Rich Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Never really got around to it, mostly because I'n not in any of the high-risk groups that they were offering first-dibs to. Probably not a bad idea to do it, though, now that it's pretty widely available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightMare Silverado Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Psh I caught H1N1 it's not that bad. It's more a respratory problem the worst part is that no matter what you do you will have it for like a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADRIDES Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 NO way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterp199 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMADreamer Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabigbratj Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I have a serious issue with vaccinations in general so I definitely never entertained the idea of an H1N1 shot. I firmly believe we are vaccinating and medicating ourselves to death, including the obsessive use of anti-bacterial products. Think about it, what do all the anti-bacterial soaps, cleaners, and wipes promise? "Kills 99.9% of germs and bacteria" well great!! That leaves the strongest .1% of the germ & bacteria community behind... the worst of the worst. In the meantime we mindlessly subject ourselves to an annual flu shot which is nothing more than a mildly good guess as to what strain will be prevalent this year. As long as its been my decision to make I've not gotten any kind of vaccinations and guess what... I rarely get sick. The company I work for issues free flu shots at the start of each flu season... everyone except myself and another guy who shares my outlook on this topic chose to participate. Guess who the only 2 people who didn't catch a flu bug this year were? The same story the year before. My wife even gets a flu shot each year and gets sick... I don't even catch what she has sharing the same house. She gives me a hard time about my "super immune system" but I believe its no accident. Annually getting an injection of a weakend influenza is a short term way to keep from getting sick. Think of your immune system as a MMA fighter... if you make him practice each year agains sub par, weaklings, and unskilled fighters he won't be ready for the challenge when he has to face the real thing. I think of my immune system the same way... let it fight off viruses and bacteria on its own... the way nature designed it to. That which doesn't kill me only makes me stronger. And on that note I will step down from my soap box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I didn't get one. I caught it last June at a conference before the shot was available. Like Nightmare said, it wasn't horrible, except for being stuck in my hotel room for a few days. Wasn't the best trip I've been on. I wouldn't have gotten it anyway. I'm on board with what Dylan posted. You have to build up your immune system and let it stay strong. The vaccines just mask the weakness and don't let them strengthen. Best thing I ever did was data a girl who worked in a hospital, back in 97. Was the worst winter of my life, I was sick constantly. It really paid off in the long run though. I've barely been sick in 12 years since. I haven't had the flu other than last summer and a cold in 03 and 06. Not a bad trade off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
694doorbird Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I totaly agree with Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ1o87 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 No way - don't think it's important. Think about it - it's the flu with a different name. Another example of a media frenzy that caused widespread panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Never really got around to it, mostly because I'n not in any of the high-risk groups that they were offering first-dibs to. Probably not a bad idea to do it, though, now that it's pretty widely available. Same here. Yes probably not a bad idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Haven't had a flu shot in 25 years. Had the flu once. I'm still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjcin Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 No vaccine here. Just my 2cents, but that whole thing was blown way out of proportion. If you are elderly or have some existing respiratory problems, then maybe. Proper nutrition, 7-8 hrs of sleep daily keep the immune system strong. Just think if the media devoted as much hype to obesity as they did H1N1. IMO, that's a REAL problem with long term health effects not just a week or two with H1N1. I worked in an elementary school recently and could not believe how many portly kids there were. Not to go off in a different direction, but if you think our health care is expensive now, wait till these kids are in their 50's. Now it's computer and video games instead of outdoor activity. Oh well that's all for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03silvss Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 i got it , figured it better safe then sorry but i got the shot months ago before x-mas, but i do not get the flu shot ever and i never get sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson4450 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 got both shots had no issues and no flu this year of course im in the high risk group being a firefighter emt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolth Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I don't let that kind of stuff get to me and i never had any kind of shots since i was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Nope, and i am in the age bracket that is most prone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersilverado04 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 No flu shoots for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdutytd Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I'm immune to it, or so would be suspected as I spent 4 hours in a car with 3 other people that had it. but I agree with Dylan also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanZr10 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Im in the military and it is a manadorty vaccine we all have to get, I was on deployment and felt like a bull going though a shot line we got athrax, small poxs and H1N1 all within a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSyko Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I have a serious issue with vaccinations in general so I definitely never entertained the idea of an H1N1 shot. I firmly believe we are vaccinating and medicating ourselves to death, including the obsessive use of anti-bacterial products. Think about it, what do all the anti-bacterial soaps, cleaners, and wipes promise? "Kills 99.9% of germs and bacteria" well great!! That leaves the strongest .1% of the germ & bacteria community behind... the worst of the worst. In the meantime we mindlessly subject ourselves to an annual flu shot which is nothing more than a mildly good guess as to what strain will be prevalent this year. As long as its been my decision to make I've not gotten any kind of vaccinations and guess what... I rarely get sick. The company I work for issues free flu shots at the start of each flu season... everyone except myself and another guy who shares my outlook on this topic chose to participate. Guess who the only 2 people who didn't catch a flu bug this year were? The same story the year before. My wife even gets a flu shot each year and gets sick... I don't even catch what she has sharing the same house. She gives me a hard time about my "super immune system" but I believe its no accident. Annually getting an injection of a weakend influenza is a short term way to keep from getting sick. Think of your immune system as a MMA fighter... if you make him practice each year agains sub par, weaklings, and unskilled fighters he won't be ready for the challenge when he has to face the real thing. I think of my immune system the same way... let it fight off viruses and bacteria on its own... the way nature designed it to. That which doesn't kill me only makes me stronger. And on that note I will step down from my soap box I could not agree with you more. My X's solution to everything was medication. She always medicated and always seemed sick. I, on the other hand, almost never medicated and almost never got sick. On the rare occasions that I did get sick, it would have to really knock me off my feet before I would take anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VistaStang Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Yeah, military here as well, mandatory....yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightMare Silverado Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 My brother is a marine and he caught it before he got the shot. I only go to a dr if I'm really sick which happens 2-3x a year. I have cronic bronchititus(spelling?) and if I don't go get meds it turns into phenmonia(spelling again lol) and that put me in the ER hooked up to every machine and a 800$ copay last year because I tried to just tough it out. Actually my dr said I only caught H1N1 because that weakened my system so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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