Health Boards
Sat-12-09-2015, 00:38 AM
I didn't take up the flu jab when I was on mtx but now I'm on Humira I'm feeling the pressure to conform.. However I know more than one person who gave the flu jab a go for a couple of years, and were very poorly after. One ended up on very specific unpleasant antibiotics to clear a chest infection which began straight after and would not go away.
Now, don't shout me down, I have biology a level and I understand that the jab is not a live vaccine so you can't catch the flu from the jab. But this doesn't help explain the anecdotes which have put me off.
So, I thought I'd have a look on the nhs website to see what ingredients are in it, and was surprised by the number of people who say they were ill straight after and many said it left their arm weak and painful for a long time. I have booked myself in but I'm not sure I want to go through with it (like all medicines I get given lol)
Who on here does take up the annual flu jab and have you had any issues please?
Manu thanks in advance, and anyone who doesn't read this properly and starts the lecture on how you can't catch flu from the jab is getting deleted
Now, don't shout me down, I have biology a level and I understand that the jab is not a live vaccine so you can't catch the flu from the jab. But this doesn't help explain the anecdotes which have put me off.
So, I thought I'd have a look on the nhs website to see what ingredients are in it, and was surprised by the number of people who say they were ill straight after and many said it left their arm weak and painful for a long time. I have booked myself in but I'm not sure I want to go through with it (like all medicines I get given lol)
Who on here does take up the annual flu jab and have you had any issues please?
Manu thanks in advance, and anyone who doesn't read this properly and starts the lecture on how you can't catch flu from the jab is getting deleted