Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Thanks, a. What frustrates me is the degree to which drug companies are allowed to control the flow of information. I know I sound like Mulder from the X-files, but sometimes the truth is buried under so many layers. Handwashing really is effective and the hand sanitizer is a great idea. I have some in my car at all times. Because of my daycare my home is probably Cootie Central, but I just wash my hands all the time. Every time I wipe a nose or even throw away a kleenex that a snotty kid hands me I wash my hands. I don't touch my or anyone else's food without washing my hands. I really don't get sick that often. I also bleach the crud out of half my house every week. This is gonna sound paranoid, but I also take my own bleach when I stay in a motel and clean the bathroom before we use it. I read the book " Nickel and Dimed " which is a nonfiction book about a lady who worked as a hotel maid (and other jobs) so she could write about it, and she said that they get paid by the room and often they don't really clean anything at all--just make it look like they did. I'm sure there are plenty of motel maids that do a wonderful job, but I just like to make sure. Another goofy thing I've done when I'm traveling is if the bathroom looks really bad, I squirt the hand sanitizer on the seat and use toilet paper to spread it and then wipe it off. If my joints actually worked I would be one of those ladies who hover over the seat, but as you can understand that is no longer an option. My knees and hips would just laugh and say, " You want me to WHAT??? " laura a <a54@...> wrote: , I agree with you 100%. a On Oct 24, 2005, at 1:11 PM, Bauman wrote: > I hate to be disagreeable, but I've had a flu shot three times and > all three times I became very ill. The symptoms were exactly like > the flu I was trying to prevent, only more extreme. I always got > so much sicker than the people who had the flu itself. What's true > about vaccines for some people isn't what's true for all people. I > also got a horrible case of rubella when they gave me a rubella > shot after my daughter was born--with a full blown rash, high fever > and joint pain that hung on for a long time. Sometimes I suspect > that my whole RA/fibromyalgia problems originated there. It's > important for people to pay attention to their bodies and approach > vaccinations accordingly. I will never have another vaccine of any > kind unless the disease is always fatal and it is easy to catch > through casual contact. My kids had bad reactions to shots too. > If you've had flu shots and they've worked for you in the past, > then more power to you, but flu shot aren't making it up. Sorry. > > laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Thanks, a. What frustrates me is the degree to which drug companies are allowed to control the flow of information. I know I sound like Mulder from the X-files, but sometimes the truth is buried under so many layers. Handwashing really is effective and the hand sanitizer is a great idea. I have some in my car at all times. Because of my daycare my home is probably Cootie Central, but I just wash my hands all the time. Every time I wipe a nose or even throw away a kleenex that a snotty kid hands me I wash my hands. I don't touch my or anyone else's food without washing my hands. I really don't get sick that often. I also bleach the crud out of half my house every week. This is gonna sound paranoid, but I also take my own bleach when I stay in a motel and clean the bathroom before we use it. I read the book " Nickel and Dimed " which is a nonfiction book about a lady who worked as a hotel maid (and other jobs) so she could write about it, and she said that they get paid by the room and often they don't really clean anything at all--just make it look like they did. I'm sure there are plenty of motel maids that do a wonderful job, but I just like to make sure. Another goofy thing I've done when I'm traveling is if the bathroom looks really bad, I squirt the hand sanitizer on the seat and use toilet paper to spread it and then wipe it off. If my joints actually worked I would be one of those ladies who hover over the seat, but as you can understand that is no longer an option. My knees and hips would just laugh and say, " You want me to WHAT??? " laura a <a54@...> wrote: , I agree with you 100%. a On Oct 24, 2005, at 1:11 PM, Bauman wrote: > I hate to be disagreeable, but I've had a flu shot three times and > all three times I became very ill. The symptoms were exactly like > the flu I was trying to prevent, only more extreme. I always got > so much sicker than the people who had the flu itself. What's true > about vaccines for some people isn't what's true for all people. I > also got a horrible case of rubella when they gave me a rubella > shot after my daughter was born--with a full blown rash, high fever > and joint pain that hung on for a long time. Sometimes I suspect > that my whole RA/fibromyalgia problems originated there. It's > important for people to pay attention to their bodies and approach > vaccinations accordingly. I will never have another vaccine of any > kind unless the disease is always fatal and it is easy to catch > through casual contact. My kids had bad reactions to shots too. > If you've had flu shots and they've worked for you in the past, > then more power to you, but flu shot aren't making it up. Sorry. > > laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Sometimes I can't even pee hovering over the seat, so I always take my chances and sit on it. Haven't caught anything yet by doing it. I did have a period in my RA life in which my knees hurt so much that I learned how to pee hovering over my own commode, LOL. Sue On Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at 09:25 AM, Bauman wrote: > If my joints actually worked I would be one of those ladies who hover > over the seat, but as you can understand that is no longer an option. > My knees and hips would just laugh and say, " You want me to WHAT??? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Sometimes I can't even pee hovering over the seat, so I always take my chances and sit on it. Haven't caught anything yet by doing it. I did have a period in my RA life in which my knees hurt so much that I learned how to pee hovering over my own commode, LOL. Sue On Wednesday, November 2, 2005, at 09:25 AM, Bauman wrote: > If my joints actually worked I would be one of those ladies who hover > over the seat, but as you can understand that is no longer an option. > My knees and hips would just laugh and say, " You want me to WHAT??? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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