To Flu Shot Or Not ???

[mbills2223]

Extra bugs in your gut are MAGIC. Like drinking "colloidal silver."

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh I've got it now!

 

[Zoub]

If you ever really had the flu over a bad cold you'd get the shot even at 60%. I had the London Flu back when I was a chid and nearly died. Flu is no joke and it isn't what most folks call the flu either. The Spanish Flu killed millions and people seem not to care ut the fu can be a very serious thing.

Christ, I wish I had not come back in to this thread. Bad flashback right there on the London Flu. I also got the "real flu" once, back in my early 20's while in great shape and it put me down for 7-8 days.

The funny thing is a friend of mine, who never gets the flu shot and is a former health care professional, got hers this year.

 

[kjf48197]

We got ours because it gave us a discount on health insurance. I haven't had the real flu in about 20 years, if I remember right it was about 6 or 7 days to get back to healthy.

 

[TheRude1]

No and HELL no(personally)

 

[bingley]

30 years no visit to the dentist and in 30 years no cavities go figure.
The best thing is no dental records for me.

Right on, my brother! I haven't brushed my teeth in forty years. Why brush them? They are designed to be self-cleaning. It's all that harsh over-cleaning of your teeth that damages the surface and cause cavities in the first place. I have a protective dark yellow film over my teeth as nature intended. Once my wife forced me to go to the dentist, even though I wasn't having problems. You know women. So illogical. As soon as I opened my mouth, the dentist ran out the room, covering his face and coughing hard. I'm guessing he was weeping because he saw a man who knew the truth about dentistry. I just hope he got that cough taken care off. It looked like he couldn't get any air for half an hour after, curled up and choking in the hallway.

To recap: don't brush your teeth, boys and girls, if you want what's good for them!

 

[bwframe]

I've decided I'm gonna get the shot, this year anyway. Now to run down the cheapest place (cash price,) to get it.

 

[Snapdragon]

I was just going to ask what you decided.

 

[bwframe]

I was just going to ask what you decided.

Thanks for asking.
I can still go either way, but the positives outweigh the negatives for my circumstances at this time. I have a lot more at risk than in past years. Hopefully those circumstances change in the next couple years.

The reminders above about nausea and "hair hurting" were a pretty fair kick in the tail.

 

[tc556guy]

I get a shot every year. Never did as a kid. Not sure if they even HAD flu shots back then.
Once I was in the military and the ex-wife always got one every year, I started doing the same.
Not sure if they help much, but I can't see where they'd hurt
It's a kind of preventative care, same as going to your dentist twice a year whether you have tooth pain or not

 

[tonybia]

Things to Consider Before Getting the Flu Vaccine

I found this article pretty interesting. Lots of explaining of "facts" and how they work.

 

[Sniper 79]

Not for me or my kids. I had them before and they made me sick as hell. Take care of yourself. Eat sleep and take a vitamin.

 

[eric001]

Just about every time I've had a flu shot (yearly as a kid), I've gotten sick as a dog afterwards. Haven't had a flu shot for years, and rarely get that sick. I even managed to be gifted with H1N1 when that was all the rage to share--was even sick enough to miss a day of work. Otherwise, I felt marginally nastier than I used to after getting a flu shot.

For me at least, it's a pretty simple decision not to get one.

 

[mbills2223]

Just about every time I've had a flu shot (yearly as a kid), I've gotten sick as a dog afterwards. Haven't had a flu shot for years, and rarely get that sick. I even managed to be gifted with H1N1 when that was all the rage to share--was even sick enough to miss a day of work. Otherwise, I felt marginally nastier than I used to after getting a flu shot.

For me at least, it's a pretty simple decision not to get one.

Did you actually test positive and have a confirmed case of H1N1?

 

[chezuki]

Did you actually test positive and have a confirmed case of H1N1?

Of course he did! And it was that damn flu shot that gave it to him!!!

That reminds me need to go get a booster for my MRSA and Bubonic Plague vaccine... Fortunately my 800mg ibuprofen regimen is keeping my HPV flare-ups under control! Thank God for webMD!

 

[mbills2223]

Of course he did! And it was that damn flu shot that gave it to him!!!

That reminds me need to go get a booster for my MRSA and Bubonic Plague vaccine... Fortunately my 800mg ibuprofen regimen is keeping my HPV flare-ups under control! Thank God for webMD!

I retire.

 

[chezuki]

I retire.

 

[rhino]

Over a week since I allowed myself to be infected by Afluria. Curiously, I still live.

 

[lovemachine]

I'll be getting my Flu Shot tomorrow between 11-11:30. Is it a good thing? I dunno, but better safe than sorry.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Saw a man and a women two days ago. Both had influenza A. Both were vaccinated this year.

 

[rhino]

Saw a man and a women two days ago. Both had influenza A. Both were vaccinated this year.

Do you know the timing of their vaccinations and infection? Is A in the mix this year?