Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Amy: If this is the new conjugated Meningococcal vaccine, then did have it. Her ped wanted her to have it as soon as it was available, then check titers. She didn't make any protective antibodies at all. But it's worth a " shot " ! No reactions or anything like that, seems like a safe vaccine. After she didn't make abs, I did some research and read that up to 15% of school-age children are harmlessly colonized (nose and throat) with meningococcal bacteria at any given time... that made me nervous, knowing can't fight it. I think it's more a concern from age 12 to 24, but I sure wish the vaccine would have worked for us. I hope it becomes part of routine immunizations, I love " herd immunity " since doesn't make her own immunity to a few things! (mom to , age 6-1/2, dairy intolerant-related GERD -- currently has polysaccharide antibody def, previously had transient IgG, IgA, t-cell & other defs... and also to Kate, age 3!, more dairy intolerant but very healthy!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 The triplets got Menactra a couple of months ago, Conner ended up back in oncology again because of it, he developed lymphadenopathy the day after it was administered. Hayden also had some lymph node enlargement from it, just not as significant. The nodes eventually went away for Hayden and Conner's are pretty small now, but they thought he had lymphoma because of it - I think it was just a reaction to the stupid vaccine! We ended up putting him through a CT scan and a PET scan partly because of it. By the way, it's my understanding that Menactra isn't recommended for children under the age of 11. I'd check into it before he gets it. It's marketed as an " adolescent " vaccine. Take care, Mom to Conner (11, Asperger's, mild CP, partial seizures, asthma, GERD, Hashimoto's disease, hypogammaglobulinemia, complement deficiency, antibody deficiency, NK cell defect, and resolved adrenal insufficiency), Hayden (11, PDD-NOS, IBS and moderate hearing loss/aided), Evan (11, asthma and mild hearing loss/unaided), and Kelsey - (9 going on 19!) Please visit us at www.caringbridge.org/in/connersmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Vida.. its sick isn't it. the power of the media. switch to noggin if you can. no commercials = no brainwashing - for the most part.  Arianna Mojica-  (UCC 1-207/1-103) ~~~ " All rights not demanded are presumed waived " . ~ Thurston ~~~ " The only safe vaccine is a vaccine that is never used " -- Dr. A. , National Institutes of Health ~~~A truth’s initial commotion is directly proportional to how deeply the lie was believed...When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker, a raving lunatic. " Dresden www.vaclib.org www.909shot.com  http://www.vacinfo.org/ http://www.moorbows.com/http://www.momtoanangel.net/ingred.htmhttp://www.vran.or\ g/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Honestly we stick to DVDs or movie files, we don't even watch live TV ever. I don't think DD's seen more than a few commercials in her life. She doesn't know anything about drugs or Mc's and I'm glad!! At this point I wouldn't even want her watching toy or baby product commercials because we don't buy any of that either! (Let's see...baby food, formula, baby wipes, disposable diapers, poisonous baby washes...nope, we don't buy it.) It is very sad though...I've thought for 10 years how horrible it was that they could advertise prescription drugs on TV.... --Kate Mommy to Rebekah, 1-26-08 Baby #2 due 7-26-09...it's a BOY! www.rctdiapers.webs.com > > I am so sick of Menactra commercials just about EVERY commercial break on Nickelodeon. PBS is no better, they have so many Mcs commercials and if you listen closely, they stress positive words like " happy " and " fun " and " creative. " Now every time we drive by a Mcs my 26 month old points and smiles and says " happy, happy, " and I have to tell him, no happy, it's sad...and he has never even been inside a Mcs. Ugh, I let him watch TV in the morning while I get ready or else he will tear up the house with nothing grabbing his attention, but I think he is getting brainwashed. So scary! > Vida > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 My kids now make fun of prescription drug commercials. So, it's not all bad. They're going to see advertising during their lives. Take the opportunity to mock the ads and point out to your kids the tricks they pull. They're listening. Winnie Re: Menactra Vaccinations > Honestly we stick to DVDs or movie files, we don't even watch > live TV ever. I don't think DD's seen more than a few > commercials in her life. She doesn't know anything about drugs > or Mc's and I'm glad!! At this point I wouldn't even want > her watching toy or baby product commercials because we don't > buy any of that either! (Let's see...baby food, formula, baby > wipes, disposable diapers, poisonous baby washes...nope, we > don't buy it.) > > It is very sad though...I've thought for 10 years how horrible > it was that they could advertise prescription drugs on TV.... > > --Kate > Mommy to Rebekah, 1-26-08 > Baby #2 due 7-26-09...it's a BOY! > www.rctdiapers.webs.com > > > > > > I am so sick of Menactra commercials just about EVERY > commercial break on Nickelodeon. PBS is no better, they have so > many Mcs commercials and if you listen closely, they > stress positive words like " happy " and " fun " and " creative. " > Now every time we drive by a Mcs my 26 month old points > and smiles and says " happy, happy, " and I have to tell him, no > happy, it's sad...and he has never even been inside a Mcs. > Ugh, I let him watch TV in the morning while I get ready or > else he will tear up the house with nothing grabbing his > attention, but I think he is getting brainwashed. So scary! > > Vida > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 In a message dated 6/15/2009 6:34:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time, vidakhan@... writes: > I am so sick of Menactra commercials just about EVERY commercial break on > Nickelodeon. PBS is no better, they have so many Mcs commercials > and if you listen closely, they stress positive words like " happy " and " fun " > and " creative. " Now every time we drive by a Mcs my 26 month old > points and smiles and says " happy, happy, " and I have to tell him, no happy, > it's sad...and he has never even been inside a Mcs. Ugh, I let him > watch TV in the morning while I get ready or else he will tear up the house > with nothing grabbing his attention, but I think he is getting brainwashed. > So scary! > How about popping in a DVD of your choosing without the TV commercials? Becca ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322979x1201367215/aol?redir=http://\ www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072 & amp;hmpgID=62 & amp; bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 WINNIE: great point! leading your kids to 'outsmart' the morons that put out those commercials is a fundamental step in teaching them how they can think for themselves. let them run with it! On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM, <moftap@...> wrote: > > > In a message dated 6/15/2009 6:34:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time, > vidakhan@... <vidakhan%40gmail.com> writes: > > > I am so sick of Menactra commercials just about EVERY commercial break on > > > Nickelodeon. PBS is no better, they have so many Mcs commercials > > and if you listen closely, they stress positive words like " happy " and > " fun " > > and " creative. " Now every time we drive by a Mcs my 26 month old > > points and smiles and says " happy, happy, " and I have to tell him, no > happy, > > it's sad...and he has never even been inside a Mcs. Ugh, I let him > > watch TV in the morning while I get ready or else he will tear up the > house > > with nothing grabbing his attention, but I think he is getting > brainwashed. > > So scary! > > > > How about popping in a DVD of your choosing without the TV commercials? > > Becca > > ************** > An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 > Easy Steps! > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322979x1201367215/aol?redir=http://w\ ww.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072 & amp;hmpgID=62 & amp;<http://pr.a\ twola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322979x1201367215/aol?redir=http://www.freecred\ itreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072 & hmpgID=62 & > > bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 We do that with all commercials and ads, it was cigarettes yesterday. I don't agree with advertising prescription drugs to the general public. I can see how it has boosted their sales, but I do feel that it is unethical. IMO, it would be great if they didn't try to " sell " to doctors either, but just offer the doctors their data without any freebies. ---- wharrison@... wrote: ============= My kids now make fun of prescription drug commercials. So, it's not all bad. They're going to see advertising during their lives. Take the opportunity to mock the ads and point out to your kids the tricks they pull. They're listening. Winnie Re: Menactra Vaccinations > Honestly we stick to DVDs or movie files, we don't even watch > live TV ever. I don't think DD's seen more than a few > commercials in her life. She doesn't know anything about drugs > or Mc's and I'm glad!! At this point I wouldn't even want > her watching toy or baby product commercials because we don't > buy any of that either! (Let's see...baby food, formula, baby > wipes, disposable diapers, poisonous baby washes...nope, we > don't buy it.) > > It is very sad though...I've thought for 10 years how horrible > it was that they could advertise prescription drugs on TV.... > > --Kate > Mommy to Rebekah, 1-26-08 > Baby #2 due 7-26-09...it's a BOY! > www.rctdiapers.webs.com > > > > > > I am so sick of Menactra commercials just about EVERY > commercial break on Nickelodeon. PBS is no better, they have so > many Mcs commercials and if you listen closely, they > stress positive words like " happy " and " fun " and " creative. " > Now every time we drive by a Mcs my 26 month old points > and smiles and says " happy, happy, " and I have to tell him, no > happy, it's sad...and he has never even been inside a Mcs. > Ugh, I let him watch TV in the morning while I get ready or > else he will tear up the house with nothing grabbing his > attention, but I think he is getting brainwashed. So scary! > > Vida > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 We do that with all commercials and ads, it was cigarettes yesterday. I don't agree with advertising prescription drugs to the general public. I can see how it has boosted their sales, but I do feel that it is unethical. IMO, it would be great if they didn't try to " sell " to doctors either, but just offer the doctors their data without any freebies. ---- wharrison@... wrote: ============= My kids now make fun of prescription drug commercials. So, it's not all bad. They're going to see advertising during their lives. Take the opportunity to mock the ads and point out to your kids the tricks they pull. They're listening. Winnie Re: Menactra Vaccinations > Honestly we stick to DVDs or movie files, we don't even watch > live TV ever. I don't think DD's seen more than a few > commercials in her life. She doesn't know anything about drugs > or Mc's and I'm glad!! At this point I wouldn't even want > her watching toy or baby product commercials because we don't > buy any of that either! (Let's see...baby food, formula, baby > wipes, disposable diapers, poisonous baby washes...nope, we > don't buy it.) > > It is very sad though...I've thought for 10 years how horrible > it was that they could advertise prescription drugs on TV.... > > --Kate > Mommy to Rebekah, 1-26-08 > Baby #2 due 7-26-09...it's a BOY! > www.rctdiapers.webs.com > > > > > > I am so sick of Menactra commercials just about EVERY > commercial break on Nickelodeon. PBS is no better, they have so > many Mcs commercials and if you listen closely, they > stress positive words like " happy " and " fun " and " creative. " > Now every time we drive by a Mcs my 26 month old points > and smiles and says " happy, happy, " and I have to tell him, no > happy, it's sad...and he has never even been inside a Mcs. > Ugh, I let him watch TV in the morning while I get ready or > else he will tear up the house with nothing grabbing his > attention, but I think he is getting brainwashed. So scary! > > Vida > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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