[Maritime Q-Scout]

I got the shot last Thursday. No wait, in fact the two things that took the longest were me reading every word on the medical form and information sheet then asking one of the nurses 20 questions about the shot, and the 15 minute wait after receiving the shot. I was in and out very quickly.

That said, my arm hurts like a sum-ma-ma-itch! I've been popping Motrin the past few days (oh and Keith's Draught last night, that helped the pain better than anything).

I'm trying to find more information online about why my arm hurts. In layments terms it seems like the pain comes from an additive to make the shot stronger while using a smaller quantity of ingredients (or whatever you call the stuff they make the vaccination with) so they can more easily mass-produce the vaccine.

Also seems that if your arm hurts it means it's working. Why that means it's working I don't quite know. I'm a medical moron, I don't know how the body works, nor do I want to know. I just like knowing that I can't get H1N1, so I can stop the hassle of washing my hands after I go to the bathroom, run around outside in the snow in my underwear, and eat random people's leftover food from the food court at the mall. Invincibility Rocks!