Things that sh*t me the seventeenth

[Frank Bunn]

Came down with covid two and a half weeks ago, spent a week and a half in bed, been up and about for a week. Cannot last more than two hours doing any sort of manual task. I'm done for the day. Shits me to tears.

How many Covid vaxes? And when was your last one?

 

[MrKK]

When I was a teen/young adult and I turned a tense neck too quickly (like in sport or in the act of throwing something) I occasionally got these brief ‘explosions’ in the lower back of my head followed by a warm balm wet feeling. Is that a cervical pinched nerve or like a brief whiplash/extension, possibly a thunderclap/icepick headache? Don’t think I ever talked about it or followed up, might’ve just been unco posture/technique, growing pains, etc.

Was always a bitch when it happened, very disconcerting when you don’t know what it means, but was just like a sudden thing that went away quickly. Assuming it was a localised cervical nerve thing jittering away as a tense twist of the neck could set it off. Seldom happens anymore. Nothing major, but in the moment it was awful, like a stalling lurch, remember the first time it happened whilst about 14 walking the dog on the beach and didn’t know wtf it meant

I know exactly what you're talking about as I occasionally get the same thing. Weirdly I can almost tell when it's going to happen, then move my neck and bam! Only lasts a minute or two but the pain is intense.

I've never looked into what causes it or even what the medical explanation is.

 

[Over The Post]

How many Covid vaxes? And when was your last one?

Three, and a few months ago.

 

[Billy ray]

When I was a teen/young adult and I turned a tense neck too quickly (like in sport or in the act of throwing something) I occasionally got these brief ‘explosions’ in the lower back of my head followed by a warm balm wet feeling. Is that a cervical pinched nerve or like a brief whiplash/extension, possibly a thunderclap/icepick headache? Don’t think I ever talked about it or followed up, might’ve just been unco posture/technique, growing pains, etc.

Was always a bitch when it happened, very disconcerting when you don’t know what it means, but was just like a sudden thing that went away quickly. Assuming it was a localised cervical nerve thing jittering away as a tense twist of the neck could set it off. Seldom happens anymore. Nothing major, but in the moment it was awful, like a stalling lurch, remember the first time it happened whilst about 14 walking the dog on the beach and didn’t know wtf it meant

Holy crap me too. I thought i was only one to get this as when I explained it to people they looked at me like wtf.

 

[Cuzz09]

Yeah got covid this morning.

Ruined my whole weekend.

Dawn Service gone
Movies to see Fall Guy gone
Saturday LIV GOLF gone
Movies Sat night gone

Murphy's law says I'll prob be fine Monday for work

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[Roobs321]

Holy crap me too. I thought i was only one to get this as when I explained it to people they looked at me like wtf.

Yeah never seen it mentioned anywhere now that I think about it. For a few seconds it has you cowering and feeling raw and tender, a bit like getting shot in the back of the head. Maybe we were executed like that in a previous life, a phantom thing.

It wasn't the only thing for me though, when I was about 12-15yo I got these all day stomach cramps, where if it hit you on the way to the school bus you knew it was going to be an excruciating pain-in-the-ass day and you wanted nothing more than to lie down. Got some ultrasounds and X-rays but cause was never really identified. Once I had it so bad that I lied down on the floor in this dank revolting public bathroom.

 

[Roobs321]

I know exactly what you're talking about as I occasionally get the same thing. Weirdly I can almost tell when it's going to happen, then move my neck and bam! Only lasts a minute or two but the pain is intense.

I've never looked into what causes it or even what the medical explanation is.

yeah same, when it happens I feel annoyed at myself because it feels preventable, like a careless blowback situation you got yourself into or should have sensed, but yeah mysterious otherwise

my youngest brother had serious epilepsy, he usually had a few moments warning when he realised a seizure was about to go down.


Just having a quick read, the 'Brain Zap' seems the closest description, like an electric shock jolt flinch. Glad to finally have a name for it, that looks like what we're talking about in some sense. MrKK Billy ray - could be a combo of stress/tension, balance/perception, withdrawal/deficiency, etc.

 

[The Dice Man]

Three, and a few months ago.

See there's your problem, you're out of date, like bad milk. I think the Government recommendation is up to about 8 or 9 boosters.

Imagine how bad you could have been without any

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Yeah got covid this morning.

Ruined my whole weekend.

Dawn Service gone
Movies to see Fall Guy gone
Saturday LIV GOLF gone
Movies Sat night gone

Murphy's law says I'll prob be fine Monday for work

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Stuff it. Spread it like a champ

 

[Frank Bunn]

Three, and a few months ago.

The Covid vax rollout was in 2021 - two shots within a few weeks of each other. What's the story with you getting a third shot three years later then getting pretty sick with Covid?

 

[kickazz]

The Covid vax rollout was in 2021 - two shots within a few weeks of each other. What's the story with you getting a third shot three years later then getting pretty sick with Covid?

Assuming this isn't trolling.....


There's a lot of factors that determine how sick someone gets from COVID. Vaccination status is a major predictor but most definitely not the only factor.

 

[Over The Post]

Well make it four then, I considered the first two to be just instalments of the initial dose.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Well make it four then, I considered the first two to be just instalments of the initial dose.

We were told to have two a few months apart, then I think a yearly booster. Then we learned that it was like the flu vax, only lasted a few months. So each year is a fresh start. Have I got that right?

 

[swingdog]

Guys, it's really not that hard....

https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/covid-19-vaccines/getting-your-vaccination/booster-doses

 

[MP_]

When you get 9/9 in Sportsbet tipping and you have to share the 7.5k prize pool with over 9500 other people, netting you a whopping 77 cents.

 

[MP_]

Small minded people in our small redneck town complaining that our Anzac Day service specifically focused on indigenous servicemen and woman this year.

 

[The Dice Man]

Small minded people in our small redneck town complaining that our Anzac Day service specifically focused on indigenous servicemen and woman this year.

Which woman in particular did they complain about?

 

[Gough]

Small minded people in our small redneck town complaining that our Anzac Day service specifically focused on indigenous servicemen and woman this year.

I've always loved this song which looks at the war experience from the woman's point of view.

 

[the_interloper]

Small minded people in our small redneck town complaining that our Anzac Day service specifically focused on indigenous servicemen and woman this year.

First time for everything I guess

 

[Cuzz09]

When you get 9/9 in Sportsbet tipping and you have to share the 7.5k prize pool with over 9500 other people, netting you a whopping 77 cents.

doesn't margin come into it?

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[MP_]

doesn't margin come into it?

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The put aside another 2.5k for those who get closest to the margin

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Small minded people in our small redneck town complaining that our Anzac Day service specifically focused on indigenous servicemen and woman this year.

How many were there? Why not just include everyone.

 

[Cuzz09]

The put aside another 2.5k for those who get closest to the margin

ah ok

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[MP_]

How many were there? Why not just include everyone.

The commemoration does include everyone however they decided to highlight the impact indigenous people had on our wars. It’s not something I was made aware of during my schooling so I thought it was great to listen to at the ceremony. I had no idea over 100,000 indigenous people had lost their lives during all wars. Our town is very racist which is unfortunate as we have a great indigenous community with a rich history in the area.

 

[South of the Yarra]

It is not what happened to the Aboriginals at war, it is what happened on their return home,
This post from a former Aboriginal AFL player on LinkedIn says it all.

'My grandfather ..... and great grandfather ........ both served in the War and both were denied soldier settlement land because they were Aboriginal. The denied soldier settlement land to Aboriginal soldiers will forever be a stain on Australia’s Dark History against Aboriginal people'.

So many Aboriginal soldiers were denied the rights of other soldiers. Such a sad part of our history.