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[SXMGirl]

@CelticCrafter  The article did say that those who do not experience side effects are still covered by the vaccine, but the concern for many is the side effects.  I think that the article was just to reassure those who did experience symptoms.  The article was written by a doctor, not that it always means anything, but I felt that it was just to cover concerns.

[camarolover]

thank all of you for information on shingles my husband and i are getting ours tomorrow.

[MamaWick]

You absolutely can receive vaccines (flu, shingles, pneumonia) at pharmacies.  The reason I choose to have my vaccines at my physician's office is so that it immediately enters my record.

[Lipstickdiva]

Just about 5 minutes ago I got an e-mail from Meijers about the flu shot and I clicked to download the form so I don't have to do it while there.

I have never in my life gotten a flu shot but I think I'm going to this year.  I'm going to call them and see if I need an appointment or if I just walk in. 

[fancy pantsy]

i had my flu shot and part one of the shingles vaccine in september and also a pneumonia shot  (not all at the same time).   i am going in next week for part two of the shingles.  

[Pearlee]

The pharmacist at the supermarket I go to gave me my flu shot because my Dr office was out of it. They also put $5 on my store card good for my next grocery purchase and faxed my Dr a record if my getting the shot. So it was better than going to my Dr office.

[Cakers3]

@Anonymous032819   No, you do not want to get shingles.  DH had them and it was the most painful experience he ever had in his life.

All set with flu shots with our PCP a week or so ago.  No senior shots for us; I had one 2 years ago and will never have another one again.  Staying with the regular shot.

[Anonymous032819]

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

Just about 5 minutes ago I got an e-mail from Meijers about the flu shot and I clicked to download the form so I don't have to do it while there.

I have never in my life gotten a flu shot but I think I'm going to this year.  I'm going to call them and see if I need an appointment or if I just walk in. 

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@Lipstickdiva 

I just walked in to my local Rite-Aid and went to the pharmacy, and told them that I was there to get my flu shot.

No appointment needed or necessary.

[pitdakota]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

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@SXMGirl wrote:

I have never had the flu shot but have been thinking about getting one for the first time.  Since I have never had the flu, I really have no idea how sick anyone can get.  I just read that if you have aches and other side effects from the shot, that this is how you know that the antibodies are working.

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And what if you don't get aches or side effects?  Does it mean it's not working?

Not sure I believe that.

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@CelticCrafter, you can be assured it is true.  However, just like there are a range of symptoms of someone with the common cold, there are a range of symptoms for people's immune systems that are revving up to respond to the influenza vaccination.

As part of my role of nursing faculty at a large university, we pared with the School of Medicine and did public health talks about influenza vaccinations in large at risk populations.  The way we always explained this is that one you receive the vaccination, the body responds to it as a foreign invader.  We always included that running a slight fever, feeling some general malaise is your body's response to the foreign invasion and preparing antibodies to prepare the body  in case you did have to "wage battle" when the real virus attempted to enter your body.

There are many things going on with the immune response for vaccination which people might not think about.  Even running a fever is caused by the body's response of sending certain types of phagocytic leukocytes which are basically a type of Pac Man white blood cells as part of the immune response.

Here is a medical article that discusses even the pathogenesis of a fever in response to an infection or "invader""

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/552177/ 

There are many responses taking place to prepare the body to wage a battle if indeed it needs to when exposed to the actual virus, with a wide range of symptoms people might experience while others have no symptoms.

For those posting about having generalized soreness at the injection site, we encouraged exercising your arm by doing arm circles.  Soreness at the injection site is related to the tissues at the site responding to the serum that has been injected.  Exercising the arm speeds up circulation which helps promote faster absorption  and will help with soreness.  You can also put a warm compress to the site.  Again, the warmth increases circulation which helps with absorption as well as feeling somewhat soothing while the compress is in place.  

[suzyQ3]

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@pitdakota wrote:

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

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@SXMGirl wrote:

I have never had the flu shot but have been thinking about getting one for the first time.  Since I have never had the flu, I really have no idea how sick anyone can get.  I just read that if you have aches and other side effects from the shot, that this is how you know that the antibodies are working.

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And what if you don't get aches or side effects?  Does it mean it's not working?

Not sure I believe that.

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@CelticCrafter, you can be assured it is true.  However, just like there are a range of symptoms of someone with the common cold, there are a range of symptoms for people's immune systems that are revving up to respond to the influenza vaccination.

As part of my role of nursing faculty at a large university, we pared with the School of Medicine and did public health talks about influenza vaccinations in large at risk populations.  The way we always explained this is that one you receive the vaccination, the body responds to it as a foreign invader.  We always included that running a slight fever, feeling some general malaise is your body's response to the foreign invasion and preparing antibodies to prepare the body  in case you did have to "wage battle" when the real virus attempted to enter your body.

There are many things going on with the immune response for vaccination which people might not think about.  Even running a fever is caused by the body's response of sending certain types of phagocytic leukocytes which are basically a type of Pac Man white blood cells as part of the immune response.

Here is a medical article that discusses even the pathogenesis of a fever in response to an infection or "invader""

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/552177/ 

There are many responses taking place to prepare the body to wage a battle if indeed it needs to when exposed to the actual virus, with a wide range of symptoms people might experience while others have no symptoms.

For those posting about having generalized soreness at the injection site, we encouraged exercising your arm by doing arm circles.  Soreness at the injection site is related to the tissues at the site responding to the serum that has been injected.  Exercising the arm speeds up circulation which helps promote faster absorption  and will help with soreness.  You can also put a warm compress to the site.  Again, the warmth increases circulation which helps with absorption as well as feeling somewhat soothing while the compress is in place.  

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@pitdakota, are you saying that if you don't get any side effects from the flu shot that it it is not working?

My husband and I both had the senior shot on Monday and have had no side effects at all.

This worries me.