To Flu Shot or not to flu shot

[Burgold]

To flu shot or not to flu shot
That is the question
Whether tis nobler to bare the stab and prick
Of poisonous needles
Or to sniffle and sneezesand thereby through endurance
Emerge stronger

[Dont Taze Me Bro]

I get one every year, have since my first year in college and I've never gotten the flu. Regardless of what people say, the flu shot does not and cannot give you the flu, its a dead virus. Yet I hear people say they got the flu after getting the shot, which probably meant they already were exposed before the shot could work its magic or they got a different strain. Anyhow, it takes up to 2 weeks after you get it to build up immunity and lasts one year. Most people get them end of Oct. - Nov.

[Burgold]

don't usually get the shot, but I am leaning towards it this year because my office has been pretty buggy this year. Feels wrong though lol.

[skinsmarydu]

The news is that down here in the South, everybody's "all ate up" with it, lol, so we got our very first ones this year. Hubby got the chills after-effect about 8 hours later. I had no side effects at all.

[Dont Taze Me Bro]

The news is that down here in the South, everybody's "all ate up" with it, lol, so we got our very first ones this year. Hubby got the chills after-effect about 8 hours later. I had no side effects at all.

I will say that I had a real lowgrade fever and some chills one time, actually back in college, from the shot. Something like 100.1 temp, that broke after a few advil and a few hours sleep. Typically, you only get soreness at the injection site as its a fairly large needle and it goes into the muscle of your arm (or leg).

[RonArtest15]

Got it once and I'll NEVER do it again. Felt like death a few hours after getting the shot and I was out of commission for 2/3 days. Since then, I've taken my chances every year (only had it once since).

[Dont Taze Me Bro]

don't usually get the shot, but I am leaning towards it this year because my office has been pretty buggy this year. Feels wrong though lol.

My company actually offers free flu shots to anyone that wants them. They bring in nurses to the office and we sign up and get them there. Since I work from home, I was told I could go to CVS and get one, that felt wrong lol. I personally didnt feel right when I was told that one of the pharmacist would administer the injection, not a nurse. So I went to an Urgent Care center up the road from my house. Im sure its fine getting them at CVS, but the thought seemed awkward.

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Got it once and I'll NEVER do it again. Felt like death a few hours after getting the shot and I was out of commission for 2/3 days. Since then, I've taken my chances every year (only had it once since).

Did they use a live virus? Cause, the shots with the dead virus shouldnt do that. The Flu-Mist nasal spray they do actually use a weakened live virus and it gives you flu symptoms for a couple of days, but screw that lol.

[bushwack]

After I had a horrible case of the flu 4 years ago I've gotten the flu shot every year since, and I've been able to miss it every year since (knocks on wood). I usually get in mid-October to allow it to fully build up my immune system before the flu season comes around.

[chipwhich]

I have never gotten the shot and never plan to. I rarely get sick.

[Mr. Sinister]

I've never gotten it. I just try to do all the little things well that help boost your immune system. Something got me last February though. It was the sickest I've ever felt in a long time, but it only lasted a day and I was fine (but tired) the next day.

[HogNose]

Just up your vitamin D3 intake in the winter months (boosts immune system and makes up for the lack of sunlight) and you'll be fine. No need for a flu shot. Multi-vitamins don't contain much D3 so that won't cut it.

I take 8,000 iu's a day in the winter, and scale it back in the summer & spring to about 4,000 iu a day.

[skinsmarydu]

We went to CVS, found out our insurance covered it with no co-pay (gotta love that darn Obamacare, lol), all good. The muscle soreness stuck around about two days, but even as active as I have to be at work, it wasn't a problem.

[Thiebear]

[3%]
I had GBS and am one of 11 people that can't get the Flu shot as it may re-trigger the (Your white blood cells think your nerve ending are a virus and attack!).
and though i'm not a fan of discussing the 3% of the cases, there has to be "something" to the flue shot if some people can't take them....
[/3%]
Though because of it I take the Vitamin Shoppe Super Antioxidant that are chock full of goodness

[RonArtest15]

My company actually offers free flu shots to anyone that wants them. They bring in nurses to the office and we sign up and get them there. Since I work from home, I was told I could go to CVS and get one, that felt wrong lol. I personally didnt feel right when I was told that one of the pharmacist would administer the injection, not a nurse. So I went to an Urgent Care center up the road from my house. Im sure its fine getting them at CVS, but the thought seemed awkward.

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Did they use a live virus? Cause, the shots with the dead virus shouldnt do that. The Flu-Mist nasal spray they do actually use a weakened live virus and it gives you flu symptoms for a couple of days, but screw that lol.

Must have been a live virus...and it was a shot. Probably the 2nd worst time I've ever been sick.

[Ellis]

I usually never get a flu shot.
Had to get one this season.
My wife and I have a new baby and a sick baby is no bueno. He just turned 5 months old a few days ago.