Got my shot today
#41
Originally Posted by caspharm
DH and I have already gotten ours. Dr told him we should also get the Shingles vaccine (haven't yet, it's pricey and not at Dr's).
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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.
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
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The woman at my Dr's office is the queen of shots! She can do it and I never feel it. Never a mark from giving blood and only slightly sore from the flu shot! Don't think I want to mess with success!
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We did this kind of vaccination with the swine flu vaccine in the 80's. I'm sure they have perfected it since, but the air injection isn't what usually causes the skin irritation, but the vaccine substance they are injecting. The molecules are bigger than the pores of the skin and some of the vaccine stays on the outside of the skin to give the irritation when exposed to the air.
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I try and hold off till mid to late Oct. I believe they only cover you for about 6 mos. Is that still true? I don't think that I would like the air shot. I get hives around a regular pin prick.
Yes, I get my shot every year. I had a horrid case of flu 33 years ago and will never go thru that again. It settled in my heart. That got better along with the rest of it. But, only one mild case about 10 years ago with a flu shot.
Flu shots do not give you flu!
Yes, I get my shot every year. I had a horrid case of flu 33 years ago and will never go thru that again. It settled in my heart. That got better along with the rest of it. But, only one mild case about 10 years ago with a flu shot.
Flu shots do not give you flu!
#46
Originally Posted by kwilter
Originally Posted by caspharm
DH and I have already gotten ours. Dr told him we should also get the Shingles vaccine (haven't yet, it's pricey and not at Dr's).
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Sorry you got a reaction from the flu shot (air blast). Our Randall's Grocers in Texas will give a discount of 10% off a grocery shopping visit if you get your shot there. I plan to get mine pretty soon. Seems like they offer it earlier and earlier each year.
#48
Originally Posted by Painiacs
Don't know about the new flu vaccine. Went from a simpler shot to one with all kinds of stuff in it! Isn't it just a guess in what it protects u from? Do u get one every year? If u have compromised immune system has it caused a problem???
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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.
Not sure why your doctor thinks that they are only good for 3 months.
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As a public health nurse, I have given thousands of vaccines to adults as well as children. Very few have any reaction to the vaccines. Most reactions are very mild and can be taken care of by ice to the area. Most nurses who give "shots" are well trained and know how and where to vaccinate you to cause minimal pain and discomfort.
I get my flu shot yearly and am amazed at the number of people who say that they get the flu from the flu shot. The flu vaccine is dead. The inhaled vaccine is live.
The military has used the air shots for a real long time. This is not new technology. I know I will hear from all sorts of people who will contradict what I said about the dead vaccine, but the facts are the facts.
We quilters need to stay healthy so we can keep on quilting!
I get my flu shot yearly and am amazed at the number of people who say that they get the flu from the flu shot. The flu vaccine is dead. The inhaled vaccine is live.
The military has used the air shots for a real long time. This is not new technology. I know I will hear from all sorts of people who will contradict what I said about the dead vaccine, but the facts are the facts.
We quilters need to stay healthy so we can keep on quilting!
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