I used to get flu shots but stopped after getting TM in 2004. I have not had the flu.....until this season! I got it at around Christmas and am still not up to full strength (which is not that great anyway due to the fatigue I already had from the TM).
So, I am rethinking, should I get the shot next year, or not? Fortunately, I did not pass the flu to my 87-year-old dad who always gets the shot but forgot this time, or my pregnant daughter and her family visiting us while I was sick, or my wife who has not gotten the shot either. I think her chiropractor is not for getting it. I don't think my doctor or neurologist had anything against getting the shot. I guess I'll have a year to think about it??? The worst part about the flu was that my grandkids were here from Georgia and I did not get to do much with them. Gary in Niles, MI ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Pall To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Face book I get the Flu and Pneumonia shot and have never gotten the flu in the past 15 years. And The TMIC_LIST is pretty much the only one I read...it is too bad that so many of our group has gone to facebook...I guess you can't stop progress!~ Rob in New Jersey -----Original Message----- From: john snodgrass <[email protected]> To: transverse myelitis <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Jan 14, 2013 10:59 pm Subject: Re: [TMIC] Face book i had the flu shot and the pneumonia shot the same time and i still cant play the violin! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Dalton Garis <[email protected]> To: Pat Cooley <[email protected]>; [email protected] Cc: tmic <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Face book I still listen and read. Because I still have TM and always will. By the Way, that mustard cure has greatly reduced seizures for me. Now, I only get them every 10 days or so. DG Dalton Garis Flushing, Queens New York, USA Mobile: 718-838-0437 From: Pat Cooley <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 14 January 2013 8:33 PM To: <[email protected]> Cc: tmic <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Face book Resent-From: <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:33:21 -0800 Patti I think you made the right decision. You have to do what is best for you and your family. You need to protect your mom, hubby & grandchildren. Patti C. in Wisconsin On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 5:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: I've noticed some talk of people comng back to the tmic list for discussions and wondered just how many people actually look at this site anymore. The onky discussion I have is that I received my first flu shot last Wednesday since my 9 years with TM. We had two deaths from the flu in our area and I had a fear of carrying the flu to my 86 year old Mom, my diabetic hubby, or my grandchildren. My fears of being a carrier outweighed my fear of a reaction. I called my Neurologist and asked if he had any objection to me getting the flu shot. His answer was go ahead and get it. Patti V - Michigan
