Yes, I can't look when someone else injects me, but it's more the whacking great syringes vs the 5mm hair thin on a pen, plus with yourself, you know when to stop a second when it stings. Well I say I can't look, but then I always look at precisely the wrong moment, I think my mind likes playing tricks on me, I don't consciously do it.Join the club Smidge, I think injecting everyday makes us control freaks and we don't like the thought of others injecting us. I have to look away and hate seeing the needle coming anywhere near me, I've had a few comments from Dr's & Nurses who are surprised that I'm like this given that I inject myself 4 times a day.
What, are you too use to google the basics of how vaccines work? I'm pretty sure I learned the basic idea in kindergarten (when exposed to viruses your body produces antibodies which help you fight subsequent infections, and clever people realised that if you use weakened/dead/inert viruses instead of the real thing you lower the risk of people dying before they can develop a full immune response). Some viruses change rapidly, meaning that you need to get a new vaccine for the latest strain every year.
What makes you think that this is "dodgy"? The fact that we don't have a single shot that cures all disease? Guess what, there are plenty of diseases we don't have cures for (e.g. Cancer) and even if we manage to find a cure then they will simply be replaced by new diseases (much like no one used to worry about cancer because they simply didn't live long enough to die of cancer), so jumping to the conclusion that there must be a conspiracy because there's no cure is insane,
Sometimes it's ok to trust your gut instincts. Have you grabbed the leaflet from the surgery? Maybe that will have the information for you to make a decision that is right for you. I have decided yes, for my own reasons stated above. BUT, and I am awaiting a backlash on this one, I have not had my 6yo son done with the MMR. The reason being, is that I heard from a nurse a fair few years back that there is a link between that and Crohns. There is already Crohns in the family so I know how dangerous and debilitating it can be. my son has digestive issues anyway.My biggest issue is that NO health professional I have asked from health visitor to nurses, to gp, to consultants at the hospital can give me a definitive NO. Yes I could google it, but the answer is in medical jargon, and I would like the facts presented so that I can understand them. A couple of health professionals have asked Public Health to ring me back with the answer, they haven't. So, unless I can have a definite no, I feel that the risk of measles is quite low versus what Crohns can do. I am not necessarily talking about the effects of measles being low risk, rather, the risk of him catching it as last year we had a massive MMR campaign round here with a massive uptake.Ok ok!. Don't have a go. I don't think it's a 'conspiracy'. Can't quite explain it. Maybe I just need more information instead of just been told "quick here's a jab TAKE IT!". Also I set up this topic to see just how many diabetics do/don't take the jab and their reasons.
Yes, I can't look when someone else injects me, but it's more the whacking great syringes vs the 5mm hair thin on a pen, plus with yourself, you know when to stop a second when it stings. Well I say I can't look, but then I always look at precisely the wrong moment, I think my mind likes playing tricks on me, I don't consciously do it.
I've certainly considered doing my own. Here you have to take the form to the doctor he signs it (that will be 23€ please), take it to the pharmacy who gives you the vaccine and syringe , go back to the doctor to do the injection (23€); I do get most of the money back!@Robinredbreast - I think they can use the leg. I mentioned to the nurse after my jab that I'd be less namby if I injected myself, and she responded that she doesn't see why I shouldn't but I'd probably have to jab my leg as the arm would be difficult to reach. So I think they just use the arm for expediency as it's quickly accessible.
Smidge
I'm going to have my jab as soon as I can because I don't want the flu, man flu or otherwise. LOL I've had flu once and do not want it again if I can avoid it. Same goes for pneumonia and I've had a jab for that as well.Ok ok!. Don't have a go. I don't think it's a 'conspiracy'. Can't quite explain it. Maybe I just need more information instead of just been told "quick here's a jab TAKE IT!". Also I set up this topic to see just how many diabetics do/don't take the jab and their reasons.
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