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GaYellowDawg

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86. Damn. Straight.

Sun Dec 15, 2019, 09:41 PM

Dec 2019

I got it within a week of getting my vaccination - hooray for the delay in the primary immune response - and it was AWFUL. I felt it coming on at school. I managed to teach my schedule out for the day - it was Friday - and when I drove home, I wanted to go to bed so badly that I skipped going to the clinic. HUGE mistake. I got in the next morning and they said I'd missed the window for Tamiflu. So I got hit with the full strength symptoms. I could barely walk. I didn't feel like eating. My joints felt like they had ground glass in them. The shafts of the long bones in my arms and legs ached. I was just about incapacitated for a week, and felt really weak for two weeks after that. It was a couple of months before I felt fully like myself again.

Flu shots are an absolute must for me after that experience.

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My anti-vaxxer in-laws didn't get their flu shots...UPDATE [View all] Coventina Dec 2019 OP

im 70 and have never had a flu shot..im not an anti vaxxer either....just the opposite. samnsara Dec 2019 #1

You're an adult and can decide what chances to take. MineralMan Dec 2019 #5

You have a strong constitution. Lucky you! chowder66 Dec 2019 #8

It's not just for you, but for others with compromised immune systems lithiumbomb Dec 2019 #9

Actually, it's a myth that you can carry the virus PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #26

That doesn't say what you apparently think it does. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #30

I think this sentence is unambiguous PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #34

Many people do "knowingly go to work sick" because they don't get sick leave... Beartracks Dec 2019 #61

So you give them a pass, but not someone who never gets sick PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #62

Hey, I was just elaborating on an obvious situation, not defending a position. :) Beartracks Dec 2019 #66

That's not what your source says, nor is it the last say in the matter Major Nikon Dec 2019 #103

You can be infectious Aussie105 Dec 2019 #105

You are citing a study that condridicts what you are saying. Please reread it carefully and slowly. olegramps Dec 2019 #143

As someone with a rare autoimmune disease, I must say thank you for saying that. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #38

Exactly! Rebl2 Dec 2019 #56

get vaccinated if eligible AlexSFCA Dec 2019 #10

Thank you for using the words 'if eligible.' Dem2theMax Dec 2019 #27

Only the nasal spray version of the vaccine is "live". eggplant Dec 2019 #71

My doctors will not allow me to have ANY flu vaccines. Dem2theMax Dec 2019 #78

I'm not suggesting that you should get the shot. eggplant Dec 2019 #96

Thank you. I appreciate that very much. Dem2theMax Dec 2019 #98

I heard an expert of NPR just yesterday reiterating that none of the vaccines contain live virus. Laffy Kat Dec 2019 #106

That's not what the CDC says. Do a Google search. Dem2theMax Dec 2019 #162

You can't get the flu from the shot - but you can still get the flu esp older people - from CDC womanofthehills Dec 2019 #180

There are plenty who cannot get the shot eilen Dec 2019 #126

I'm also on a biologic and I got the flu shot with no problems. Frustratedlady Dec 2019 #177

But you can still be a carrier blaze Dec 2019 #11

You are going to become increasingly vulnerable to influenza Aristus Dec 2019 #25

Aristus, what say you about the shingles inoculation(s)? ailsagirl Dec 2019 #64

The same thing I say about every safe, effective vaccine intended to prevent Aristus Dec 2019 #67

Know this DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #159

Had both shingle shots...only pain was the local area where the shot occurred on both shots. spanone Dec 2019 #169

The pneumonia shot made my arm itchy, red, swollen, and hot shoulder to elbow for about a week. woodsprite Dec 2019 #69

Despite the discomfort, I always feel virtuous after getting a shot! ailsagirl Dec 2019 #72

I had shingles about 10 years ago mcar Dec 2019 #79

They told me the same, although woodsprite Dec 2019 #82

Post-herpetic neuralgia. Yeah, I understand it's not a lot of fun. Aristus Dec 2019 #93

I know you didn't ask me, but get the Shingrix vaccine AllyCat Dec 2019 #99

So glad you brought up The Shingles Vacine Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #123

Good for you! That itching is nothing compared to a shingles outbreak. Believe me--I know. catbyte Dec 2019 #167

how is that "just the opposite", you refuse the vaccine, why? Demonaut Dec 2019 #28

You have just been lucky ashredux Dec 2019 #43

You are lucky. A lot of people can not afford to stay home and away from others if they get LiberalArkie Dec 2019 #45

Not smart Rebl2 Dec 2019 #51

You are playing with fire. And the older you get, the more risk you are assuming. Cousin Dupree Dec 2019 #54

It's a catch 22 - because older people are not as protected by the flu shot as the young womanofthehills Dec 2019 #190

"just the opposite" jpak Dec 2019 #65

Why do you always say no? Iggo Dec 2019 #74

Why not?? Nt USALiberal Dec 2019 #115

Does your hubby take one? shanti Dec 2019 #150

same here Brainstormy Dec 2019 #168

I do have concerns about babies and pre-natal scheduling, but Backseat Driver Dec 2019 #2

I have concerns also. Oppaloopa Dec 2019 #116

I got the Hong Kong flu many years ago, and I've never been that sick, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #3

Me too and I feel the same way. I get my shots. yardwork Dec 2019 #13

I was without insurance last October Ohiogal Dec 2019 #39

Me too, back in 69. tavernier Dec 2019 #112

Wow! How Unfortunate! MineralMan Dec 2019 #4

Maybe next year, abduct them and march them to a place for vaccs! Karadeniz Dec 2019 #6

Flu and pneumonia are big killers of old people. I get a flu shot comradebillyboy Dec 2019 #7

They're almost THE killers of old people. coti Dec 2019 #16

I'm not that old (mid-50's) but I went for an annual checkup a little over a month ago smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #22

Yep. My MD calls and tells me that they have a shot I need and I march down to get it. I have asthma LiberalArkie Dec 2019 #47

Except in the 1917 epidemic, where oddly enough, the elderly died less than the young adults. cwydro Dec 2019 #85

That particular strain tended to cause cytokine storms, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #87

An awful epidemic. I think theories now tie it to WW1. cwydro Dec 2019 #88

One reason it affected so many people around the world The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #90

I think I read somewhere DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #161

I trust my Doctor. True Blue American Dec 2019 #101

Call around for the shingles shot Major Nikon Dec 2019 #135

Pretty normal here True Blue American Dec 2019 #139

Both my kids work at different pharmacies Major Nikon Dec 2019 #141

If you've ever had the real flu, not what most people call the flu, you'll get your shot every year. lindysalsagal Dec 2019 #12

And the effects can last for months. yardwork Dec 2019 #15

Wow. Tragic. lindysalsagal Dec 2019 #70

Exactly this. I remember crawling feebly to the bathroom on my hands and knees The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #18

Last time I got the flu I was afraid I was going to die Major Nikon Dec 2019 #136

Exactly. THAT's the real flu. lindysalsagal Dec 2019 #142

The lesson learned was always keep antipyretic drugs with you when traveling Major Nikon Dec 2019 #146

That's assuming you would have had the strength to get the bottle open The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #151

True Major Nikon Dec 2019 #153

Yes,it does. No exaggeration. lindysalsagal Dec 2019 #183

Be careful of meningitis, also. nt coti Dec 2019 #23

TRUTH! Most people don't have a clue of what it really is. BamaRefugee Dec 2019 #35

+1,000,000 Auggie Dec 2019 #36

The best description ever of the effects of flu - and funny as hell csziggy Dec 2019 #41

lol! lindysalsagal Dec 2019 #68

Has anyone ever had True Blue American Dec 2019 #148

Those anti-nausea pills shanti Dec 2019 #152

All they did True Blue American Dec 2019 #154

That is exactly how the real flu is. stage left Dec 2019 #50

I got the flu and got so dehydrated that I went into kidney failure. Thankfully hospitalization Cousin Dupree Dec 2019 #59

This Aquaria Dec 2019 #83

Damn. Straight. GaYellowDawg Dec 2019 #86

I remember the flu well eilen Dec 2019 #127

+1. I had the flu last January which turned into pneumonia. meadowlander Dec 2019 #158

Last time I had it, I didn't sleep for 2 days from coughing NickB79 Dec 2019 #179

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #14

As long as those unvaccinated fuckers stay away from my immunosuppressed patients ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #17

I would not go near these people or allow my kids near them, period, no debate. n/t Raven Dec 2019 #19

How in the world would you know? Tipperary Dec 2019 #94

I run into people all the time who brag about it and Raven Dec 2019 #113

My god, not one person in my entire life has told me Tipperary Dec 2019 #145

You are lucky. Aside from the in-law people who are batshit crazy, Raven Dec 2019 #147

You better stay in your house then because only 37.1 % of adults got flu shot last year womanofthehills Dec 2019 #175

I am not worried, but thanks. Tipperary Dec 2019 #181

I would not want to expose children to them, especially babies. Shrike47 Dec 2019 #20

I'm baffled lambchopp59 Dec 2019 #21

If I was Putin, I'd be ramming anti-vax bullshit right down Facebookers' throats, 24/7 nt coti Dec 2019 #24

Much of it started with Andrew Wakefield. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #31

I registered donors at blood drives for 12 years. I was in hospital lobby's, schools, dorms, brewens Dec 2019 #29

Agree! True Blue American Dec 2019 #187

They're too old to be Darwin Award candidates PJMcK Dec 2019 #32

No, they're not free. That is a common misconception. Ohiogal Dec 2019 #42

Someone with health issues. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #33

It's interesting to see how someone could fail to see a correlation Aristus Dec 2019 #46

However, people did not start getting flu shots PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #60

They are a lot easier to contain these days. Aristus Dec 2019 #63

The flu vaccine reduces mortality from the flu Major Nikon Dec 2019 #108

very true HockeyMom Dec 2019 #114

The last data point on your chart is 1992 hack89 Dec 2019 #120

Less for those who get the vaccine Major Nikon Dec 2019 #138

Decrease in mortality is attributed to invent of antibiotics Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #164

+1...nt SidDithers Dec 2019 #111

Viruses don't care about kale. eilen Dec 2019 #129

I know. Aristus Dec 2019 #131

Who gave the lecture?... SidDithers Dec 2019 #110

Warning: do NOT get flu and pneumonia shots at the same time spooky3 Dec 2019 #37

Yea probably Rebl2 Dec 2019 #53

Same time is usually fine. The CDC does recommend different injection sites. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #55

It may be usually, or it may be the opinion of people at CDC. spooky3 Dec 2019 #73

I got them at the same time. Aquaria Dec 2019 #100

Same Here ProfessorGAC Dec 2019 #149

I did. True Blue American Dec 2019 #102

It's not necessary for 100% of people who get the shots spooky3 Dec 2019 #182

My family Doctor True Blue American Dec 2019 #186

We know some. Mildly suspicious, paranoid traits Hortensis Dec 2019 #40

I've had the flu after the wrong virus was tageted by vax producers several times. The last time ... marble falls Dec 2019 #44

Do they think their going to develop autism in their old age?! ToxMarz Dec 2019 #48

I'm in my 30s and get flu shots. NutmegYankee Dec 2019 #49

goes back to risk and outcome beachbumbob Dec 2019 #52

I had a pneumonia vaccine before I started chemo. TNNurse Dec 2019 #57

I have a friend who is a commercial pilot Marthe48 Dec 2019 #58

During the SARs epidemic I was on an airplane, just about to depart ORD. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #89

There's always a good reason Marthe48 Dec 2019 #157

I get my flu shot every year to avoid issues like this Gothmog Dec 2019 #75

Ya no shit. miyazaki Dec 2019 #80

Yup, me too, usually in late September or early October. MineralMan Dec 2019 #130

I am type II diabetic and so have a compromised immune system Gothmog Dec 2019 #171

I'm just old and have smoked for decades. I've had the flu. MineralMan Dec 2019 #174

Very possible I don't "need" them. Amimnoch Dec 2019 #76

Anti vaxxers don't realize that they're affected by their own bullshit too. Initech Dec 2019 #77

Flu shots and pneumonia vaccines - even Medicare / Medicaid covers it. CousinIT Dec 2019 #81

How did this become a thing? JonLP24 Dec 2019 #84

I have no idea. When I was in the Army, every vaccine I got, I thought Aristus Dec 2019 #92

Better take a lot of Elecampane to clean out those lungs. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #91

Oh no. I hope they recover soon. Tipperary Dec 2019 #95

You're a lone voice in this thread, Tipperary, and a kind one. I share your sentiments. Squinch Dec 2019 #109

In my experience anti-vaxxers are as immune to reason as Trump cultists. Sea Glass Dec 2019 #97

I caught . . . Aussie105 Dec 2019 #104

How do you know where you caught CMV? Laffy Kat Dec 2019 #107

Why? lark Dec 2019 #117

Oh, good to know. I'm a bit young for the pneumonia shot but I might push it with my doctor Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #125

I have asthma. I always get a flu shot every fall. Texin Dec 2019 #118

Yes get the flu shot Nonhlanhla Dec 2019 #119

So, the Rapid Influenza A&B clinic test was positive? Aristus Dec 2019 #121

Yes, the nasal test was positive Nonhlanhla Dec 2019 #122

Good. Glad to hear it. Aristus Dec 2019 #124

I get the shot... boomer_wv Dec 2019 #128

They continue to work on that universal flu vaccine. MineralMan Dec 2019 #132

I would replace 'ridiculously ineffective' with 'at the very least, partially effective'. Aristus Dec 2019 #133

There's three things to consider Major Nikon Dec 2019 #140

My wife and I never get the flu shot, nor do KPN Dec 2019 #134

There will always be people who have valid medical reasons for not getting a vaccine The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #144

I got my flu shot today - Guillaine-Barre Syndrome was a question on the screening form. hack89 Dec 2019 #156

Wow. I didn't know that. To me, that's good news. KPN Dec 2019 #176

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for people who get Guillaine-Barre Syndrome womanofthehills Dec 2019 #178

Good to know that there's some recognition and KPN Dec 2019 #184

There are some legitimate concerns especially for immune compromised people womanofthehills Dec 2019 #189

I get a free flu shot and oswaldactedalone Dec 2019 #137

adunt flu shot and child vaccines are two different things garybeck Dec 2019 #155

The reason they didn't get the flu shot is because they are anti-vaxxers Coventina Dec 2019 #160

The anti-vaxx supporters, knowing they're full of shit, but too stupid to pack it in, Aristus Dec 2019 #173

all of the anti-vaxxers DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #163

The idiocy of anti-vaxxers is just another hip trend... LanternWaste Dec 2019 #165

I was remiss in getting a flu shot for the past 2 years. Luckily, I didn't get sick, catbyte Dec 2019 #166

That's risky Jerrika Dec 2019 #170

welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2019 #188

Well bless their hearts. MoonRiver Dec 2019 #172

I hope they heal fully. herding cats Dec 2019 #185