Do I take a shot or not?

[pair8head]

The military is requiring all service members and civilians on base to get the H1N1 and Influenza vaccines.

I've gotten the flu shot twice (as a child & in basic training) in my life and both times had adverse reactions to the shots. No I'm not allergic to eggs, but both reactions made me turn bright red and massive swelling at the injection site. My one and only shot in the military had the same reaction after I pleaded with the nurse not to give me the shot and she gave it to me anyways.... tylenol & benadryl were my friends that day. From that mistake on, I have a permanent no influenza shot notice on my shot record.

As for the H1N1... I'm probably not going to get it. I'm not taking chances that my body will react again... and it is the live virus, which will get me sick within 12 hours.

I really can't remember the last time I had the flu... hopefully this year, knock on wood, I don't get sick.

Funny, in the Navy I proved to the Chief Corpsman on my ship (by having him look in my record) that every year they gave me a flu shot I spent the next 3 days to a week IN BED SICK. And he still gave me the flu shot as Navy regs required it. PERIOD, NO IF ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT.

[pair8head]

The military is requiring all service members and civilians on base to get the H1N1 and Influenza vaccines.

I've gotten the flu shot twice (as a child & in basic training) in my life and both times had adverse reactions to the shots. No I'm not allergic to eggs, but both reactions made me turn bright red and massive swelling at the injection site. My one and only shot in the military had the same reaction after I pleaded with the nurse not to give me the shot and she gave it to me anyways.... tylenol & benadryl were my friends that day. From that mistake on, I have a permanent no influenza shot notice on my shot record.

As for the H1N1... I'm probably not going to get it. I'm not taking chances that my body will react again... and it is the live virus, which will get me sick within 12 hours.

I really can't remember the last time I had the flu... hopefully this year, knock on wood, I don't get sick.

Funny, in the Navy I proved to the Chief Corpsman on my ship (by having him look in my record) that every year they gave me a flu shot I spent the next 3 days to a week IN BED SICK. And he still gave me the flu shot as Navy regs required it. PERIOD, NO IF ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT.

Oh and what ever the reaction was, I don't get it anymore.

[VanillaGrl]

Nope