Got the Flu Shot

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Well, I got my Flu Shot on Friday. I hurt so bad! Have been in bed most of the day. What do you all think?

I feel like crying I feel so bad. I really thought it was all in my head and then my husband tells me how awful I look(just want I wanted to hear).

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Yep, got my flu shot last week. Other than a little tenderness at the site, I felt nothing different. Had the exact same non-reaction for years and years, and no flu since I began immunizing, despite being surroounded by it.

I've watched the immunization debate for several years now. There is so much information to process. I try to review it all as critically as I can, looking at the research method used, how the statistics have been used (or misused), size of sample etc..

I try to make my decisions based on the best science I have access to. There is so much psuedo-science out there, and so many recommendations based on anecdotal evidence that strongly supports one opinion or the other. Of course the alarmist press doesn't help me a bit.

Anyway, bottom line: I have gone with CDC studies. I weighed my risks.

I got my flu shot!

In relating my personal experience of not suffering any of the immediate side effects possible subsequent to my undergoing a flu vaccination I make no claims as to the statistical value or otherwise of my not having undergone a deleterious experience. However, I do not expect, statistically or otherwise, to walk under a bus tomorrow, although I may do so. Life is too short. :rolleyes:

My opinion about the flu shot is that I don't need one, because I ain't had the flu. I am such a baby to mess with my interferon. The flu is when you are taken down for a week, right? Having the flu means you ADL is in crapsville, I heard for weeks. This is a hard topic to discuss, because each individual is different. Me...my natural killer cells always enjoy a variety of challenges, including seeing new Mario copycat's. No one, or no cell, can get away with imitating any part of me. I'm sorry :-( If it helps you then it's good, but therd be no way to know about an individual unless two can live the exact same life. :-(234743644 :kiss

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Originally posted by Roland

Are you really sure that you want to go down that road?

I never meant that we should flog people who don't get flu shots in the public square or anything like that ... only that concern for ourselves is not the only reason to get one. Concern for the welfare of the general public is another consideration that should be included in one's thinking.

Also, I happen to think it is very possible to "go down a road" so-to-speak without going to extremes. For example, I have an alcoholic drink every now and then. I have even had a drink and then later driven myself home. However, that doesn't mean that I think it is OK to drive while drunk. Everything does not have to be "all or nothing." There is such a thing as moderation.

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It is my preference NOT to take vaccinations, YET to be allowed in school I have no choice. Therefore, the arguments that I made in my post are relevent to the facts as they exist "out in the field."

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