Comments on: Flu Shot — Yay or Nay? http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html mommy blogger Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Summer @The Sturgis Lifehttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-57787 Summer @The Sturgis Life Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:49:58 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-57787 Nope. I've never had a flu shot. My 3.5 month old is too young this year, so she won't get one. My 2.5 year old has gotten one the past two years but hasn't gotten one this year and probably won't. Nope. I’ve never had a flu shot. My 3.5 month old is too young this year, so she won’t get one. My 2.5 year old has gotten one the past two years but hasn’t gotten one this year and probably won’t.

]]> By: Staying Well Through the Sick Season | Musings of a Housewifehttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-39408 Staying Well Through the Sick Season | Musings of a Housewife Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:02:48 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-39408 [...] everything I can get my hands on and talking to people in the medical profession, other moms, and polling my readers where I avidly read every single comment, I’ve decided to do what I do every other year [...] [...] everything I can get my hands on and talking to people in the medical profession, other moms, and polling my readers where I avidly read every single comment, I’ve decided to do what I do every other year [...]

]]> By: Mujercitahttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-39008 Mujercita Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-39008 DEFINITELY get the flu shot. It makes you so much more resistant to the flu, and even if you do get it, you get much less sick than you would otherwise. A tiny little stick is totally worth it to not get sick. DEFINITELY get the flu shot. It makes you so much more resistant to the flu, and even if you do get it, you get much less sick than you would otherwise.

A tiny little stick is totally worth it to not get sick.

]]> By: Cathrynhttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-38895 Cathryn Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:15:07 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-38895 Nay. I'm allergic to MSG (and other food preservatives) which is used in flu shots. The one time I did get a flu shot as required by my job, I was sick for weeks! Lots of crystalized ginger, handwashing, green chile and staying away from sick people is my routine. :D Nay. I’m allergic to MSG (and other food preservatives) which is used in flu shots. The one time I did get a flu shot as required by my job, I was sick for weeks!

Lots of crystalized ginger, handwashing, green chile and staying away from sick people is my routine. :D

]]> By: mary kathrynhttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-38894 mary kathryn Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:25:11 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-38894 None of us get flu shots, but then we are not "run to the doctor" type of people. I think they are good for those with low immunities, but we stay healthy, and ABOVE ALL, our kids are not in a school everyday, so we just don't tend to catch all that nastiness that swoops through the school systems, leaving families in its wake. A man in our church got his flu shot on Tuesday, and was in the hospital on the weekend with flu symptoms. Granted, he might have gotten a worse case later, but I just thought it was sad that his shot resulted in a hospital stay. None of us get flu shots, but then we are not “run to the doctor” type of people. I think they are good for those with low immunities, but we stay healthy, and ABOVE ALL, our kids are not in a school everyday, so we just don’t tend to catch all that nastiness that swoops through the school systems, leaving families in its wake.

A man in our church got his flu shot on Tuesday, and was in the hospital on the weekend with flu symptoms. Granted, he might have gotten a worse case later, but I just thought it was sad that his shot resulted in a hospital stay.

]]> By: Alexiahttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-38878 Alexia Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:54:46 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-38878 Nay. I don't see the point if you're not in a high-risk group. The flu shot only contains the most "popular" strains, which means you could still catch a different strain of the flu and honestly? I'd rather have my immune system build up naturally than get poked every year and hope it works. I don't get my boys the flu shot either. We only get really sick once a year (if even that) and normally it's because we made the mistake of hanging around a family member that was sick - we just can't stay away from each other LOL Nay.

I don’t see the point if you’re not in a high-risk group. The flu shot only contains the most “popular” strains, which means you could still catch a different strain of the flu and honestly? I’d rather have my immune system build up naturally than get poked every year and hope it works.

I don’t get my boys the flu shot either. We only get really sick once a year (if even that) and normally it’s because we made the mistake of hanging around a family member that was sick – we just can’t stay away from each other LOL

]]> By: Jamiehttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-38872 Jamie Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:37:40 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-38872 Definitely for the kids, although this year we did the flu mist (about a week and a half ago) and I did not realize it is the LIVE virus. Everything was fine but my 7-year-old did run a low grade fever two days later (Sunday) and I kept her home from school that Monday and then poof she was fine. I was all "yea no needles girls" but the "live" virus thing? Kind of freaked me out. But hey, now they've been vaccinated. I had a very mild, thankfully, case of Guillan Barre Syndrome (yes, bizarre) when I was 11, which is a neurological disorder and so I fall under the "can't get a flu shot" category. Hubby and I never get the flu shot. I've had it twice though, which isn't bad in 40 years, I 'spose! p.s. yes I am up in the middle of the night...ugh Definitely for the kids, although this year we did the flu mist (about a week and a half ago) and I did not realize it is the LIVE virus. Everything was fine but my 7-year-old did run a low grade fever two days later (Sunday) and I kept her home from school that Monday and then poof she was fine. I was all “yea no needles girls” but the “live” virus thing? Kind of freaked me out. But hey, now they’ve been vaccinated.

I had a very mild, thankfully, case of Guillan Barre Syndrome (yes, bizarre) when I was 11, which is a neurological disorder and so I fall under the “can’t get a flu shot” category.

Hubby and I never get the flu shot. I’ve had it twice though, which isn’t bad in 40 years, I ‘spose!

p.s. yes I am up in the middle of the night…ugh

]]> By: Kellyhttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-38870 Kelly Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:31:18 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-38870 I will be getting a regular flu shot this year but not the H1N1 shot. Because I am a preschool teacher and have a chronic disease I choose to have the flu shot. The one year I didn't have it, I suffered with the symptoms for 2 months, not recovering completely for 4 months. I also lost some of my sense of taste and smell. It was pretty bad. I'm not getting the H1N1 shot because I choose to not be part of a government experiment. I will be getting a regular flu shot this year but not the H1N1 shot. Because I am a preschool teacher and have a chronic disease I choose to have the flu shot. The one year I didn’t have it, I suffered with the symptoms for 2 months, not recovering completely for 4 months. I also lost some of my sense of taste and smell. It was pretty bad. I’m not getting the H1N1 shot because I choose to not be part of a government experiment.

]]> By: angihttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-38865 angi Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:46:07 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-38865 I am the same way about the flu shots thank goodness my children desire the flu shots for their selves and grandbaby I am the same way about the flu shots thank goodness my children desire the flu shots for their selves and grandbaby

]]> By: Tiffany @ Life in the Zoohttp://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/09/flu-shot-yay-or-nay.html#comment-38854 Tiffany @ Life in the Zoo Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:27:59 +0000 http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/?p=11206#comment-38854 Yes. But I get it for free at work. And I work in a hospital with lots of germs. Yes. But I get it for free at work. And I work in a hospital with lots of germs.

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