If you already got your flu shot.....

kanaud · December 2010

Did you get just a plain old flu shot or did your OB make you find someplace that had mercury free shots? My OB was pretty insistent on the mercury free thing, but every other doc I have talked to said they had never heard of that being a problem.

I am a health care provider and they do provide us with flu shots here at work, but i was putting if off thinking I needed to find a mercury free version, but now I am thinking I should just take the ones they have here at the hospital.

TIA, Ladies!

CamilleJon · December 2010

I just trusted my OB and took the one they had in the office. I have never even heard of mercury being an issue in flu shots... yikes.

Chick7806 · December 2010

I just got a normal one... I've never heard a thing about mercury free...

lulu8109 · December 2010

I don't know if my flu shot was different. I got mine done AT the OB's office. They never mentioned if it was mercury or thermisol free.

lucyloo10 · December 2010

CamilleJon:
I just trusted my OB and took the one they had in the office. I have never even heard of mercury being an issue in flu shots... yikes.

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pitterpatter129 · December 2010

I just got the regular one; the pharmacist (who gives them at Walgreens where I got mine) said the regular shot has MUCH less mercury in it then one serving of fish (which we can eat a few times a week.) I figured that was fine. My OB didn't seem concerned about it being either mercury or thimerosol free (although I think I automatically got the perservative free one because I was pregnant. I remember the pharmacist going to look it up before giving it to me.)

fmoore723 · December 2010

I have had my flu shot--and did get the thimerosol free version. BUT, when I asked my OB about it--he didnt seem all that concerned over which one I got. I went to Walgreens to get my shot, and the pharmacist was HEAD STRONG about giving me the T-free one, so thats what I got.

mama_cito95 · December 2010

I'm not sure which one I got, but when I went to go get it, the person said to me, "you're obviously pregnant, so we're going to give you the 'good stuff'", and she got the shot from a set separate from the ones she was giving to others...

janneann1127 · December 2010

there were free ones offered at my work, but when she saw how pregnant i was, they refused to give it to me. told me i needed to get the "preservative-free" shot, aka without mercury. my doc told me to get the one without mercury as well. you can get them without an appt very easily at walgreens.

evaazalea · December 2010

Also had mine done at the OB's and was told it was a different one then normal.

FromBtoZ · December 2010

I just got the regular shot, there was no mention of a mercury-free version at my doc's office.

EvelynHawaii · December 2010

I got a preservative free one one at CVS. They gave my DH the regular one but me the preservative free one when they saw I was pregnant. Hope that helps!

abovewedding · December 2010

I would always find a mercury free shot in general.

sroszc · December 2010

My OB's office only offered the regular version with the preservative. They saw no issues with me getting that version but I took it upon myself to head to Rite Aid to get the preservative free version.