Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 For the first time ever our good old National Health Service has invited me for a free flu jab. I am presuming it is because I now have a 'heart condition' . Does anyone else have a flu jab with Afib.. if so does it have a temporary negative effect after the jab itself when some experience mild flu symptoms? I have a mild ordinary cold at the moment and have been in Afib 3 days after no episodes for months which i am presuming is due to the cold virus itself. I have to take prophylactic antibiotics whenever I have any infection, or any dental treatment (including fillings)..to protect the posibility of my leaking mitral and tricuspid valves fom getting infected...anyone on the list here have a flu jab with a leaking heart valve? It seems like a really bad idea to me, but then I have never had flu jabs by choice in the past and I can see how flu can negatively impact on the heart. We are also being offered pneumonia at the same time (the innoculation, not the virus lol) and I have alreday decided I am definitely NOT having that one. Any thought or experience with the flu jab and Afib (and/ or valve regurgitation) Thanks, Haze in UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 > For the first time ever our good old National Health Service has invited me > for a free flu jab. > I am presuming it is because I now have a 'heart condition' . > > Does anyone else have a flu jab with Afib.. if so does it have a temporary > negative effect after the jab itself when some experience mild flu symptoms? > I have a mild ordinary cold at the moment and have been in Afib 3 days after > no episodes for months which i am presuming is due to the cold virus itself. Hi Haze, the NHS have been giving me a flu jabs for the last 6 years (since I was 29). My cardiologist recommended it but I've always booked it myself at the GPs, never been invited An alarm goes off on my computer at the beginning of October to remind me to phone the GP. The only symptoms I've got from the jabs is a small pain in the arm (I'm right handed so they stick my left arm) - you allegedly don't get flu or a cold from the jabs these days. If you're concerned, why not give your GP a ring? -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 > For the first time ever our good old National Health Service has invited me > for a free flu jab. > I am presuming it is because I now have a 'heart condition' . > > Does anyone else have a flu jab with Afib.. if so does it have a temporary > negative effect after the jab itself when some experience mild flu symptoms? > I have a mild ordinary cold at the moment and have been in Afib 3 days after > no episodes for months which i am presuming is due to the cold virus itself. Hi Haze, the NHS have been giving me a flu jabs for the last 6 years (since I was 29). My cardiologist recommended it but I've always booked it myself at the GPs, never been invited An alarm goes off on my computer at the beginning of October to remind me to phone the GP. The only symptoms I've got from the jabs is a small pain in the arm (I'm right handed so they stick my left arm) - you allegedly don't get flu or a cold from the jabs these days. If you're concerned, why not give your GP a ring? -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 > For the first time ever our good old National Health Service has invited me > for a free flu jab. > I am presuming it is because I now have a 'heart condition' . > > Does anyone else have a flu jab with Afib.. if so does it have a temporary > negative effect after the jab itself when some experience mild flu symptoms? > I have a mild ordinary cold at the moment and have been in Afib 3 days after > no episodes for months which i am presuming is due to the cold virus itself. Hi Haze, the NHS have been giving me a flu jabs for the last 6 years (since I was 29). My cardiologist recommended it but I've always booked it myself at the GPs, never been invited An alarm goes off on my computer at the beginning of October to remind me to phone the GP. The only symptoms I've got from the jabs is a small pain in the arm (I'm right handed so they stick my left arm) - you allegedly don't get flu or a cold from the jabs these days. If you're concerned, why not give your GP a ring? -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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