common Reasons Adults Get Occipital Neuralgia

Many adults suffering with occipital neuralgia have a history of whiplash in the previous 10-15 years. This is often the “first domino” in a series of events that displaced the alignment of the upper neck. The reflexive muscle spasm in the upper neck can compress and irritate the greater and lesser occipital nerves producing the symptoms of occipital neuralgia. 

UPDATE 3/25/21 (next day):  Saw Chip Schelly today, C2 and C3 were "jammed" and when he cracked it, he said it moved quite a bit.  And yes, it was occipital neuralgia.  According to him, it usually happens when people are painting a ceiling or bird watching, doing something that has you looking up for a while which would pinch that nerve. If anything, I usually look down at the computer/phone.   I've found some sources say that bad posture could cause this, or muscle tightness in neck.  Felt about 80% better after seeing him, then about 90% as the day went on.  It's 9pm now and the pain is starting to creep in.  My neck has cracked a few time today and clicked off and on. I hope it doesn't come back.  It was really painful.  Probably something similar to text neck.

UPDATE 2  Headache still there though it was better each day, especially in the morning but got worse as the day went on.  Didn't quite feel "right" so I went back on Monday, 3/29/21 and got another adjustment.  This one helped me over the nagging hump and by Thursday the headache was gone, although there was still tightness in my neck.   I just wanted the pain gone before heading down to see Baba on 4/2/21.

Blood donation 2.22.21

Was finally able to donate blood.  Struck out last time.  Was thinking about giving up on donating blood if I had struck out again this time.  BP hasn't really changed tho.  Last donation was in Sept., 5 months ago.  Would like to donate a little more frequently.  This time was in a blood mobile.  It was kinda neat.