Yooper32

Got mine yesterday too but it was the regular old needle variety,

mummadee

ALWAYS get a flu shot, never any problems with shot or flu. Already got mine, traditional one with needle given by the county flu clinic.

mummadee

ps good luck with the hip replacement. Make sure to get all the household preparations in place before the surgery. Have plenty of stuff ready to do, recovery is pretty slow.

bobbie1

Ditto!

Suzi

Go with the needle - they are super sharp and you barely feel it. Good luck on the hip surgery - your going to feel like a new person when your healed!

Greenheron

Getting my annual shot tomorrow. The only problem I ever had was the year of the vaccine shortage and I didn't get mine until close November. I had flu a few days later--flu was already active in the area and I was infected either before the shot or before it could fully immunize my system. That's a good reason to get yours ASAP--resistance is not immediate.

alwayslearning

I had the shot. From your description, I will stick with the shot. Thank you for educating us ahead of time. I also just found my note from last year's visit to my oncologist that I should get the pneumonia vaccine. Next doctor visit. Thanks again for bringing this up.

alwayslearning

I had the shot. From your description, I will stick with the shot. Thank you for educating us ahead of time. I also just found my note from last year's visit to my oncologist that I should get the pneumonia vaccine. Next doctor visit. Thanks again for bringing this up.

Sorry for repeat.

redpurselady

I got mine with the traditional method and I had a scary reaction. The next day the lymph gland on the left side of my neck was swollen and hurt to the touch. It stayed that way for about a week and finally went down. I did go to the doc and he said if it didn't go away, it was probably a reaction to the vaccine. This is the first time that has ever happened and I did start to panic a little.

Redcat

Had a needle-less flu shot years ago when we lived in the Cleveland area. We did get our flu shots this week, but the old fashion way.