Mom got her 1st Moderna shot on Friday at 1030am. The day started hectic with Jim calling saying he was going to arrive late because of an accident. This meant I had to abandon my very important meeting so I can go to mom's house to wake, dress and feed her so she's ready by the time Jim arrives. He was able to get her to her appointment on time. He noticed that she had a hardly time filling out the paperwork. Mom really can't do much of anything by herself anymore. The only thing she is able to do on her own is using the restroom. She's started using diapers full time a few weeks ago. This has been great because she's been having accidents.
Back to the vaccine. Mom was doing fine when she got home. She ate lunch with me and Jim. She even watched a movie. I woke her up at 3pm to take her blood pressure and temperature like I do any other day. She complained of chest pain and difficulty breathing. I immediately called Kaiser advice line. She didn't have any swelling or itching which is expected with an allergic reaction. However with the chest pain and difficulty breathing they advised us to go to the ER. We arrived at 430pm and she was discharged at 845pm. Luckily everything checked out with her EKG, blood work and chest x rays. The cause of her chest pain and difficulty breathing was her being anxious about the vaccine.
I'm thankful she received her first dose of the vaccine but I am worried about how she will react to the second dose. This is the first step to getting mom out and about so she can get back into the world and around people.
