Today was not a good day. Ever since I decided to go to Africa I've been dreading today. Today was shot day -- NOT, NOT, NOT A GOOD DAY.
I asked Nici if she could take me to get my shots, she thought I was being unreasonable, but after what happened today, she understood why I needed her there.
Last night all I could think about was getting my stupid shots today. It was making me out of control nervous. When I woke up today, I was still thinking about. I know this is a completely unreasonable fear, and I hate it about myself, but I really can't help it. The thought of shots just drives me crazy. A few years ago Peter took me to get some shots and I passed right out on the floor. He,of course, got a kick out of it. The nurse at the clinic got so mad at him for laughing at me. It was a pretty funny situation, but no matter how stupid I think I'm being, I just can't get it under control. I freak myself right out.
So today we went to the clinic and the nurse was giving me the rundown on the laundry list of things that I could get while I'm in Uganda (this is kind of a sketchy list, I'm not sure what I'm getting myself into). Anyways, as we got closer to the actual giving of the shots I got more and more nervous. My hands started getting sweaty, and I couldn't' really concentrate on what the nurse was saying. She gave my two shots, and I thought I was going to lose it. I almost told her to stop, that I couldn't' take it anymore, but I kept it under control, and she gave me my final shot. When she was done I was looking at Nici and all of the sudden all I could see was little black dots. The nurse grabbed my arm, and put my head between my legs. It was the strangest thing because I knew how silly I was being, and so Nici and I were giggling, but I couldn't stop freaking out. I sat up after a minute and thew up. That's right, I'm a freaking 23 year old who passes out and throws up from shots. That's a certifiable baby. Anyways, after that whole debacle the nurse made my lay on the ground, and she gave me a sucker to make it all better. She was a nice nurse even though I'm sure she thought I was a freak show.
The only good part of the day was that I pretty much have every shot I could ever get, so I'm good to go to travel anywhere in the world. This trip to Uganda better be worth all this drama.