Experiences with

Influenza Vaccine

I want so bad to reply to pratyaya personally....but it goes much deeper than that....there isn't one specific group to blame...it's not your fault that the average person doesn't understand the struggle of dealing with emotional pain or mental anguish. Unfortunately the stigma of mental health being

I am in the UK on Venetoclax and have just spent 5 days in hospital with COVID. Is it safe to have the flu vaccine and is it hit or miss whether the vaccine is actually for the strain of flu which is going to be around this winter

As flu vaccine season will soon be on us I was wondering if my husband will get a flu jab this year (I have asthma, therefore I qualify). In previous years he has been eligible but I believe the criteria has changed. Any thoughts?

Last Thursday I had the Shingles vaccine, 1st dose. I immediately had a sore arm, painful really and that continued into the weekend. I also felt generally unwell, completely out of kilter and dizzy/ nauseous at times, runny nose and a bit of a cough. Then a red hot swollen rash appeared on Sunday

Hi everyone, am I the process of looking at a holiday. I know yellow fever vaccine is a big no no. Am on hydroxycarbamide and daily aspirin with a diagnosis of ET. Has anyone taken malaria tablets with such a condition? TIA.

Hi everyone, just had second shingles vaccine and suddenly thought should I stop taking methotrexate this week also on sulfasalazine as is recommended after covid jab, I didn't stop taking meds after the first shingles jab,it just didn't even enter my head, think I'm losing it 😅 wishing you all as much

Does anyone know how long you have to leave it after rutuximab before having the shingles vaccine. I had infusion in December & my GP has never offered this or the pneumonia jab so was going to chase this up. Tia

Had Rp June of 23 and 37 treatments of radiation. Currently on Orgovyx, abi and prednisone about 12 months now. I’m having some pretty severe joint pain and just wondering what others are doing to manage it. I was doing well with exercise and then it just forced me to slow down. I am getting some people

I am 74 and in CLL remission after a 24-month course of Venetoclax plus Rituximab completed in September 2023. In July 2023 I was diagnosed with low grade, non-muscle invasive (PTa) bladder cancer and had a 12-month treatment with Epirubicin per respective protocol. Although biopsies at 3-month intervals

I went for my flexible cystoscopy this morning. I was seen pretty quick and the doctors and nurses very sensative. The cystoscopy took less that 15 minutes and unfortunately they found a start of a tumor. I was watching on a screen and it really did not look much, but I have to be admited

The government has released a bulletin offering secondary school pupils a free flu vaccine at school from 1st September. Please note the following: All children and young people with JIA are encouraged to have the flu vaccine. The standard vaccine is a nasal spray which contains a live vaccine

Well I never!! I woke to a text message from our GP's surgery to say that I am eligible for a shingles vaccination with a link to book in with a nurse. My GP's obviously looked up the guidelines & though better of her decision! I'm just hoping that after the fight to get it I don't have any adverse

Hi just a quick question regarding the Shingles Vaccine. I spoke to a GP on the phone today & asked about having the Shingles Vaccine. She told me that she dosnt think im eligible. I told her I think I am. She said you don’t qualify just because your are on Methotrexate I told her I'm not on Methotrexate

Presume people who are on immunosuppressants have taken the yearly flu jab and it has been largely uneventful?

A huge win yesterday (25 June 2024) in the above case against "[i]The Mail on Sunday (Associated Newspapers) and Barney Calman, Health Editor of the Mail on Sunday[/i]", which has been on-going for 5 years and (for those not aware) has been over both Dr Kendrick and Zoe Harcombe stepping outside prevailing

I will make this post brief , as I have had more than my share. This was my last BCG - I will be seen in about 10 weeks to see it it is still working, if not I will be considered for BCG again probablt. The letter I got for a Thorax CT Scan - I have found out from who'm and why. I asked my BC nurse

Some of you may remember some time last year or late Autum 2022. I was scedualled for BCG treatment after a struggle., but I was granted my wish and appointment made. This moring I got a letter with an appointment for a Thorax CT Scan - I was puzzled and wondered if my GP was sorting somthing. OUR

As I stand now I have my LAST BCG treatment this Thursday, that will be followed in six to eight weeks with a flexy cystoscopy. I am at moment Low Grade - If my cystoscopy shows a tumour, then I will have to go in overnight to have it removed, That would not mean back to High Grade necessarily .

First I went to hospital today - Had BCG have two more and they it's checking with a flexy cyscoscopy about three times a year. At the moment it's clear, but can return so rest of my time, constand checking. Fantasy Beach Garden and a Floral Abstract.

I did not think I would get to do a painting. been on eye drops for two weeks, to get rid of eye infection so I can have eye injection. I managed to do a painting that did not require mutch fine detail - Two almost comic type kittens in a fantasy Kittie Garden. Was a small canvas so did an easy