Re: It's flu shot season again

"sharppointy1" <sharppointy1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Now here's a dumb question (my specialty). Is December to April
> influenza season in Australia too, or is it during your colder months?
> Saw the doc today & got both a flu shot and a Pneumovax (pneumonia
> prevention) shot. YEE-ouch! Tender deltoids tonight.
> What do others do about influenza protection? I am a pediatric nurse
> in a homeless clinic and am exposed constantly to all kinds of
> bacterial and viral goodies. In addition, I was diagnosed with asthma
> around the same time I "caught" diabetes. My first line of defense is
> vigorous handwashing (silly factoid: you should wash your hands long
> enough to sing the entire Happy Birthday to You song). I have gotten
> the flu shot every year for years now, and have had influenza only
> once, two years ago when the vaccine did not match the circulating
> strain. My doc partner got pertussis two winters ago and so last year
> I got the adult pertussis shot (I have no desire to cough until I
> vomit. Repeatedly.).
> I love reading other's thoughts on things I think are dogma.
> I hope you all have a great weekend.
> Barbara


About 50 years ago, when I was in the Army, I was given my first flu shot.

I got terribly ill, but still had to complete the daily exercises and drills
regardless of how horrible I felt. I told my D.I. I was sick and needed to
go on sick call, but he thought I was not really all that sick and would not
allow me to go. I was very sick for several days.

I have not had another flu shot since, but I have never had the flu since
then either. Now that I'm a "Senior Citizen" I'm urged every year to get the
shot by my doctors and my friends. I'm thinking about getting one this year
because this has not been a very good year for me health-wise, but I have
not fully made-up my mind as yet.

"Food For Thought" <Food For Thought@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "sharppointy1" <sharppointy1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1160186646.934405.289290@k70g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> Now here's a dumb question (my specialty). Is December to April
>> influenza season in Australia too, or is it during your colder months?
>> Saw the doc today & got both a flu shot and a Pneumovax (pneumonia
>> prevention) shot. YEE-ouch! Tender deltoids tonight.
>> What do others do about influenza protection? I am a pediatric nurse
>> in a homeless clinic and am exposed constantly to all kinds of
>> bacterial and viral goodies. In addition, I was diagnosed with asthma
>> around the same time I "caught" diabetes. My first line of defense is
>> vigorous handwashing (silly factoid: you should wash your hands long
>> enough to sing the entire Happy Birthday to You song). I have gotten
>> the flu shot every year for years now, and have had influenza only
>> once, two years ago when the vaccine did not match the circulating
>> strain. My doc partner got pertussis two winters ago and so last year
>> I got the adult pertussis shot (I have no desire to cough until I
>> vomit. Repeatedly.).
>> I love reading other's thoughts on things I think are dogma.
>> I hope you all have a great weekend.
>> Barbara
>
>
> About 50 years ago, when I was in the Army, I was given my first flu shot.
>
> I got terribly ill, but still had to complete the daily exercises and
> drills regardless of how horrible I felt. I told my D.I. I was sick and
> needed to go on sick call, but he thought I was not really all that sick
> and would not allow me to go. I was very sick for several days.
>
> I have not had another flu shot since, but I have never had the flu since
> then either. Now that I'm a "Senior Citizen" I'm urged every year to get
> the shot by my doctors and my friends. I'm thinking about getting one this
> year because this has not been a very good year for me health-wise, but I
> have not fully made-up my mind as yet.



Just think how crappy it is to get the flu. Stuffy nose all night, no
sleep, feverish, losing work, losing productivity of any kind....... Now
just think how easy it is to get the shot. One little sting and no flu.
I hope that convinced you!

:-)

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Best Regards,

Evelyn
(to reply to me personally, remove 'sox')

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Evelyn Ruut wrote:

> Just think how crappy it is to get the flu. Stuffy nose all night, no
> sleep, feverish, losing work, losing productivity of any kind....... Now
> just think how easy it is to get the shot. One little sting and no flu.
> I hope that convinced you!
>
> :-)
>

Yabbut, it's not true, at least not in my case. I get the flu, I'm sick
for a whole week with it, with all those symptoms except the congestion.

Susan

"Susan" <nevermind@nomail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Evelyn Ruut wrote:
>
>> Just think how crappy it is to get the flu. Stuffy nose all night, no
>> sleep, feverish, losing work, losing productivity of any kind.......
>> Now just think how easy it is to get the shot. One little sting and no
>> flu. I hope that convinced you!
>>
>> :-)
>>
>
> Yabbut, it's not true, at least not in my case. I get the flu, I'm sick
> for a whole week with it, with all those symptoms except the congestion.
>
> Susan

In my case it is all of the above, but the worst case is the stuffiness that
won't let up. Being unable to breathe through my nose is awful. Nothing
really helps.

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Best Regards,

Evelyn
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Evelyn Ruut wrote:

> In my case it is all of the above, but the worst case is the stuffiness that
> won't let up. Being unable to breathe through my nose is awful. Nothing
> really helps.
>

I get all that *with* the flu shot. :-/

Susan

Have you tried a neti pot Evelyn? It works really well for me to relieve
stuffiness.

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Cheri
Evelyn Ruut wrote in message ...

>In my case it is all of the above, but the worst case is the stuffiness
that
>won't let up. Being unable to breathe through my nose is awful.
Nothing
>really helps.
>
>--
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Evelyn
>(to reply to me personally, remove 'sox')
>
>