Flu Jab

[naila_007]

Hi All,

Has anyone NOT had the flu jab? and got the flu while on immune suppressents?

The thought of another needle just makes me blah

I am on my mycophenolate 2g a day for the last 5 months.

thanks,

Naila

[cowhide]

The flu jab needle is so fine you hardly feel it!

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I'd imagine anyone who got the flu with a compromised immune system probably can't answer this :S

[AnnieMc]

Hi there, I have yearly flu jabs, but still get the flu. Someone only has to sneeze near me and I get a cold which goes straight to my chest and takes weeks to go away, even with the help of of antibiotics. Don't really know if they work. Take care

[rosella24 in reply to AnnieMc]

Do you get "real flu" or a bad chest? Real flu is a dreadful illness that can leave you very weak and debilitated. A bad chest is bad enough but you'll know the difference if you get real flu. You can be bed ridden with a high fever and awful aches and pains and it can leave you feeling rough for quite a while. You should carry on with the flu jabs if you have an auto immune illness.

[rosella24]

I think you'll find that all the medics will tell you it's very important to have the flu jab as you have an auto immune disease. The needle is so fine you won't even feel it! Go for it!

[naila_007 in reply to rosella24]

Hi Rosella,

I had the flu jab Monday just gone and u were right the needle was "fine"

But now i do have a bit of a cold - but i was getting that before getting the jab. Am assuming cant take stuff like night/day nurse - means hot water/lemon and honey.

[naila_007]

thanks for the feedback

[Gdonnelly]

I got my flu jab last week & Have had no problems with it - I get it every year - better to be safe than sorry

[Suzyannayoung]

Hi there, I asked my specialist the same question last Friday. I am having a flare up last few months so medication including steroids , immunosuppressants is at high dosage , he said it was still best to have it. Am booked in for 8 November as have missed all the flu jab open clinics. Hope this helps you, and needle really doesn't hurt , 👍

[Suzyannayoung]

Hi everyone, have got raynauds, diffuse Scerledema , polymytosis , osterperosis , Barrett's disease , for at least the last five years, and as we do I manage to adapt to the changes and have for most of the time been positive. Now this has so upset so much, I have been having a flare up since June and medication had been increased. After a stable lung function test in May I was also sent for a ct scan , results last week showed white round shapes ( fibrosis ) . Am being sent for another lunch function test, waiting for appointment. I have been feeling a little breathless lately and found myself taking little gasps!!!! Very strange. Do you think that we can get a good lung function test if there's a change in the lungs, or could all of this appeared since June. I have never been off steroids and immunosuppressants in the last five years , just a lower does while being stable . Doc put me on sidnerfell ( not how it's spelt I know ) which I've not started yet, he said to help with a ulcer under my fingernails and 4 other pitted fingers. I've come away and read everything about lung involvement and am now terrified, see him in 3 weeks . Any suggestions on what I should be asking , I know it can't be reversed but can it be manage do you know. Would be comforting to hear from you if your in similar situation , many thanks 😊