General Chat

If you are at risk - now is the time to get it.

Agree, have just had letter for next month, have had it for past 10 yrs. touch wood have not had flu.
Carol

For past 3 years or so our surgery hasn't bothered to send out letters. If you want one it is up to you to ring and book!
I had mine yesterday.

evening peeps, can i just say three years ago i got the flu jab because i am astmatic. 2 weeks after that i became very ill and couldnt breathe. ended up in ambulance to hospital, diagnosed with pneumonia!

now i cant prove the jab gave me pneumonia, but it was very coincidental and never been so ill. was in for a few days, put on antibiotics and steroids for 2 weeks.

since then i politely decline and not had any flu, i generally dont get it anyway, but not prepared to take the risk.

anyone else experienced this?
florencex

what on earth has been going on here at gr. pepople and threads disappearing all over?

No Florence - as an asthmatic have you had the pneumonia jab - it is either a lifetime thing or lasts for 10 years cannot remember which.

Nasty people Flo - nasty people. You don't want to know

Yes Chris, pneumonia is for 10 yrs, thanks for that I need one now.
Carol

Carol thanks, I need to check with surgery - seems an awful long time ago.

NOT AGAIN SEEMS I ONLY HAD ONE A FEW MONTHS AGO
AN I NEVER HAD A COLD
TILL I HAD FLU JAB
OKAY NOT FLU BUT A ROTTON COLD

hi chris. not heard of a pnemonia jab, it was just the general flu jab they offer you every year that i had. you have to get it every year because it changes depending on the type of flu virus thats about.

i did query with my gp when i was better, but he said as it was not a live vaccine it could not have caused pneumonia, but still im not so sure.
florence

o/h had flu jab last while she had chast infection was really ill after she,s not having it again. she said sod it if that,s what it does to you. she asmatic as well.

Florence - Carol has had it and so have I. Ask at your surgery. Trust your GP - must have been coincidence. They are two different infections.

Michael - if your OH had it whilst she had a chest infection I am not surprised. First thing they ask are you well, have you a temperature, are your sure?

the nurse did ask the doctor about it he said it was ok for her to have it mind you he is abit of a pillock at the best of time i wont see him i ask for another doc. i dont want him to deal with my diabetis.

thanks chris for the info, am going on tuesday for blood results anyway so will ask about it then.
florencex

I had a heart attack 10 yrs ago and was diagnosed with diabetes, Dr. said I had to have the pneumonia jab, just went with the flo. Unless you have underlying problems I would recommend it. Pneumonia is a killer.
Carol

In todays Paper it states that they will be two in one jabs,the other being the "Swine Flue one" take care.**M**.

Last year in hospital I asked about my flu jab as I would have had it had I been home. I was given the Swine Flu and a couple of days later the ordinary flu jab.

I had the swine flu jab last year i think it was
but had already had my flu jab before that ..
i also had a pneumonia jab about 5 years ago now and was told
that it would last for 10 yrs i have the flu jab every year and to be honest ive never had even a cold i'm asthmaic c.o.a.d and ive have to say that since having the flu jab its kept me out of hospital .
Hazelx

Ringing the Drs. tomorrow to see if they have a list going yet. Never had any trouble with it. I have also had the pnuemonia jab, and had no trouble with that either.
Julia in Derbyshire

Each year,the 'flu vaccine is prepared from the strains of 'flu virus present in the Southern Hemisphere's winter season(our summer) ,so just like it contained the SARS strain last time,it will be made from all the strains,including the "swine-'flu"virus this time round .
The difference is that the viruses used for this more general 'flu vaccine are no longer active(or live,in other words) Most adverse reactions to the purely "swine-'flu"vaccinations last year were due to that vaccine being produced in a rush,using the"non-attenuated"(live)virus,due to the very high mortality figures in Mexico and other South American countries.
I'm an asthmatic,diabetic and wildly allergic (overweight) nurse--I have the "standard"flu jab yearly,but refused the "swine-'flu" one last year.This year will be no different,I'll have my regular 'flu vaccination,as soon as they're ready.
The "anti-pneumococcal"vaccine is usually only available to those aged 60 or over--I've got a couple of years to go,but that interests me more,as I get a couple of bad-throats-becoming-bad-chests per winter,meaning time off work and antibiotics,with the accompanying problems "at the other end !",due to the antibiotics killing off my healthy "gut" bacteria,which is unpleasant,to say the least !
I'll get down from my soapbox now !

Ann-o-ni-mouse.

Ann, I think if you have chest problems you are eligible for pneumonia jab. Best check with GP.