Flu shot?

[donnellysdogs]

Personally, never ever again!

Me too...got grabbed last year and literally had 5 months of colds with 7 days cold free in that time.

This year no flu jab, everybody else has had colds but me. Working out in the cold everyday in the winter normally keeps me cold free and flu free and as it has done in these last few weeks.. But last year I ended up having chest xrays, the strongest antibiotics available and discussions of steroids before the endless colds went. No way, something made me susceptible to colds last year and the only different thing in my life was being grabbed for flu jab n letting them do it.

 

[Fallgal]

Hmmm....lots to think about. Thank you everyone for your responses.

My husband and I work entirely from home. We are almost never on trains, never around children, etc. I think my risk is a bit less than people who commute, etc. Still I will mull it over during the next week!

 

[noblehead]

I've been contacted twice by my GP's office to come in for a flu shot. I know they say it is not possible to get sick after getting one, so why have I heard people do in fact, get ill afterwards? I wouldn't get it before Christmas because I didn't want any side affects. It seems with any medicine, if 1 in 100,000 people get side affects, it will be me! Advice?

I've had the flu jab for several years now without any problems.

 

[janewatt]

Me too, Noblehead. Never even a sore arm. i have it as early as possible in order to benefit all winter.
Was terrified the first time!

Jane.

 

[catherinecherub]

Latest figures from Public Health England (PHE) indicate that flu is now circulating in the community. Increases have been seen in both children and adults across a range of indicators, including GP consultations.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/287317.php

 

[noblehead]

Me too, Noblehead. Never even a sore arm. i have it as early as possible in order to benefit all winter.
Was terrified the first time!

Jane.

I do occasionally get a sore arm after the flu jab but it settles down after a couple of days, but have never been ill afterwards as far as I can remember.

Once over I didn't bother, then one winter I got flu, I was so ill I could hardly lift my head off the pillow, as a type 1 this wasn't a good place to be and I did fear the worst, ever since I've always had the jab at the earliest possible date.

 

[himtoo]

no flu jab for me-- had one in 2001 and over subsequent weeks my blood sugars started to go bezerk and i ended up in hospital A&E (only time this has ever happened to me)

had a stomach bug about 4 weeks ago -- it lasted 48 hours and was gone