Originally Posted by IdahoSandy
You got your flu shot too soon. My doctor will not give them until Nov 1st. He says it takes about 20 days after a shot for it to be effective, then good only for 3 months. You might need to get another one after three months. They were giving flu shots at Walgreens Sept 1st. Way too early.
In my case it was deliberately "too soon" because I will be in hospital for several days within the next 4 weeks.....hospitals make you sick!!! If I have to get another one, so be it.
Today my arm is fine, no itchiness, extrememly slight redness (pink, really) and not much more tender to the touch than a slight bruise. I'm glad I did it the needle-less way. :-)
By the way, the needleless injector is virtually idiot proof as the pharmacist showed me and thoroughly explained. In fact, in his training class, they injected each other with water with no problems; the air is only a propellant. When he withdrew the apparatus there was a tiny drop of blood which we bandaged as he had prepared for. I swear the needle-less is less painful and quicker than a syringe!
So glad so many of you are gettiing the vaccine; I didn't for years and years for the same reasons some of you seem to use. But I was deathly ill in 1999, and then again in 2009 in Colorado when visiting my DD who is a pediatrician, and of course, brings "everything" home from her patients, LOL! This year failing to get it (I did last year for the first time) was not an option with me due to that upcoming surgery. It just makes sense to go to the hospital and inpatient rehab as prepared as possible. I'm a pro-active kinda gal.
Thank you for your many votes of encouragement on the event! I really can't wait to be out of pain! We have the other side to replace next year. :? :-)
Jan in VA