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Posted by corafree on October 29, 2006, at 19:21:12
Anyone else feel 'flu'ish' after the flu shot?
love, cf
Posted by Dinah on October 30, 2006, at 17:17:20
In reply to Flu Shot, posted by corafree on October 29, 2006, at 19:21:12
I never have in the past. I need to track down a flu shot this year.
Posted by ronaldo on October 30, 2006, at 22:11:54
In reply to Flu Shot, posted by corafree on October 29, 2006, at 19:20:27
> Anyone else feel 'flu'ish' after the flu shot?
>
> love, cfMy wife had a sore arm but I think that was more to do with the way the shot was administered than with the shot itself.
Didn't cost anything, though, that's the beauty of the NHS.
...Alan
Posted by valene on October 30, 2006, at 22:11:54
In reply to Re: Flu Shot » corafree, posted by ronaldo on October 30, 2006, at 4:45:25
Just a little sore arm that's all.
And I live in the US and my husband and I got free flu shots also at our doctor's office.
Val
Posted by corafree on October 30, 2006, at 22:11:54
In reply to Re: Flu Shot » ronaldo, posted by valene on October 30, 2006, at 6:25:49
Hmmmm; well my arm doesn't hurt, but I have been very tired since got the shot Thursday, & I mean 'things came to a dead halt' tired!
bestwishes, cf
Posted by Phillipa on October 30, 2006, at 22:11:54
In reply to Re: Flu Shot, posted by corafree on October 30, 2006, at 11:00:59
Not getting it this year. No pain and no side effects but just want no more foreign bodies in my body. Love Phillipa
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 31, 2006, at 7:39:17
In reply to Re: Flu Shot, posted by corafree on October 30, 2006, at 11:00:59
Its because they inject you with a tiny amount of the flu virus strains going around (they predict anyway) that year, so you actually get a bit of the flu, so your bodies learn how to produce the right anti-bodies should you get attacked by that particular flu virus for real..... Fatigue is a common syndrome of viral infections, so it isn't surprising you're feeling tired!!
I can't get flu shots because I'm too young (and I presume healthy!).
Kind regards
Meri
Posted by corafree on October 31, 2006, at 12:50:52
In reply to Re: Flu Shot, posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 31, 2006, at 7:39:17
TY for help all.
cf
Posted by yxibow on November 1, 2006, at 2:56:49
In reply to Re: Flu Shot » corafree, posted by Phillipa on October 30, 2006, at 21:41:29
> Not getting it this year. No pain and no side effects but just want no more foreign bodies in my body. Love Phillipa
40,000 people die of the flu every year, Jan, I must say. About the same as car accidents. Thousands of hours of lost time from the workforce is taken, and worse, people come in to work sick. If its anyone, its those 50-60 or older, and young children. Actually there is a surplus this year, surprise, because its an election year, one might think ? [off soapbox] But seriously, Jan, there are no foreign bodies to speak of. The flu is a killed vaccine unless you take FluMist which is not recommended for older individuals anyhow.
I would think your doctor would very much recommend the vaccine plus the pneumonia vaccine.
The risk of Guillain-Barre is over exxagerated at even in 1 in 100,000, which would mean that the 100 million or so units delivered this year would cause 100 cases. This really traces back to a 1970s era vaccine flaw.
The worst most people get is a sore shoulder, usually chosen the arm that they don't write with. You cannot get the flu from killed flu vaccine. People who do get the flu after a vaccine have already contracted it, this is not unheard of. It takes about a week for antibodies to build up.
One usually doesn't die of the flu alone, it is opportunistic infections in intensive care units that cause that. And the most common is pneumonia, hence the general idea for people around 60 or older to get the pneumonia shot as well.
-- tidings
Jay
Posted by yxibow on November 1, 2006, at 13:31:11
In reply to Re: Flu Shot » Phillipa, posted by yxibow on November 1, 2006, at 2:56:49
The risk of Guillain-Barre is over exxagerated at even less than 1 in 100,000, which would mean that the 100 million or so units delivered this year would cause 100 cases. This really traces back to a 1970s era vaccine flaw.
Flaw... I believe its closer to 1 in 1,000,000.. rare at any rate.
Posted by Phillipa on November 3, 2006, at 14:37:29
In reply to Re: Flu Shot » yxibow, posted by yxibow on November 1, 2006, at 13:31:11
Jay the reason is that I'm seeing the endocrinologist as my thyroid has gone from hypo to hyper and I have a two week wait for results I'm very hyper at the moment and tired at the same time. And was at the GP's and he didn't even suggest it. Love Jan
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