hmsch4me Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I'm actually trying to eliminate vaccines for everyone - even our animals. We do the life threatening ones like tetnus, rabies, etc. I figure the flu will make you sick for awhile, but won't kill you. We don't have asthma or anything like that where it would aggravate conditions. I just don't want all that in our bodies all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I'm a firm believer in herd immunity. Jonas Salk was on to something, IMO. That said, I have more than a week of college "missing" from my memory due to flu. I think many people think they have gotten the flu when what they've really gotten is a bug. Real flu is awful, dangerous, and can kill people. I got another variant of it many years later in a different region of the country and ended up in the hospital on a respirator. Twice in 20 years, shot or no shot - pretty good odds. asta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I have tried that one too and it worked well. Man is it pricey! If you have a cheap source I'd love to hear where you get it. Oscillococcinum is available from Vitacost for a very reasonable price. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 My mom gets the shot because when she gets the flu it hits her lungs hard. Last year it took her over 3 months to get over it. My dh gets the shot because he works in a medical office. That being said, the shot was worthless last year, because it was the wrong strain. It only works if they guess the right strain. Since I have no "risk" factors I rather let my own immunity work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittmaman Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 We got the shot for the first (and last!!!) time three years ago. All three kids, dh and me... Our youngest dd was almost two at the time. The day after the shot she got sick and within days had a bad case of brochitis. She was extensively treated for this (antibiotics, etc, etc.) but never got really well again for about a month. We consulted serveral doctors at the time, as we saw her declining by the day. We were reassured that she was probably "just having a weak immune system right now"...for whatever reason... Well, in spite of very close medical observation, we ended up almost loosing her in the course of only hours: ...we called the doctor at three...went to pick up another round of antibiotics...back home at six...dd almost passed out...raced to the closest hospital...tranferred in helicopter to a specilized children's ICU... She was diagnosed with a very rare type of "Atypical Pneumonia"...so severe that doctors told us that this was almost impossible for a healthy child like her to get. It took her days to be out of danger and MONTHS to be back to the healthy, strong and happy little girl she was before this happened. Obviously nobody could confirm with certainty that the flu shot was at the origin of this horrible experience...but we were told repeatedly that there was a very good chance it was indeed the cause for the initial strong decline in her health. That was enough for us: Never.ever.a flu shot again for a child in this family!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elohcin Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 No reason to put anything else foreign in our bodies. We will eat well, exercise, take our supplements, and wash our hands. No need for a shot that may or may not work anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 We aren't high risk since our kids are not in school everyday. So it saves us money and time not to get flu shots. Actually last year was our first year we didn't get the flu shot and we were the least sick. This may also be that we no longer had anyone 2 or under in the home as well though :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Oooooooohhhh, all you people who said you never get the flu are in for it now!!!! :D We don't get it either. One less med, etc etc. We do vax for other things, but IMO, the potential costs of the shot outweigh the potential benefits. Having said that, I now expect to have the flu next week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sarathan Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Yeah, what everyone else has said...the toxins, thimersol, no guarantee you won't get the flu anyway, etc. :) *But* with that being said, I got the flu last year and I just wanted to die, I was so sick. It was terrible. So I'm thinking twice this year, I dont know.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 We simply do not get sick in my family. An occasional cold or strep. Last time dh took the flu shot "for the sake of our October baby" as the dr put it he was sick for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 1. we're not in the high risk category 2. they only make an educated guess as to which viralent flu to vaccinate against 3. why get a shot we don't need to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 No reason to put anything else foreign in our bodies. We will eat well, exercise, take our supplements, and wash our hands. No need for a shot that may or may not work anyway. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 My kids do get the flu shot. Mainly because we almost lost my son when he was 4 from a particularly bad case of the flu. It scared me to death! My dh and I do NOT get the flu shot. Each of us has had the flu before and survived. It sucks, but we are taking our chances this year. Last year, just after having the shot, I had some really abnormal stiffness all over my body. It was so bad, I didn't get out of bed for a day. Not sure if it was the shot or not, but not taking my chances on that again. My kids have never had any kind of reaction and have also yet to get the flu after having the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I got the flu shot a couple of time about 10-12 years ago. It made me sick! I ran a fever of 103 after the shots. If the shot is going to MAKE me sick, I might as well take my chances. Why make myself sick to not get sick? KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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