What Cheered You Up Today?

[Airframes]

Had the first of two infusions of Ritixumab toady - second infusion, as a "booster", in two week's time.
Been a long day, up at 06.00 (after zero hours sleep !! ), then the ambulance transport was delayed due to traffic accidents on the M6 Motorway, arriving at 09.00, instead of 07.45, and got to the hospital, 10 miles away, at 09'45.
Sat there until 17.30 hrs, with a tube in my wrist, not really comfortable due to tiredness, then collected by ambulance at 18.00 and arrived home at 18'45.
Still a bit stiff, mainly through lack of rest and sleep, but already feeling the effects, some of which will be the "kick start" infusion of steroids, pre-Ritixumab infusion, and, so far, lack of pain - wonderful !!
Now hoping for a good night's sleep, for a change, and see how things are tomorrow.

 

[Bucksnort101]

One day closer to Friday!!!

 

[fastmongrel]

Modelling and beer

 

[TheMadPenguin]

Modelling and beerView attachment 611452

Bartender: What'll it be?
Drunk: Two hurricanes and a corona!
Bartender: Here. That'll be $20.20!

 

[Gnomey]

England 6-11 Scotland: Finn Russell orchestrates first Scottish win at Twickenham since 1983

 

[Marcel]

 

[fastmongrel]

Going for my Covid19 jab this evening.

 

[TheMadPenguin]

Going for my Covid19 jab this evening.

Drive, bike, or bus there! Beware the jabberwalk, my son!

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Going for my Covid19 jab this evening.

I registered to get mine, but I am in a low tier group. Will probably be months.

 

[Marcel]

Going for my Covid19 jab this evening.

Which one will you get?

 

[fastmongrel]

Which one will you get?

Oxford Astra Zenica. Very patriotic a British developed vaccine, made not far from me

 

[Marcel]

Oxford Astra Zenica. Very patriotic a British developed vaccine, made not far from me

That's a traditional vaccine, I believe. Not the modern mRNA one. So you will have only one shot?

 

[Gnomey]

That's a traditional vaccine, I believe. Not the modern mRNA one. So you will have only one shot?

Still 2 shots. All the vaccines are regardless of type.

 

[Marcel]

Still 2 shots. All the vaccines are regardless of type.

Ah, didn't know that, thanks!

 

[Airframes]

Got an "invitation" for my Covid jab on Friday, but it has to be postponed for another four weeks, preferably longer, as the Ritixumab infusion I had last Tuesday, effecting the immune system, will prevent the vaccine working properly.
At least i know I'm "in line" for the jab, so that's good.

 

[MIflyer]

My neighbors across the street are up and around! A couple of weeks back they were feeling very sick and tested positive for the Chinese WuFlu. They are both in their 80's so I was very worried about them. I have been taking them food and medicine and vitamin supplements recommended by my brother the pharmcist. But they actually got in their car and went somewhere this morning, so they must be a lot better.

 

[Marcel]

Ice skating in the Dordtse Biesbosch. Great to finally be able to skate on real ice in the wild. My last time I taught my youngest son how to skate and now he is so much better, skates circles around me nice break from Covid lockdown. Sorry for the picture being rotated. Somehow the meta data from the iPhone does not work on the forum.

 

[Gnomey]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56047922

 

[Airframes]

Had the second Ritixumab infusion today - eight hours sitting in a chair in hospital, but hopefully worth it.
There was a very marked difference between slowly shuffling into the hospital at 08.30 this morning, and walking out at 17.00 hrs this evening - still a bit stiff, to be expected after sitting for eight hours, but remarkably more "loose" and mobile, and only very mild aches, again mainly due to sitting for so long.
OK, some of this, as with the first session, may be the effects of the large, pre-infusion dose of steroids, but I can certainly feel the difference, even at this very early stage.
So I now need to see what the next few days bring, as the treatment hopefully starts to take effect properly, but for now,, I'm ready for a good night's sleep, with a great reduction in pain and discomfort - the four glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon maybe helping here !

 

[TheMadPenguin]

Ritixumab
That's no palindrome, but that word is as weird looking forward as backward.
Please get lots better.