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Truckfam · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 166

I'm surprised that no one here has ever gotten sick from the flu shot. Many people do. My mom got sick with the flu right after she took the shot. My sister had a similar experience. My husband who hardly ever catches a cold, got sick the one time he got the flu shot. He told me never again.

I have heard people say they never had a problem what so ever with the shot. I still feel it is at least a 50/50 chance of getting sick even with the flu shot. I just don't need to be getting sick from a different strand of flu that isn't covered by the shot, and then have that strand jump start the strand the shot is suppose to cover.

LilBit · Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 314 Location: Alabama, USA

We all get the flu shots in our family, there's six of us here....our youngest was a preemie, she's now four years old and since she's outgrown getting her synagis shots each winter season she's also getting flu shots...they may not cover it all and we may still catch something but the protection we get for the ones we are immunized against is well worth it for all of us here. I have three school aged children, one of them is allergic to the hand sanitizers so at least we're getting a little bit extra protection around here in getting our flu shots in. I view them as I did our youngest child's rounds of synagis shots her first few winter seasons, they won't fully protect against it all but they'll help boost our immune system to keep us from the worst of the ickies and hopefully out of hospitals through the season as well. We were set to get ours done a while ago, had to reschedule them to next week because on the original date we had colds going around our home and we've done better getting the shots being symptom free already. Hopefully come Nov. 19th we'll all still be clear enough to get them done this time :)

shyykatt · Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 2077 Location: MN

geesh......I had the flue a few days ago- yukk! Now hubby has it and is mad @ me coz he just started a new job and has to pull over to throw up! :cry:

Truckfam · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 166

Sorry to hear that. I hope he feels better. Thankfully my hubby rarely gets sick.

Unfortunatly, my brother in law is in the hospital due to a severe panic attack. All prayers welcome.

4roses · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:19 am Post subject:

Lucky for me and my family ~ we've never gotten sick due to the flu shot ... true there's so many strands of flue out there, but if we can give ourselves just a tiny bit of extra help on 'not' getting one of them ,.... for us it's worth the chance we take when we get them. .... :wink:

Truckfam I'll remember your brotherinlaw today in prayer ... I completely understand what panic attacks can do to a person.

Have a Wonderful Turkey Day :!:

Trukrswyfe · Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 2062

I hate being sick but if you are I just think of it as a way us Americans take some of the excess pounds off. It is all in how you look at it. My husband and I keep passing the same cold back and forth for months know. It is really getting rediculous :D

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