Swine Flu

Indy Anna said:

Normally I avoid vaccines since I found out when I started wearing contacts around 20 years ago that I'm allergic to Thimerasol. When I tell doctors that, they don't recommend I get a vaccine.

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There is a flu vaccine without Thimersol. You'll have to call around, and it's about $10 more. I know here, the Visiting Nurses Association had it in stock.

Man I really Hope this doesn't get to be such a huge problem like it was a few years ago. My ex gf went into preterm labour they had to fly her in a helicoptor to Toronto so they could do the emerg C section . We had been dating about 3 years when this happened and I can remember I had to scream and argue to make sure i was with her the whole time Finally they let me in and thankfully they did as i sat with my ex help her hand while they did the C section and then see my precious 2 pound baby daughter and luckily she is doing great But can you imagine If they had not let me in and i Missed all that .It was a miriacle for us to have a child but the way it all happened It was even more of a miricle that my daughter survived .I Dont think i could live with my self if i wasn't there to see it all happen all because of the dam swine flu..

By Lisa Collier Cool
Nov 26, 2012
If you’re tempted to skip your flu shot, consider this: Getting vaccinated cuts risk for a heart attack or stroke by up to 50 percent, according to two studies presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.
Scientists from TIMU Study Group and Network for Innovation in Clinical Research analyzed published clinical trials involving a total of 3,227 patients, half of whom had been diagnosed with heart disease. Participants, whose average age was 60, were randomly assigned to either receive flu vaccine or a placebo shot, then their health was tracked for 12 months.Those who got the flu shot were 50 percent less likely to suffer major cardiac events (such as heart attacks or strokes) and 40 percent less likely to die of cardiac causes. Similar trends were found in patients with and without previous heart disease. The findings suggest “that flu vaccine is a heart vaccine,” lead study author Jacob Udell told Fox News. more at link: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/shot-prevents-heart-attacks

Since the Cochrane Institute determined by a similar review of available research that the "flu shot" does not prevent 98.5 % of adults, who got the flu shot, from catching the flu, this info strikes me as being questionable. I tend to believe that significant skewing was involved, since physicians, nurses and the general public show a decrease in "accepting" the highly advertised "flu shot."

It's good to know the pros and cons of any said vaccine. In regard to the Swine Flu Vaccine in particular - the one geared towards the outbreak specifically, I didn't contemplate having the shot as my family had all gotten ill with something that really knocked them out so to speak.

Our young kitten also got sick, and did not recover despite medications and special treatment. It was shortly after we were ill that the swine flu began to be diagnosed and tested for, but by that time we were already past all of that. I got sick the same day our kitten had to be put down, about 2 weeks after my family had been ill, and I had taken care of all of them. (I had been tiring myself out in the weeks prior - my husband was off work for almost 2 weeks, IIRC, which is unheard of for him.)

Months later it is discovered to often times be fatal to pet cats with owners who were exposed to the Swine Flu. Especially those with pre-existing illnesses like our kitten - who had a compromised immune system. All of the symptoms my family experienced were variations of the typical symptoms ultimately describing swine flu cases. Luckily we weren't too badly affected. It was still surprising as being homeschoolers it is rare to get many of the bugs that go through our schools, and this worried me when everyone was "down", but me...

Anyway, since our family likely already had immunity to that particular strain of "Swine Flu" being passed around, so we didn't need any vaccine for it.

As for myself and similar vaccines - I have gotten the seasonal flu shot the last two years because I am prone to chest colds and the like. Only one of my daughters (an adult) has decided to also get one because she is exposed to the general public a great deal in college and at her volunteer job this year. Neither of us has had any side effects.

I don't know if there is another thread on Seasonal flu shots so I'm posting here.

Shame on me for not getting the flu shot. I was sick for 4 full days and I'm still recovering. This was the first year I missed Christmas with the family.

This is not a feel sorry for me post but just want you all to know that I thought I would deal with it when I got it. Well, I got it and it was not fun at all.

Next year, I'll be the first lining up to get the shot. Hope those who don't get the flu shot will consider doing the same.

Hugs to all. Have a healthy, safe holiday season.

On the news here they said that the flu shot had 2 strains in it.
another strain related to swine flu is going around here and not in the shot.
We all had the shot, but my grandson got it so bad that he lost weight.
My friend has had it for a week.

smart blonde said:

I'm allergic to eggs, one of the substances in the culture they use to grow the flu vaccine.

The worst case of the flu I ever endured was after my one (and only) flu shot. I was sick within an hour of the injection, and by the next day had to be hospitalized. I thought I was going to die- it was that bad.

Just thinking about it, all these years later, makes me nauseous and achy. Ugh.

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Same here! I'll just take my chances with the flu. That was the sickest I had ever been since I had Typhoid fever from a water source, I was 8 months old and don't remember that tho. I took care of my family doctor's aunt, and every year I would take the flu, when she took her shot.

noor said:

I can't vote because I just want to vote : NO.

There should be a simple Yes or No choice.

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I voted no.

I'll probably just get the regular flu shot. I've been getting that for the past few years, and the mist before that with no problems.

Never taken one yet, but I fear them as I am allergic to a lot of things. Had a reaction once with a pneumonia shot 1998, didn't last long but scared me and everyone near.

My boss always gets one and I then get a bit of something afterward, but cannot be sure it is b/c of him using my phone and keyboard, or germs from the bank or store.

~n/t~ said:

I don't know if there is another thread on Seasonal flu shots so I'm posting here.

Shame on me for not getting the flu shot. I was sick for 4 full days and I'm still recovering. This was the first year I missed Christmas with the family.

This is not a feel sorry for me post but just want you all to know that I thought I would deal with it when I got it. Well, I got it and it was not fun at all.

Next year, I'll be the first lining up to get the shot. Hope those who don't get the flu shot will consider doing the same.

Hugs to all. Have a healthy, safe holiday season.

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It's that time of year again!!!

I am just going to say this. I had Swine Flu Pneumonia in 2009. I almost died. I am the only person out of 14, who had it in October 2009, who lived. In the United States. I have brain deficits, my immune system is shot, cardiac issues and more. I have seen 17 specialists in the last 4 years and I will NEVER be the same healthy person I was prior. I can no longer work, take care of my family, be active. If you decide not to get the vaccine, at least make sure those you love get it. Mine is a cautionary tale. I am so blessed to be here. Swine Flu is no joke.

Zuri said:

I am just going to say this. I had Swine Flu Pneumonia in 2009. I almost died. I am the only person out of 14, who had it in October 2009, who lived. In the United States. I have brain deficits, my immune system is shot, cardiac issues and more. I have seen 17 specialists in the last 4 years and I will NEVER be the same healthy person I was prior. I can no longer work, take care of my family, be active. If you decide not to get the vaccine, at least make sure those you love get it. Mine is a cautionary tale. I am so blessed to be here. Swine Flu is no joke.

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Wow Zuri, that must have been scary. Glad you survived it

Zuri said:

I am just going to say this. I had Swine Flu Pneumonia in 2009. I almost died. I am the only person out of 14, who had it in October 2009, who lived. In the United States. I have brain deficits, my immune system is shot, cardiac issues and more. I have seen 17 specialists in the last 4 years and I will NEVER be the same healthy person I was prior. I can no longer work, take care of my family, be active. If you decide not to get the vaccine, at least make sure those you love get it. Mine is a cautionary tale. I am so blessed to be here. Swine Flu is no joke.

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My then 1 yr old son and I got Swine Flu in the winter of 2009. I felt like I was being ripped to pieces from the inside out, and could not keep much down. If it weren't for my keeping hydrated no matter how many times I got sick my son and I probably wouldn't be here. He would not take pedialyte etc so he relied on my breast milk. I will never forget how scared I was for both of us. I'm actually surprised we made it because we both had immune issues, but I also heard the strain we had in Alaska was not as brutal as the lower 48. I'm now wondering if some of my problems stem from that. Hugs.


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Thanks for the reminders- we are getting our Flu shots next week- can't afford to be sick next Spring!!!

I was one of the medical trial participants for the H1N1 vaccine. I believe in the science of vaccination and was happy to participate - to help protect our species from the ravages of a dangerous disease.

Mercurial said:

I was one of the medical trial participants for the H1N1 vaccine. I believe in the science of vaccination and was happy to participate - to help protect our species from the ravages of a dangerous disease.

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Well thank you for being a part of the trial, I think you're very brave.
I don't even like taking a paracetamol so I'd never offer to participate in a vaccination trial.
That said, if I had an illness where they had no cure yet they had a drug they felt might work, but had not been through trials, would I take it? Very probably.