Did you get a flu shot?
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
Canada
October 20, 2017 9:24am CST
I have to have a flu shot this year. I have never had one before. I thought I would never get one but when I went to the doctor she told me that I would have to get a flu shot this year. She said since I had heart surgery I now have a long-term health condition with heart disease so it is highly recommended that I get the flu shot every year. I had a bad flu a few years ago and I wouldn't want to go through that again. With my chest being so tender from the surgery. I can't even imagine how hard it would be on me.
Do you get the flu shot? If so have you already had it done? She told me that I should have it by the end of the month or early November.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
20 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe why is it too late there.Where are you getting the shot?I got mine at CVS they have this every day.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
@amadeo I will get mine at the doctors office. She told me it was best to wait until then.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
Thank you. I have never felt the need for it before either.
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@RasmaSandra (73473)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct 17
One of my blessings. Haven't had flu in ages. Shots here are expensive and people have gotten sick from them. So no thank you not for me.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
That is good before this I never would have even considered it
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Oct 17
Yes I have been taking them for 20 years. I have asthma and the flu always puts me in the hospital. I never have any problems.
I took mine a few weeks ago, I wrote about it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
Yes I did read you post! Glad you have never had problems with them.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
20 Oct 17
I have had the odd cold but not the flu.
It would be a must for you to have the flu shot in that case.
Glad to see so well also.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
21 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe
Very challenging weather we have here as it blows from very hot to very cold almost in an instant so we are protecting ourselves all we can in the meantime also.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Oct 17
I do not. I hope it goes okay for you when you do get it.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
21 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe If this is what your doctor suggested I think so. My local doctor and even my brother (who is a doctor) suggested me not to have it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
@LadyDuck that is good then. The doctor knows best.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
That is how I always felt but I think this is the best choice for me at this point in my life.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
21 Oct 17
I never get the flu shot. I got it a couple times for work and it made me sick. So now I just choose not to get it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
I will see what happens. Normally I would not even consider it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
@Srbageldog oh wow okay. I did not know that.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
21 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe I don't know how true that info is because I read it online, and info on the internet is not always accurate.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Oct 17
I've never had one in my life @Happy2BeMe . I can't even tell you what year I even had a cold. In your case I can see why they would want you to have one.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
Not that I want to have it but I think it is the right decision.
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@paigea (35701)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
Available here as of October 23. I have been getting them since my late parents became elderly.
My kids had flu very badly when they were young. The hospital was full and they told me to keep them at home unless it was an emergency. It is hard watching your young child burn up and struggle to breathe while trying to decide when it becomes an emergency.
I want to avoid the flu!
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
I think that is a good idea. I hate to see little ones sick.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe
Nope, not this year. The only shot I have is Pneumonia Vaccine.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
@JustBhem ok I was thinking of getting that one
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
Yes it is so I have no choice it is for the best
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@snowy22315 (170018)
• United States
20 Oct 17
I haven't gotten a flu shot yet,,but I have had them in the recent past. It depends on how much it costs me..as I am not sure it is covered now..since I had Obamacare!
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
Here I have to pay for it if I get it at the pharmacy but if I get it done at the doctors office it is free
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@DianneN (246905)
• United States
21 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe It doesn't hurt to have it, literally and figuratively. lol. Just think how you felt with your recent cold. The flu is 100x worse!
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
@DianneN you are right. I don't want the flu.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
That is good to hear. It makes me feel better about it.
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@NJChicaa (116013)
• United States
21 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe it is best for you to get it. Your system is still recovering.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
21 Oct 17
Normally I would never have even considered it
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
26 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe You'll be better prepared for the flu season.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
It is free if the doctor orders it to be done but some places also charge. Depends where you have it done at.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
@peachpurple I am not sure. Some people just don't believe in taking them.
@peachpurple (13884)
• Malaysia
20 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe oh that is good but why Americans are not getting them since it is free?
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
26 Oct 17
It is the being sick part, throwing up is hard on the chest. it weakens the system and mine is already weak because it is still healing.
@heyheyla (198)
• Aleppo, Syria
27 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe i see .hope you get better
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