Have You Had Your Flu Shot Yet?

In Australia we have ours in March ..there has been a really nasty flu here this winter ( I missed it thank goodness) many who had the flu shot still suffered with it as the strain that affected so many was not included in the shot , it left many in bed for up to six weeks
 
No not had the flu jab yet, I always forget when it starts, the doctors don't remind you.
must phone them and check.
 

No, it's been many years since I've taken the flu shot or had the flu. When I was younger and used to get the flu shot annually is the last time I was sick with the flu.
 
When we lived in the city, I used to get the flu, and a couple of head colds, nearly every Winter....probably as a result of people coughing/sneezing in a crowded elevator, or crud on their hands attaching to every doorknob, etc. Knock wood, since moving to the country, I haven't had to upchuck once, and it's been years since I've had a cold. Last year, the wife's doctor convinced her to get a flu shot, and within hours she was sick as a dog, and in misery for 3 or 4 days. I think I'll continue to "pass" on these shots.
 
Kadee46 said:
In Australia we have ours in March ..there has been a really nasty flu here this winter ( I missed it thank goodness) many who had the flu shot still suffered with it as the strain that affected so many was not included in the shot , it left many in bed for up to six weeks
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Never thought about it, Kadee, but your seasons are indeed reversed from ours, so that our flu protection administered in October, November, in preparation for winter's onslaught, conversely, Australia begins it's winter as we begin summer. Small wonder then that I am "topsy-turvy" when it comes to seasons! Still, a nagging question persists: during what month(s) do you pick oranges? (Stupid question, I guess, but really, I do not know.) imp
 
Don M. said:
When we lived in the city, I used to get the flu, and a couple of head colds, nearly every Winter....probably as a result of people coughing/sneezing in a crowded elevator, or crud on their hands attaching to every doorknob, etc. Knock wood, since moving to the country, I haven't had to upchuck once, and it's been years since I've had a cold. Last year, the wife's doctor convinced her to get a flu shot, and within hours she was sick as a dog, and in misery for 3 or 4 days. I think I'll continue to "pass" on these shots.
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If you ever get the real influenza, not the crud that everyone talks about as the "flu," you'll never miss another flu shot. Take it from one who has been there . . . I'd take 3 or 4 days of misery over two weeks of being absolutely bedridden and seriously wondering if I were going to recover - - any day of the week. I never got flu shots, and hadn't been sick for years, and then WHAM! Influenza is nothing to mess with, believe me.
 
QuickSilver said:
You did not get sick from the flu shot..
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I'm with Linda on this one. I never get the flu shot .. not around crowds of people in winter months... don't really even get colds most of the time.
I got my 'healthy' self a flu shot four years ago ... within two days, I was sick as a dog for over 4 weeks! NOTHING can convince me that it was anything but that flu shot that did it. One and done for me.
 
Simply coincidence.. The vaccine is made up of only components of a virus and cannot cause the flu. If anything at all... the mild malaise and sniffles following a flu shot are a very good thing.. and show that your body is reacting to the pathogen and forming antibodies of the actual flu..
 
I've never had flu and I've never had a flu jab. The health centre used to offer it to me but since I always declined, they've stopped asking. It might be a foolish approach, but I'll just keep my fingers crossed.
 
QuickSilver said:
You did not get sick from the flu shot..
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I know I didn't get sick from the flu shot. I think it lowered my immunity and also I think by me just thinking I needed to get the shot I made myself more susceptible to getting this or that. I believe in positive thinking and the power of attraction which I realize isn't that popular but it's how I feel. (Some people think I fit in good here in California with the other fruits and nuts) :eek:
 
I have had years when the shot made me feel really punk for a day or so... feverish.. burning throat... etc... and then I have had years where I didn't notice a thing.. I think it's when you are not immune to a strain that you get a reaction... and that's a good thing.. you are making antibodies to fight the real deal...
 
Linda said:
I know I didn't get sick from the flu shot. I think it lowered my immunity and also I think by me just thinking I needed to get the shot I made myself more susceptible to getting this or that. I believe in positive thinking and the power of attraction which I realize isn't that popular but it's how I feel. (Some people think I fit in good here in California with the other fruits and nuts) :eek:
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I absolutely believe in the power of attraction. People who always expect the worst ALWAYS​ get the worst. I have seen it happen over and over.
 
Thanks for the reminder! Have to give my oncologist a call and see when/if he recommends I get it. Since my body has been fighting this infection for over 2 weeks now,I don`t want to do anything to give it more to fight-but I definitely don`t want the flu either. The first week of this I thought it WAS the flu,and no thank you....
 
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