Hepatitis B Vaccination

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Hi All,

I need to get a hepatitis B vaccination for my new job next monday and

I'm worried about the impact on my adrenals. I've tapered completely

off the HC and Florinef for about two weeks now and have done pretty

well with symptoms, controlling things with diet for the most part. I

did need to take a small dose of each a couple of days ago when I got

dizzy mid-day and salt and sugar didn't help.

I've always reacted strongly to vaccines b/c of the autoimmunity -- I

usually skip the flu shot b/c it gives me flu symptoms for 2-3 days

(go figure) and I had a large injection-site reaction with my last

tetanus booster plus fever and headache. So I'm wondering if it might

be a good idea to take a full dose or larger of the HC the day before

and the day of the vaccination to dampen down the immune response?

Since I'm brand-new at this job, I can't afford to lose time coming

down with a " mild case of hepatitis " whatever that may involve. I also

can't wait until Friday b/c I can't actually start learning the tissue

culture work until I get the vaccination. It is a killed virus vaccine

instead of a live attenuated one like the flu shot, but it still is

making me nervous.

I see my endo at the end of the month and would really like to have

all of the adrenal meds out of my system for at least two weeks so we

can see how my system is doing on its own.

Any thoughts?

Jen