Can anyone please tell me the best way to get a flu shot on the road? I get one every year from my GP but he's a long way away and I'll be a while on the road yet.
jules47 said
04:05 PM Apr 20, 2013
Loki - go to any bulk billing clinic - they will do it for you I reckon. I see they are available from the chemists now.
pauline said
04:28 PM Apr 20, 2013
I did that about 4 weeks ago and am just now getting over a very bad cold..............go figure
Gerty Dancer said
05:05 PM Apr 20, 2013
I've had 2 flu shots in the past 30 years. First one was the first I'd ever had, as I was persuaded by the medical advice at the time. About 3 months later I had the flu and was ill for a couple of weeks. Next one was a freebie at work in the mid 90's, About 3 months later I had the flu and was quite ill, requiring several Dr's visits and 3 weeks off work. I might add that in the Nursing Home where I worked, all staff and patients had their flu shots , and almost everybody got the flu, including 18 hospital admissions and 2 deaths.
Nowadays I'm too scared to have another flu shot. Yet my partner does every year, and he never gets sick, not even a cold.
As you say Pauline, go figure....
Loki said
08:03 PM Apr 20, 2013
Thanks for that. I'll see about getting a jab & taking my chances. All the medicos say that you won't get the specific flu you are being injected to prevent but you can still pick up other variations: I'd like to see an objective set of statistics tho, as there does seem to be a link to getting a flu injection, followed by getting the flu. Perhaps I'll wait until July when I'm in Perth: If I get sick I can get my niece to look after me!
Safe travels all, may the flu pass you by.
neilnruth said
12:57 AM Apr 22, 2013
Yes, I can't get mine until May 13th - so hoping I don't get the flu. I usually get sick from the end of winter into spring. Last year it was almost pneumonia. The joys of being asthmatic.
villatranquilla said
08:18 PM Apr 22, 2013
Loki wrote:
Thanks for that. I'll see about getting a jab & taking my chances. All the medicos say that you won't get the specific flu you are being injected to prevent but you can still pick up other variations: I'd like to see an objective set of statistics tho, as there does seem to be a link to getting a flu injection, followed by getting the flu. Perhaps I'll wait until July when I'm in Perth: If I get sick I can get my niece to look after me!
Safe travels all, may the flu pass you by.
July is leaving it a bit late - best time is April/May - most medical centres or Doctors surgeries should be able to assist.
jules47 said
11:45 PM Apr 22, 2013
At a pharmacy here in Coffs they have a sign out the front to make your appointment now! Maybe they have someone there who gives the shot?
mongrel said
01:59 AM Apr 23, 2013
Had my flu shot on the 8th April...have not stopped coughing since .Actually feel quite sick..Doc tells me that it can make you more sick than the actual flu does. Experiencing sore back ,sore throat runny nose and a whole lot of other aches and pains...Yes I am having a whinge....But hopefully now that I have had the shot I WON'T GET SICK.....hahahaha.......Alan the Mongrel..
allinone said
02:44 AM Apr 23, 2013
Why not try some natural instead of supporting some multinational company that sends its profits overseas as well as costing me ( a taxpayer payg) every payday.
This product is made using natural indredients and no human or animal component is added. It keeps you healthy on the inside. The maker of the product tells me that you can live on this!!! (with water).
It is a probiotic powder that can be added to water, juice sprinkled on food if you need to and so on.
Call me anytime t discuss as I am that prepared to talk up this amazing product. It is great for animals as well.
See the website http://slsfree.miessence.com/en/product/19501/inliven-probiotic-superfood-value-pack- to purchase on line.
The first part that I read on that web-site sounded interesting, so I clicked on "ingredients" and its a blank space... ?????
Beth54 said
01:59 AM Apr 24, 2013
I've been having the flu shot every year, generally late March early April, since 1998 when I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. What's the connection I hear you say...it's a very draining disease, and coupled with the fact that I have a srivveled up spleen, and a history of chest infections, it all made sense to me. For the same reasons I've had every booster known to man, including the Pnuemonia one.
I was told that those earlier flu shots were a bit dicky, and of course, each year they...whoever they are...have to predict what strain of flu is heading our way. So they look at what's happened in the northern hemisphere winter and act accordingly.
Mind you, I still get chest infections.
neilnruth said
05:37 AM Apr 24, 2013
So do I Beth - when I go near the grandchildren - so fingers crossed cos that's where we head next.
Beth54 said
06:43 AM Apr 24, 2013
You'd have to be careful because of your parents too Ruth.
neilnruth said
04:46 PM Apr 24, 2013
Glad you haven't had the flu for that long Recoup but others do get it and have other health issues to think about. Our son has an iGa deficiency and if his children catch a cold he could end up with pneumonia - so flu would be even worse. I find I'm a whole lot better if I hit the road and we keep our own company - but I'm not keen to live in isolation. So the flu shot means I can get some protection.
And I do eat all of the list you supplied as well.
-- Edited by neilnruth on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 04:47:00 PM
Beth54 said
06:56 PM Apr 24, 2013
Well said Ruth.
Smugness is unbecoming.
I'd love to see you walk a mile in my shoes recoup.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 06:58:37 PM
Recoup said
10:11 PM Apr 24, 2013
Last time I had the flu would have been 15 years ago, I never had a flu shot in my live , in my opinion it is only a money spinner for the pharmacy .
The more flu shots you get the weaker your immune system gets. To build up your immune system you have to eat plenty of garlic , ginger ,onions , vitamine C ,zink, but then you know all this and " WASH YOUR HANDS". Just think somebody is coughing and sneezing in his hand and then grabing a trolly or hand rail ?
Well they can stick there needeles ,you know where
Cheers Hans.
allinone said
05:40 AM Apr 26, 2013
Gerty Dancer wrote:
so I clicked on "ingredients" and its a blank space... ?????
Tks for that pickup....
The single pack has the ingredients listed. Cannot hyperlink on the iPad but here is the link so ycancan see the 26 food ingredients ans 13 bacteria that is in the powder.
I have the flue shot every year, and having mine tomorrow and i hate ,HATE NEEDLES.... and I'm abit like Mongrel, I too usually get crook for a while after the shot.. but if I dont have it then I'm usually worse off, one year I missed it and had phenomena, was lucky to get better before I left for the UK ...
Hi,
Can anyone please tell me the best way to get a flu shot on the road? I get one every year from my GP but he's a long way away and I'll be a while on the road yet.
Next one was a freebie at work in the mid 90's, About 3 months later I had the flu and was quite ill, requiring several Dr's visits and 3 weeks off work. I might add that in the Nursing Home where I worked, all staff and patients had their flu shots , and almost everybody got the flu, including 18 hospital admissions and 2 deaths.
Nowadays I'm too scared to have another flu shot. Yet my partner does every year, and he never gets sick, not even a cold.
As you say Pauline, go figure....
Safe travels all, may the flu pass you by.
July is leaving it a bit late - best time is April/May - most medical centres or Doctors surgeries should be able to assist.
This product is made using natural indredients and no human or animal component is added. It keeps you healthy on the inside. The maker of the product tells me that you can live on this!!! (with water).
It is a probiotic powder that can be added to water, juice sprinkled on food if you need to and so on.
Call me anytime t discuss as I am that prepared to talk up this amazing product. It is great for animals as well.
See the website http://slsfree.miessence.com/en/product/19501/inliven-probiotic-superfood-value-pack- to purchase on line.
http://slsfree.miessence.com/en/product/19501/inliven-probiotic-superfood-value-pack
I've been having the flu shot every year, generally late March early April, since 1998 when I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. What's the connection I hear you say
...it's a very draining disease, and coupled with the fact that I have a srivveled up spleen, and a history of chest infections, it all made sense to me. For the same reasons I've had every booster known to man, including the Pnuemonia one.
I was told that those earlier flu shots were a bit dicky, and of course, each year they...whoever they are
...have to predict what strain of flu is heading our way. So they look at what's happened in the northern hemisphere winter and act accordingly.
Mind you, I still get chest infections.
You'd have to be careful because of your parents too Ruth.
Glad you haven't had the flu for that long Recoup but others do get it and have other health issues to think about. Our son has an iGa deficiency and if his children catch a cold he could end up with pneumonia - so flu would be even worse. I find I'm a whole lot better if I hit the road and we keep our own company - but I'm not keen to live in isolation. So the flu shot means I can get some protection.
And I do eat all of the list you supplied as well.
-- Edited by neilnruth on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 04:47:00 PM
Well said Ruth.
Smugness is unbecoming.
I'd love to see you walk a mile in my shoes recoup.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 06:58:37 PM
Last time I had the flu would have been 15 years ago, I never had a flu shot in my live , in my opinion it is only a money spinner for the pharmacy .
The more flu shots you get the weaker your immune system gets. To build up your immune system you have to eat plenty of garlic , ginger ,onions , vitamine C ,zink, but then you know all this and " WASH YOUR HANDS". Just think somebody is coughing and sneezing in his hand and then grabing a trolly or hand rail ?
Well they can stick there needeles ,you know where
Cheers Hans.
Tks for that pickup....
The single pack has the ingredients listed. Cannot hyperlink on the iPad but here is the link so ycancan see the 26 food ingredients ans 13 bacteria that is in the powder.
http://slsfree.miessence.com/en/product/15101/inliven-probiotic-superfood
and I'm abit like Mongrel, I too usually get crook for a while after the shot..
but if I dont have it then I'm usually worse off, one year I missed it and had phenomena, was lucky to get better
before I left for the UK ...
http://slsfree.miessence.com/en/product/15101/inliven-probiotic-superfood