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  • knjzacherknjzacher member
    darynleee said:

    My mistake, I shouldn't have said bullies, I should've said bitches!

    Ya, get it right the first time.
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    Why am I always fashionably late to the PARTYYYYY??
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  • AmCheriAmCheri member
    darynleee said:
    My mistake, I shouldn't have said bullies, I should've said bitches!

    I'm sorry, but this question wasn't of the what's-your-favorite-nail polish-shade type. It's actually an important question that requires knowledge and appreciation of facts to answer. Many of the responses dealt with cold facts which you've chosen to ignore. For the good of the rest of the women interested in talking about the flu vaccine, it's important to set the record straight.
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  • ScarlettgScarlettg member
    darynleee said:
    My mistake, I shouldn't have said bullies, I should've said bitches!
    Wow, who's being the bully now?  Keep it up with the name-calling.  It's amusing.  But couldn't you come up with anything better than "bitches"?  That's so trite.
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  • DPandMBDPandMB member
    Does this make us all cyber bullies?




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  • justyouraveragemamajustyouraveragemama member
    KonaiNeto said:

    Alright, ignoring the obviously shit-stirring OP. And I don't think I need to chime in on why Jamie's comments are so very, very wrong. And obvious troll is painfully obvious. My comment is this.

    How in the world have so few of you experienced the flu, or only experienced it once or twice? Or, what the fuck is wrong with me? When I was younger (from about 6 months until I was about 20) I'd get the flu at least a couple of times a year, every year. It would last between 1 and 5 days, and be all the common flu symptoms. Cough, runny nose, sore throat, chills, fever of 102+, severe headaches, aching muscles, and some very, very unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms. I haven't changed any of my habits, I don't eat any better or worse than I used to, no changes in how often I get a vaccine. Just one year, I didn't get it. And the next year, I didn't get it. Or the year after that. And now six years later, no flu. It's been awesome, but it's very confusing. And now I hear that a bunch of you have only had it once? In your life? What the fuck? I mean, I know I used to get it more frequently than my friends, but they'd still come down with it every year or two. So seriously, what the fuck?

    Oh, and in regards to getting the flu vaccine (as well as any vaccine which must be renewed, like the TDAP vaccine): If you can safely get it, GET IT. Every year (or whenever you need to get it updated). It doesn't just benefit you and (if you're pregnant) your child. It also benefits those who, for whatever reason, can't get these vaccines. Now granted, I might be biased since my husband is one of those who can not get certain vaccines, but still. Help yourself. Help others.

    I'm the same way! I get the flu at least 4-5 times a year it's ridiculous! I've already had a less intense version of this years strand once and the stomach flu twice, how do people not get it!? I wish I could get the vaccine but I have a bad reaction to it, maybe I'd have it less if I were able to get the vaccine. I'd say if you can get the vaccine, get it. Not only does it help protect you but it also helps the people that can't get it because of bad reactions(or other various reasons).
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  • OneLastRefrainOneLastRefrain member
    edited December 2014
    It's incredibly frustrating when peoples' excuse for not getting the Shot is "well I've never had the flu, so I'll be fine." Why risk it THIS time? It wasn't even a question for me. And fyi, my doc gave it to me in my butt so my arm wouldn't hurt for days (his protocol, not my suggestion), and my butt hurt for days instead! Fun fact for this ridiculous thread ;-)
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    mbm1983 said:

    Do you guys know for sure it's the flu? I only ask because A lot of things can feel very similar. I know a lot of my sinus infections had all the flu symptoms but when I'd be tested it came back negative for flu I know I had the flu the last two years because I got a positive test for it.

    I get sinus infections all the time. I'd never mistake it for the flu. DH had the flu two years ago (I didn't catch it! I was vaccinated!) and it was horrific.
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  • karbosskarboss member
    2 points I really want to make. 1. Even if the vaccine is only 40% effective, isn't that better than say 0%? I mean it's a simple numbers game. I would rather be covered 40% than 0%. Think of it as a sale. 40% off is awesome. 0% not so much. 2. To the ladies who be the flu multiple times a year, perhaps it's not THE flu. Perhaps it is one of the ever frustrating viruses that people are always getting. THE flu can be and should be tested. As it has been widely discussed, it can be very dangerous. The CDC is trying to track which strains are hitting where and who and in what populations in order to make vaccine decisions for next year. Many times as a child I had "the flu". But in hindsight, I'm pretty sure I had flu like symptoms attributed to some other virus.
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    mbm1983 said:

    Do you guys know for sure it's the flu? I only ask because A lot of things can feel very similar. I know a lot of my sinus infections had all the flu symptoms but when I'd be tested it came back negative for flu I know I had the flu the last two years because I got a positive test for it.

    If I get the stomach flu it's probably not an actual flu virus mainly because the stomach flu isn't actually a type of flu. However I know for sure I get the actual flu a couple times because I also had to have a doctors note so my mom didn't have to go to court from me not being in school.
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