I have a bad flu now but am getting the shot anyway. I've lost five pounds in three days and probably won't be able to go to work until Friday. Missing out on a lot of money.




I have a bad flu now but am getting the shot anyway. I've lost five pounds in three days and probably won't be able to go to work until Friday. Missing out on a lot of money.
I know how you feel.





I'm always on the fence about getting the flu shot.
I've never had one, and only had the flu twice in the past 8 years, or so.
but when I DID get the flu, it knocked me out, and I then had a relapse and got pneumonia1
I lost soooo much work, and ate up all of my savings.
People still get the flu who have had the shot, so I'm still confused.





^ I've been getting it for 17 years and haven't. You need to time it right. Also I wash my hands like , no lie 50-100 times a day and never touch my face if I'm out in public with out freshly washed hands. Plus a lot of people don't get the shot. There's been tons of people at work sick. zi just stay far away.





To be honest, I've only had them a few times and ended up with the flu those-and only those-seasons, so no lol.



I've never had the flu in my life and haven't had a cold in almost 10 years. I think being in contact with a lot of people bolsters my immune system. But, it's also genetic. I come from a family with no cancer, heart attacks, stroke etc. Everyone dies of old age.





^^^^ exactly. Eat right, stay fit --anyway.



^^ True, but I meant everyone in my family has died of old age, not disease etc.





It's weird. I have been around more people who coughed during the summer, than lately, now that the weather is cooler.
not sure if they were sick, or just coughed because of the a/c.





I just saw on the news that the strain of flu this year can't be stopped with the current flu vaccine they have. I'm soo confused on what to do now.





^ they said it's 50% less effective than normal. So just try to stay away from people coughing and wash your hands a lot. Don't use hand sanitizer) not as effective. I wish I didn't see this on the news because now I'll worry and if i didn't see it I'd be fine because i wouldn't have a clue. I'm OCD.





MANY MEN WANTED TO LAY ME DOWN, BUT FEW WANTED TO LIFT ME UP
-Eartha Kitt
I didn't get a flu shot this year, and I usually do. I'm winging it! I've always gotten one regularly in the past, but my fear of needles won out this cycle.





I don't trust those flu shots. I'd rather take these: http://www.amazon.com/Fungi-Perfecti.../dp/B002WJ1BZK
More info. on immune system-boosting mushrooms: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...e-support.aspx
Sorry for thread jack. This info is an alternative for the flu shot-phobic.![]()
"Dancing tables, making deals with devils like a drunk beauty queen"








I believe it's still a good precaution for people like us who are around a lot of sick girls and who knows what the guys have that are trying to paw us all night but I'm OCD so I get it anyways. It doesn't matter how healthy you are if someone with it touches your mouth or you touch a surface that someone had it touched and touch your face . yuck germs just gross me out. It also doesn't matter if your familly lived a long time and didn't die of disease it's a virus. And i don't care if I haven't had a cold ot the flu in over 10 years it makes me feel better getting it. But it's not forced so don't get it if you feel you don't need it.
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