Got flu mist up the nose..now IM SICK

[michelle1017]

Awww, Nat! Ducky and I send

 

[gritsar]

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Thanks Gritty...figures..its supposed the be the most beautiful weekend too..I have BYC buddies staying with me this weekend..lists of canning going on..vet appts for dog and his allergies..dang it..why is it too early to get it?

Sorry for the late response. Hope you are already feeling better and able to enjoy your weekend.

When I was at my internists office a couple of weeks ago for a re-check I asked his nurse about getting my annual shot. She told me that my doctor does not recommend getting it this early. The reason being, the flu doesn't start getting bad around here until late December/early January. According to my doctor the flu vaccine starts to lose it's effectiveness after six weeks or so, making it useless if I'm not exposed before December or January. Made sense to me.

DH goes on and on about how he gets the flu shot and then gets a bad case of the flu. Again explained to me by my doctor, the CDC only makes educated guesses about which flu bug will hit epidemic proportions each winter. That doesn't mean they will guess right or that the one flu strain will be the only one going round. Dr. says if you get the shot and still get hit with the flu, chances are you got one of the other strains or a viral thing that resembles the flu.

I am going to be extremely worried about DH this winter. The powers-that-be have moved him to the position of school resource officer at the local elementary school. Schools are big breeding grounds for flu bugs and DH has a compromised immune system ever since he had the sepsis from e.coli.

I rarely leave the farm and when I do have to go to town I'm very careful to limit my exposure. When DH and I are exposed (and get sick) it's usually because one of my stepdaughters comes up here sick or brings the GS when he is sick. This winter will be the first time I have been on immunosuppressant medication to treat my UC. I have explained to the SDs that they are not to set foot in this house if they even think they are coming down with something.

 

[sparkles2307]

The doctor told me on Monday that the mist is much more likely to make you sick than the shot.

 

[sonew123]

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aww Thanks Michelle--give ducky extra lovings for me!

 

[lockedhearts]

Hope you feel better! I tried the Flu Shot, 3 years in a row, supposed to be the "dead" one, got the flu worse than I had ever had it all 3 years. Dr recommends for me as I have asthma. So, last 4 years have not had it and have been fine.

 

[sonew123]

Well I got the mist Wednesday. today Im ok...still stuffy head and the ill feeling of having a cold but I think the worst has past I still wont ever get the mist again!

 

[zengrrl]

This is the first year it'll be mandatory to get the flu shot at the hospital where I work. Of course, its' been mandatory in my dept for years as we are doing an actual flu study, dealing with flu patients. Sorry to hear you got sick, I usually have a sore arm for a few days. I'm hoping all my time in the ER I've developed some immunity. Drink lots of liquids!

 

[bt03]

I'll take the flu thank you! I have had the shot, but not the mist. The shot was a mess! A horrid allergic reaction to who knows what in it, swollen arm, rash and a lot of the nasty side effects. I haven't gotten one in about 7 years and I'm afraid for my daughter to get it because a lot of the things I am allergic to she is also.

Got the flu in February and it sucked but not as bad as the allergic reaction. I was laid up in bed for a week with a fever, aches, shakes, the works. But it wasn't to bad since I was babied by my hubby & daughter the whole week

 

[Elite Silkies]

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It causes a bigger and better immune response for the real flu.... sorry about your dd

I've had a flu shot once in my life. I got the flu really bad about 11 years ago and it hospitalized me for 4 days. I thought I was going to die, or maybe I just felt like I wanted to. I'm glad your feeling much better now.

 

[watchdogps]

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I've always been advised that the mist is likely to give you a couple days of sniffles and sneezes. That is why, if you are around any immuno-compromised people, they aren't allowed to give you the mist. It's all on the paperwork I fill out every year for the flu shot. A strong immune system = a couple days annoyance. Compromised immune system = a possible flu (the real one)
Here is from the handout with the paperwork:

LAIV is made from weakened virus and does NOT cause influenza. The vaccine can cause mild symptoms in people who get it:

children/adolescents: runny nose, nasal congestion or cough
fever
headache and muscle ache
wheezing
abdominal pain or occasional vomiting/diarrhea


adults:
runny nose or nasal congestion
sore throat
cough, chills, tiredness/weakness
headache

However..... that is why the mist is better. It causes your body to make more/stronger natural antibodies since it actually activates your immune system

Ok, I'm anti-vaccine for the most part, but the statement abt the mist being better bc it activates the immune system is true. Or more accurateky, it activates it in a more natural way. If our bodies are injected, the body doesn't recognize the cootie till it is in the bloodstream. If it is introduced through natural vectors, the body should be able to stop it there.
As far as the shot or mist making you sick, it may not make you sick with the injected bug, but any vaccine temporarily lowers your immune system.and.makes.you more susceptible to getting sick from anything you may be exposed to.