Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 , The flu shot is recommeded as long as you are not in your first trimester of pregancy. I received an e-mail at work (I work in a clinic) that said contradictions for having the flu shot are : allergy to eggs, allergy to thimerosol and first trimester of pregnancy. Also in our OB department there are signs everywhere recommending a flu shot for patients who are currently in their second and third trimester of pregancy. My daughter was born in November so I didn't need to have one. I hope this helps. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 , The flu shot is recommeded as long as you are not in your first trimester of pregancy. I received an e-mail at work (I work in a clinic) that said contradictions for having the flu shot are : allergy to eggs, allergy to thimerosol and first trimester of pregnancy. Also in our OB department there are signs everywhere recommending a flu shot for patients who are currently in their second and third trimester of pregancy. My daughter was born in November so I didn't need to have one. I hope this helps. Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 My doctors have always said that I cannot get the flu shot when pg. I would say no, don't do it. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 My doctors have always said that I cannot get the flu shot when pg. I would say no, don't do it. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 My doctors have always said that I cannot get the flu shot when pg. I would say no, don't do it. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 Debbie C, If you get the flu during pregnancy, it can be VERY damaging to a fetus. The high fever that you get during the flu is what causes the damage. I also verified this information with my high risk OB and he agrees. The shot SHOULD NOT be given during the first trimester but after that it recommended. Where did you get your information from? Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 Debbie C, If you get the flu during pregnancy, it can be VERY damaging to a fetus. The high fever that you get during the flu is what causes the damage. I also verified this information with my high risk OB and he agrees. The shot SHOULD NOT be given during the first trimester but after that it recommended. Where did you get your information from? Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 Debbie C, If you get the flu during pregnancy, it can be VERY damaging to a fetus. The high fever that you get during the flu is what causes the damage. I also verified this information with my high risk OB and he agrees. The shot SHOULD NOT be given during the first trimester but after that it recommended. Where did you get your information from? Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 I guess I was in my first trimester when I asked last year. I also asked my GP this year but she said that if you are ttc it's not a good idea. I guess because you could be pg. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 I guess I was in my first trimester when I asked last year. I also asked my GP this year but she said that if you are ttc it's not a good idea. I guess because you could be pg. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 I guess I was in my first trimester when I asked last year. I also asked my GP this year but she said that if you are ttc it's not a good idea. I guess because you could be pg. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 , My doctor told me not to get one (I was/am not pregnant but was going through IUI). I recently switched to a new doctor however, who has told me to definitely get the flu shot but quit IUI while we do further testing. I wish I had more to tell you. I do know that it varies year-to-year with regard to who should get it. Good luck with your decision! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 , My doctor told me not to get one (I was/am not pregnant but was going through IUI). I recently switched to a new doctor however, who has told me to definitely get the flu shot but quit IUI while we do further testing. I wish I had more to tell you. I do know that it varies year-to-year with regard to who should get it. Good luck with your decision! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 , My doctor told me not to get one (I was/am not pregnant but was going through IUI). I recently switched to a new doctor however, who has told me to definitely get the flu shot but quit IUI while we do further testing. I wish I had more to tell you. I do know that it varies year-to-year with regard to who should get it. Good luck with your decision! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 Roxie/Debbie, Thanks for the info re the flu shot. So far my RE, and two OBs side to go for it. I will be seeing the peri on Tuesday. If he said it was ok, I think I will go for it. My concern is the mercury. Roxie, the thermisol you mentioned, I read this is mercury? There was a big article in the NY Times a few weeks ago re increased rates of autism due to the Hepatitis B vaccine (mainly because of mercury!). Who knows, but I will ask one last doctor. I just know that when I get sick, I always get a high fever, even without the flu! The downside would be big. Thank you both for the info. I always want to hear both sides of the story. roxanndianna1 wrote: Debbie C,If you get the flu during pregnancy, it can be VERY damaging to a fetus. The high fever that you get during the flu is what causes the damage. I also verified this information with my high risk OB and he agrees. The shot SHOULD NOT be given during the first trimester but after that it recommended. Where did you get your information from?Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 Roxie/Debbie, Thanks for the info re the flu shot. So far my RE, and two OBs side to go for it. I will be seeing the peri on Tuesday. If he said it was ok, I think I will go for it. My concern is the mercury. Roxie, the thermisol you mentioned, I read this is mercury? There was a big article in the NY Times a few weeks ago re increased rates of autism due to the Hepatitis B vaccine (mainly because of mercury!). Who knows, but I will ask one last doctor. I just know that when I get sick, I always get a high fever, even without the flu! The downside would be big. Thank you both for the info. I always want to hear both sides of the story. roxanndianna1 wrote: Debbie C,If you get the flu during pregnancy, it can be VERY damaging to a fetus. The high fever that you get during the flu is what causes the damage. I also verified this information with my high risk OB and he agrees. The shot SHOULD NOT be given during the first trimester but after that it recommended. Where did you get your information from?Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 Roxie/Debbie, Thanks for the info re the flu shot. So far my RE, and two OBs side to go for it. I will be seeing the peri on Tuesday. If he said it was ok, I think I will go for it. My concern is the mercury. Roxie, the thermisol you mentioned, I read this is mercury? There was a big article in the NY Times a few weeks ago re increased rates of autism due to the Hepatitis B vaccine (mainly because of mercury!). Who knows, but I will ask one last doctor. I just know that when I get sick, I always get a high fever, even without the flu! The downside would be big. Thank you both for the info. I always want to hear both sides of the story. roxanndianna1 wrote: Debbie C,If you get the flu during pregnancy, it can be VERY damaging to a fetus. The high fever that you get during the flu is what causes the damage. I also verified this information with my high risk OB and he agrees. The shot SHOULD NOT be given during the first trimester but after that it recommended. Where did you get your information from?Roxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Hi Barbara, My daughter, Macie, had the flu shot on Monday...the third year for her. Her ped has recommended it for her and her sister (her dad and I as well) because of their history of seizures (her little sister has had febrile seizures). She did fine each time she had it. She is having breakthrough seizures right now, but she was no worse after the shot. We gave tylenol beforehand, and a couple more doses over the next day. If this is your daughter's first time getting the vaccine, she'll get it in two doses (can't remember for sure, but I believe it was either one or two weeks apart). By the way, my kids get their shots at the local health department because my husband's sister is the supervising nurse there. I didn't have to pay for their shots this year. She said they qualified under a federal program that funds the vaccine for children at risk because of health concerns. Might be worth checking into. It saved us $30. Unfortunately, I heard on the news this week that the targeted flu type for the vaccine this year isn't the same type that has been showing up in the population. I guess it is a gamble each year to try to predict which strain of flu will be worst. I'm sure all types are prowling around out there, and they are predicting a bad year. At least they'll be protected from one of the strains. Good luck, Glenna > Hi, > Do most of you get the flu shot for your ketokids? Any problems? > always does sooo much worse with the least little illness, so I > want to avoid the flu, but I don't want to cause any problems, either. > ~Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2003 Report Share Posted November 20, 2003 Hi Barbara, My daughter, Macie, had the flu shot on Monday...the third year for her. Her ped has recommended it for her and her sister (her dad and I as well) because of their history of seizures (her little sister has had febrile seizures). She did fine each time she had it. She is having breakthrough seizures right now, but she was no worse after the shot. We gave tylenol beforehand, and a couple more doses over the next day. If this is your daughter's first time getting the vaccine, she'll get it in two doses (can't remember for sure, but I believe it was either one or two weeks apart). By the way, my kids get their shots at the local health department because my husband's sister is the supervising nurse there. I didn't have to pay for their shots this year. She said they qualified under a federal program that funds the vaccine for children at risk because of health concerns. Might be worth checking into. It saved us $30. Unfortunately, I heard on the news this week that the targeted flu type for the vaccine this year isn't the same type that has been showing up in the population. I guess it is a gamble each year to try to predict which strain of flu will be worst. I'm sure all types are prowling around out there, and they are predicting a bad year. At least they'll be protected from one of the strains. Good luck, Glenna > Hi, > Do most of you get the flu shot for your ketokids? Any problems? > always does sooo much worse with the least little illness, so I > want to avoid the flu, but I don't want to cause any problems, either. > ~Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Hi! Don't know if this will help you or confuse you more. Last year our neurologist and pediatrician both recommended we give Stockton the flu shot (he was NOT on the diet at the time.) We gave him the shot, but he still was sick quite a bit through the winter. This year our pediatric epileptologist at Hopkins has ordered us to NOT give Stockton a flu shot. He just started the diet in August, so maybe the doctor's orders had to do with Stockton being so new to the diet and still adjusting. Also, we have been weaning him from phenobarbitol and I know Hopkins is really strict about having only one change going on at a time. They said they just didn't want anything interfering with the process. So, we'll see how this winter goes. Good luck with your decision! > Hi, > Do most of you get the flu shot for your ketokids? Any problems? > always does sooo much worse with the least little illness, so I > want to avoid the flu, but I don't want to cause any problems, either. > ~Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Hi! Don't know if this will help you or confuse you more. Last year our neurologist and pediatrician both recommended we give Stockton the flu shot (he was NOT on the diet at the time.) We gave him the shot, but he still was sick quite a bit through the winter. This year our pediatric epileptologist at Hopkins has ordered us to NOT give Stockton a flu shot. He just started the diet in August, so maybe the doctor's orders had to do with Stockton being so new to the diet and still adjusting. Also, we have been weaning him from phenobarbitol and I know Hopkins is really strict about having only one change going on at a time. They said they just didn't want anything interfering with the process. So, we'll see how this winter goes. Good luck with your decision! > Hi, > Do most of you get the flu shot for your ketokids? Any problems? > always does sooo much worse with the least little illness, so I > want to avoid the flu, but I don't want to cause any problems, either. > ~Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Hi! Don't know if this will help you or confuse you more. Last year our neurologist and pediatrician both recommended we give Stockton the flu shot (he was NOT on the diet at the time.) We gave him the shot, but he still was sick quite a bit through the winter. This year our pediatric epileptologist at Hopkins has ordered us to NOT give Stockton a flu shot. He just started the diet in August, so maybe the doctor's orders had to do with Stockton being so new to the diet and still adjusting. Also, we have been weaning him from phenobarbitol and I know Hopkins is really strict about having only one change going on at a time. They said they just didn't want anything interfering with the process. So, we'll see how this winter goes. Good luck with your decision! > Hi, > Do most of you get the flu shot for your ketokids? Any problems? > always does sooo much worse with the least little illness, so I > want to avoid the flu, but I don't want to cause any problems, either. > ~Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Oooh I'm jealous! I have to wait until the end of October to get mine and I'm keeping my breathing to a minimum when I'm out because of it. LOL! Glad to hear you are feeling better, I hope your little guy gets over it quickly. Amy G. Flu shot > At my dialysis center they are gonna give out flu shots. I was so > excited to hear this today. They'll start giving them sometime this > week but the rest of doc's will not start giving them till next month > in my area. Just felt like bragging, sorry. > > BRANDY > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hi Rita Yes, I saw that on the news about the clinics for US citizens in Vancouver and other places. Apparently, this is supplementary vaccine that was not purchased by the province. In Canada, we have a universal medicare system with federal standards, but where each province runs and implements its own. Most of the vaccine supply is bought by each province for their own population. In the past, the vaccine has been provided free to people like me who have a chronic condition, seniors over 65, etc. You just see your own doctor and he/she gives you the vaccine right then and there (last year we just got it at dialysis). Other people who don't meet any of those conditions got the vaccine too, if they wanted it, but they had to pay a small charge for it (in the vicinity of $10). In recent years, some of the provinces have just decided to provide the vaccine free to anyone in the province, hoping to prevent a major outbreak of influenza. The vaccine that might be made available to US citizens is a separate supply from that. But even so, some have speculated that this might actually lead to a shortage for Canadians. Our federal government assures us this is not so. We don't believe everything that comes out of Ottawa anymore than you guys believe everything that comes out of Washington :-) I just hope you can get your shot. Pierre Re: Flu shot - further info, plus some transplant news > > Pierre - that is totally discouraging news! I don't quite understand the ins and outs of who is first, second, third and so on and so forth. There are a few people at my work who have loved ones waiting for livers and kidneys. Depending on whom you talk to they all have been given very different information and different criteria for whom is first in line, etc. It's entirely frustrating. These people are watching their loved ones slowly slip away and there is not a damned thing they can do about it. > > About the flu shot...Since Washington State borders Canada, we have been given a list of Canadian clinics that are offering the flu shot to US citizens. One Canadian clinic is actually opening there clinic for one day just for Americans. I'm seriously considering taking the 4 hour ride to the border. Viva la Canada! Rita > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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