Pneumonia Booster

[Content82]

Has anyone had a problem getting their pneumonia booster ? My consultant has recommended to GP but it was refused. I am 3 years into remission after 4 sessions of Rituximab and Bendamustine Chemo.

Apparently I don’t meet my Health Centres criteria. !

[AutumnJ]

Hi Content82, if you are in the UK you can go online and book an appointment at Boots. I did this last year and again this year. I get it earlier this way than I would at my GP. Hope this helps.

[Content82 in reply to AutumnJ]

Hi Autumn J

Thanks for your quick response and advice.

When I checked with Boots they offered Previnar 13 only without the second PPSV23 injection 2 months later.

What was your experience ?

Thanks

[mrsjsmith in reply to Content82]

This topic came up recently and I checked and found both available at Superdrug. It might also be that it’s in short supply at the moment.

Colette

[GMa27]

My instructions are Prevnar 13 then a year later Neumovax 23.

I just got the 13 shot yesterday.

Not sure why your second shot is few months later.

[MsLockYourPosts Passed Volunteer in reply to GMa27]

If you get the Prevnar 13 first then you can get the Pneumovax 23 at least 8 weeks later. If the Pneumovax was first then you need at least a year before the Prevnar 13.

The Pneumovax is repeated in 5 years. There is some disagreement about whether it is given again after that. My doctor gives it every 5 years.

[GMa27 in reply to MsLockYourPosts]

Interesting. So different.

[Shedman]

There are two issues:

- explaining to your GP/medical practise that, in spite of treatments, CLL - immune system cancer - involves a permanent immune dysfunction.. largely unaltered by treatments.. You remain a vulnerable patient from CLL diagnosis until a new immune system treatment emerges that in some way repairs your immune system.

- standard timing of CLLer immunisations.. the latter may well be found at right in related posts (or, maybe, scroll down the page, if viewing this on iPhone/other smartphone with narrow screen.)

I am pleased to learn the key information from replies — seems to be that I need a repeat of one after 5 years.. (I’m a couple of years behind your timeline of B+R treatment..)