Re: Re: RA and Flu Shots one opinion

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Hi y'all,

For years people got a flu shot that contained a small amount of the live

virus, and yes during that the person could get flu like feelings and get

sick. Today however, it is a synthetic injection and the most common side

effect is a rash or soreness at the site if injection.If you are allergice

to eggs or yeast you sound definitely not take it

For those who have COPD, heart disease, the very old or the very young that

vaccine is something that is so much better than getting the Flu.A pneumonia

shot can be given every other year for those with the rick of contracting

pneumonia.I never miss a flu shot and have started to get the pneumonia shot

every other year. I did miss the flu shot once, and I git the flu, I thought

I was going to die. It was terrible. I know that there is a big debate over

vaccines and everyone has to make you your own mind. as I said this is my

opinion only

Heidi M

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 5:58 PM, CLORA <clora4jesus@...> wrote:

> and group;

>

> OMG, Flue shot causing RA. Could it have been a coindence. I have

> gotton flue shots every year for the last 10 years and a pnemonia

> shot what every 3 or 5 years.

>

> When my dad passed away in 99. I was so stressed that everything

> came out 10 fold. Fibro RA, depression, headaches, IBS. I have been

> Ill ever since daddy passed. I am ok now but the illness's I have to

> cope with. I never realized grief can hurt your body so bad.

>

> So there are many things happen to us when we take anything it

> seems. I never got the flue because of taking the flue shot I am sur

> of that. With my lung disorders I would be in serious trouble with

> a flue shot.

>

> My daughter begs me every year not to get a flue shot. She gets the

> flue and I don't. Or It is not as bad. I just dont know, it seems

> like everything we take can have serious side effects. I did get

> pneumonia last year. I ask my doctor " how can I get pneumonia, I

> took the shot. " He said. " It dont always work. " I was so confusied

> as I am now haaaaaaaa.

>

> gentle kind hugs

> Clora

>

> > Hi everyone,

> > Been spending all my non-babysitting time researching RA. I

> came across a post on another news group that grabbed my attention

> and made me think. It seems a couple people are linking their RA

> with flu shots received. When I thought about my own case, this was

> also true for me. The bank I was working for last year was giving

> out free flu shots, all you had to do was sign a waver to get one.

> That was the first time I had ever had one. I don't like taking

> unneccessary immunizations, I don't trust them. But my sister who

> was working with me at the time talked me into it. Sure enough, just

> a few short weeks later is when I started having horrible wrist

> pains and such bad pain in my feet that I couldn't even let them

> touch the ground when I sat down for my breaks. The pain got so bad

> that I thought I had broken my foot and ankle somehow without

> knowing it. Now I'm developing full blown RA. Can anyone else here

> remember getting a flu shot before developing the RA? Just curious.

> I'm going to tell the rest of my family not to take the shots

> anymore, just in case.

> >

> >

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