Betty I have the same home situation. I never get the shot, but my hubby, both my daughters. my 2 son-in-laws and 2 grand daughters get the shot. Since I don't go out much at this time ofl the year - too damn cold - I feel I am safe. Even before TM, I never had colds.
Patti C in Wisconsin On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Betty Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > My neuro feels my primary can cover my meds needs regularly so unless a > new problem or question arises, there's no need for me to pay a specialist > just to say, "Okay, you're doing fine, see you next year," since I already > see my primary every 1-2 years anyway. > > He also recommended I not get any vaccinations - but I think there are > additional considerations to make... I have no small children or > grandchildren (little germ critters, lol) and I live in the very mild > climate area just north of San Francisco, California. In the 6 and a half > years I've had TM, I've only had two colds and never had the flu (knock on > wood!). Even though my daughter, who is 21 and still lives at home, just > recovered from a pretty awful case of the flu, no one else in the house got > it (me, my husband or my 23-yr-old son). Besides which, my understanding is > there are many different strains of flu out there and the shot does not > cover them all. There's no guarantee, even if you get the shot, you won't > get the flu. > > Maybe the mega doses I take of vitamins B-12, C and D3 help, I don't know. > But I'm more comfortable risking the flu than another TM incident. > > Betty > (in Northern California) > > On 1/21/2013 9:05 AM, Pat Cooley wrote: > > Jude since everyone with TM suffers in different ways, I believe the > decision to have a flu shot should be an individual one. I have had 2 > different neuros and they both recommend that I don't have any shots in the > future, so I haven't and will not have one in the future. I mentioned that > I have had 2 different neuros. The first is from when I was first dx with > TM, and now the second because we moved too far away from the first. It > has been 2 yrs since I last saw my current neuro as she said I did not need > any more MRI's as I have had at least 5 since TM. Also I did not need to > make any appt unless things changed or have different symptoms which they > haven't. > > Patti C. - Wisconsin > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 10:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Hi ladies and gentleman,* >> ** >> *This is Jude from TMIC. We are having two discussions and need your >> input. First, we are talking about the need for a neurologist when someone >> has TM, and the other topic is the need for flu shots, have you had them >> and what does your Dr. say about them.* >> ** >> *There has been quite a bit of activity lately, but we need more. Will >> be happy to answer any questions you have or talk about any topics you can >> think of.* >> ** >> *I miss hearing from you and hope you write in soon. In case you have >> forgotten the site it is:* >> *[email protected] . If you need to receive the emails the address >> is: [email protected] * >> ** >> *I love you all,* >> *Jude* >> *Michigan, USA* >> > > >
