by stronghold » Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:17 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#ff0000#ed_cl#I will never miss out getting the shot again! The one year I didn't get the shot, I was sicker than I had ever been in my life! I was bedridden for two weeks, missed nine days of work (retail at Chrismas, I was NOT popular!) lost 17 lbs, and was weak for literally months afterwards. I was only an hour away from being hospitalized for dehydration, until I found I could keep teaspoons of Pedialyte down. And the worst part was, I gained back all that 17 lbs as sooon as I was better!#ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#ff0000#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#ff0000#ed_cl#If you get sick right after the shot, it isn't from the shot, you were just exposed before your body had time to make it's own antibodies to the viruses contained in the vaccine. That takes 10 to 14 days. So it is better to get your shot sooner than later.#ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#ff0000#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#ff0000#ed_cl#Not to mention, incubation for influenza is less than 48 hours. Big lag time there...#ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#ff0000#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#ff0000#ed_cl#As far as getting a different strain is concerned, there are only three strains included in the vaccine each year, and they have to decide which are going to be the likely culprets six months in advance so they can manufacture the vaccine. If they guess wrong and you get a different strain, oh well... But the vaccine DOES boost the immune system in general (primes it for other invaders) , and even if you end up getting the flu of another strain, it will be less severe than it might have been otherwise.#ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
<strong><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="red"> In Loving Memory of Buzzing Pride
"Floppy"
April 3, 1978 - September 13, 2005
~~Champion, Teacher, Friend~~
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