Yep, we all do every year. My sister is always "NO they have ingredients!" Her whole family got it last year at different times and they were out for a week at a time. She obviously had to care for the 3 kids and lucky for her she's a SAHM. I don't have time for that shit!
H and I get them at work. We will bring our kids to the clinic for them (I wish they could get them at school). I get the shot every year even though it makes my arm hurt like hell for a day or two.
A friend got the flu a couple of years ago and went through hell. No, thanks!
I wanted to get them every year. Shortly after I got the shot last year, I started to have horrible pain and weakness in my legs. Like I couldn't support myself for a week. My Dr. Recommended not getting it anymore. I don't know if it was just the H1N5 serum or what. Scary stuff.
I got mine a couple of weeks ago at my annual exam. Last year was the first year in forever that I didn't get it and of course I got the flu. Trying to avoid that this year!
absolutely yes. My boys pick up every germ there is, and DS2 is pre-asthmatic. He's already been hospitalized twice for respiratory crap, so I take whatever extra protection we can get
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Post by karmasabiotch on Sept 16, 2014 8:48:37 GMT -5
My H and DS get one. I don't get one because I have a compromised immune system and the shot has caused me issues in the past, so I was advised against getting it.
As far as I can remember, I've only had the flu once. I can deal with that. I've known enough people who get the shot and feel like crap afterward. Not worth it to me.
Is it better just to get it now, or wait a few more weeks into the season? I don't remember exactly, but I think I got mine in mid-late October the last couple of years.
Anybody in the know want to address that? FWIW, I'm healthy.
I looked this up because one of the places where I volunteer is offering them throughout next week, but I thought that seemed a little early. CDC says that it is not too early. Early fall is best because when the flu picks up in any given flu season is very unpredictable and it can take a couple weeks for the vaccine to give you immunity.
As far as I can remember, I've only had the flu once. I can deal with that. I've known enough people who get the shot and feel like crap afterward. Not worth it to me.
This is totally your choice, and I'm not going to harp on you or anything, but if this is your only reason for not wanting to get it, I just wanted to say that I was recently down with a pretty intense and fairly unusual vaccine reaction (plus I was a huuuugeeee baby about it) and it was still approximately three thousand times more comfortable and manageable than my flu last year. The weird feverish and achy vaccine reaction you are talking about is truly short and very easy to function through. Like I said, your choice, I just wanted to give you another reference point.
As far as I can remember, I've only had the flu once. I can deal with that. I've known enough people who get the shot and feel like crap afterward. Not worth it to me.
This is totally your choice, and I'm not going to harp on you or anything, but if this is your only reason for not wanting to get it, I just wanted to say that I was recently down with a pretty intense and fairly unusual vaccine reaction (plus I was a huuuugeeee baby about it) and it was still approximately three thousand times more comfortable and manageable than my flu last year. The weird feverish and achy vaccine reaction you are talking about is truly short and very easy to function through. Like I said, your choice, I just wanted to give you another reference point.
Yeah, I am aware that it isn't nearly as bad as the flu itself. And I totally understand why people do get it. I've had good luck with my immune system in general, so I'll avoid the shots for now. No kids yet, so I'm sure I'll learn more about it once there are kids involved.
I think the last time I had the flu was 8 years ago...
As far as I can remember, I've only had the flu once. I can deal with that. I've known enough people who get the shot and feel like crap afterward. Not worth it to me.
And I have had the shot every year since the 80s and have never felt like crap afterward, nor has anyone else I know.
Does anyone have a sense of the proper timing for this year's shot?
Also, is this something I can have done at my OB's office? I have an appointment in a few weeks. I've had insurance hiccups the last few times so I'd like to get it done when I'm at a doctor for something else anyway, if possible...
Yes, because 1. I don't want to have to wear a mask during my clinical rotation for 4 months; 2. I am an asthmatic; 3. I had the flu in 2008 and I literally wanted to die. Even my hair hurt. I never ever want to go through that again and I don't know how I would now that I have kids.
Yes because every damn upper respiratory virus on the face of the planet finds me, then my lungs over react because they are assholes and fly off the handle.
Does anyone have a sense of the proper timing for this year's shot?
Also, is this something I can have done at my OB's office? I have an appointment in a few weeks. I've had insurance hiccups the last few times so I'd like to get it done when I'm at a doctor for something else anyway, if possible...
My OB does them- I got mine last week when I was there for an appointment. I have no idea if that's standard, but when I asked, the nurse pretty much ran out of the room to get it ASAP, so they're obviously pretty pro-flu shot . (That's cool, I am too. I've been getting them for 20 years or something ridiculous. Never gotten the flu in all that time.)