Tdap

Yesterday afternoon I was up on my roof working on my swamp cooler again. I had to scrape and then sand the bottom of the swamp cooler pan to get rid of all the gunk in preparation for rubberizing it (my rubberizer should be here on Wednesday).

(my friend Pascal was like "looks prehistoric!" when I sent him the picture)

I had just finished cleaning it and was walking to the edge of the roof to lower the hose, which I had dragged up to the roof with a climbing rope...

...when this mother fucker went through the sole of my shoe and up into my left foot. It almost popped out the top of my foot.

(next to my house key for scale - it was a BIG fucking nail)

So I did some research on tetanus and started to worry I was going to get it. It causes, among other things, death, back spasms, and uncontrolled pissing and shitting. No thanks. But, I didn't know how my new insurance worked and thought maybe I was over reacting and didn't need a shot. I dumped hydrogen peroxide on the hole in my foot and hoped for the best.

But I woke up this morning with neck pain (one of the signs) and a headache so I called the 800 number for my insurance and it turned out it was super easy to get a tetanus shot. The nurse was named Michael and he said it was a good thing I had come in because it turns out my headache was actually a fever, potentially caused by tetanus (the neck pain also worried him).

I got a shot called the Tdap, which is not just tetanus but also whooping cough and diptheria. I was like "it's like the three for one happy hour in the Injections department!" (because that's where I was - the injections department - they only do injections).

He gave me a pink band aid and told me to move my arm a lot.

It matches my water bottle. Not psyched about getting a shot, but psyched about my band aid.

I can step on rusty nails for another 10 years without having to get a shot.