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hep c and h1n1 vaccine
not sure if I should get the vaccine or not, comments?
Howdy outfished. I'm a fisherman by trade. Anyway, about your question. What does your Hepatologist say?
I just received a letter from the NYU transplant unit and their recommendation is to get the injectible form of the vaccine, but to stay away from the nasal spray version (HCV 1a stage 4)
nice to meet you franke, havent talked to hepatologist yet, thought i'd check here first.
It's a personal decision. I work a lot with the effects of influenza risks in my job - a big global company. For our family, we'll probably not get Season vaccine since the vast majority is currently H1N1 and Seasonal vaccine is hard to find now. But, we will go for the H1N1 vaccine when available. As Viaduk says, we will avoid the nasal stuff and wait for the injectable. My son (on campus will for sure get it, probably sooner). The rest of the family is lower risk so we may be waiting a while.
I understand that there are certain categories of people who should get the H1N1 vaccination. Best thing is to check with your doc and go by his/her recommendations.
My PCP told me to wait because I'm not in any of the current "get the shot now" categories. If he tells me to get it, I will.
My PCP told me to wait because I'm not in any of the current "get the shot now" categories. If he tells me to get it, I will.
Since doctors recommend that patients of hep get a flu shot because we have a chronic disease I would say if you have the opportunity to get it you should. But as FLGuy said it's a personal decision. When the chance comes for me to get it I am going to. I hate the flu I had it once and was in bed for over 10 days...dont ever want it again. I get the regular flu shot every year!
i got the injection and suffered no side effects other than soreness around the injection site for a few days. but its really up to yourself but im happy that i have got it.
Well I went ahead and got the h1n1 vaccine, It was offered free by my employer so I went ahead and got it, High risk job so I thought it was best! Thanks for all the input everyone!
i also work in a HIGHRISK job, and my gi dr. i couldnt,i wounder why some dr. say yes and some say no?----rockin516
hey rockin my doc said exactly the same thing...i was not to get any flue vaccines on the tx,but i had very low WBC and IMO tht might have been why. cos it sais on the instruction sheet on flue vacc not to have it if u have low WBC,not sure why but my guess would be that we need ample amounts of wbc for the vaccine to make our antibodys or sumthin like that anyways.
we should all get vaccines done b4 tx,i wish my doc had of told me to get it b4 tx cos i have had so many flues this yr and IMO its probly affected my tx cos my wbc has been gettin depleted from the flue viruses.
To outfish...were u on the tx when u had the vaccines?
we should all get vaccines done b4 tx,i wish my doc had of told me to get it b4 tx cos i have had so many flues this yr and IMO its probly affected my tx cos my wbc has been gettin depleted from the flue viruses.
To outfish...were u on the tx when u had the vaccines?
from what i under stood is that our immunsystem is very low and the h1n1 is alive viras so we cant fight it like normal people as in a good immun,and it could land us in the hospiital i could be wrong tho. all i know i was told no on the flu/h1n1 till it was over so i just wear a mask the whole time at work cause we sometimes see 20 or more cases aday but when my neautrophils are ar 20 and wbc is 1.7 i stay at home till i get the cbc done on that tues.so----im not saying not get but check with dr. but i went by dr.s orders-----rockin516
they are not doing test for the H1N1 when people come in with flu symptoms just saying it could be. It seems like a huge media hype to keep the people fearful, I have hep C for 35 yrs and no way is any of our family getting any experimental poison .
If I understand this H1N1 flu correctly, the deaths are caused by one of 2 things primarily - that it settles into the lungs and/or upper/lower respiratory tract areas and in severe cases, restricts breathing causing death, i.e. those with asthma or even smokers can be at greater risk here, among other things - OR - it over-stimulates the immune system causing what's known as a cytokine storm, where the immune system fights back SO hard that it actually kills the host with it's over-reaction. This is why some young people are more vulnerable, as their immune systems are developing and more reactive than someone who is older, which is why seniors are in a lower risk category than young people, a senior's immune system is weaker and less capable of switching into that deadly over-compensation zone. This is different than the regular flu that people get vacccinated for annually.
Depending on your underlying health conditions, being on treatment doesn't seem to put you in a greater risk category. However, this isn't the only reason to get a vaccine. We get them so that we prevent ourselves from getting sick in the first place and passing it on to someone who might not be in as good a shape biologically to protect themselves from the ill effects.
So from the perspective of if someone on treatment is at a greater risk if they don't get vaccinated, it would seem we're not.
There are other reasons to get vaccinated however and that is the risk of getting the flu period and the risk of passing it on to someone else who might be impacted to a much greater degree than we would ourselves.
I'm not quite comfortable with the vaccine, not knowing as much about it as I'd like just yet and I continue to read. I'm not in a high risk group so I have time - the vaccine is currently going only to high risk categories - or should be. Some people are queue jumping here and the screening is inadequate to prevent it.
Depending on your underlying health conditions, being on treatment doesn't seem to put you in a greater risk category. However, this isn't the only reason to get a vaccine. We get them so that we prevent ourselves from getting sick in the first place and passing it on to someone who might not be in as good a shape biologically to protect themselves from the ill effects.
So from the perspective of if someone on treatment is at a greater risk if they don't get vaccinated, it would seem we're not.
There are other reasons to get vaccinated however and that is the risk of getting the flu period and the risk of passing it on to someone else who might be impacted to a much greater degree than we would ourselves.
I'm not quite comfortable with the vaccine, not knowing as much about it as I'd like just yet and I continue to read. I'm not in a high risk group so I have time - the vaccine is currently going only to high risk categories - or should be. Some people are queue jumping here and the screening is inadequate to prevent it.
More people die from hepatitis every year,why dont they saturate this news with this all over the media?More people know about the flu than a disease thats is far more of a killer,and dont forget we get more new cases every day because most people dont even know what hep is or even herad about it....the all flu vaccines are a scam ...some is outta whack>
This flu is transmitted MUCH easier than Hep C. There are at least two locations in Canada where the schools have been shut down due to the number of persons who have been hit with the H1N1 flu. They are trying to stop the spread of it. If you don't catch it, you can't get sick from it OR die from it. There is a vaccine for the flu and none for Hep C. Comparing Hep C to this flu is like comparing apples and kumquats.
If there was a vaccine for Hep C, then would you go get one now that you are likely to be SVR and can get re-infected, knowing how you feel about how dangerous Hep C is?
If there was a vaccine for Hep C, then would you go get one now that you are likely to be SVR and can get re-infected, knowing how you feel about how dangerous Hep C is?
Now knowing how hep C is spread,mainly by IV drug use,i honestly say i would not get a vaccine if it were available and i would make sure 100% that my dentist are" clean".Vaccines are not up my alley....just my opinions.
THIS IS from the reqular flu:
Every year in the United States, on average:
•5% to 20% of the population gets the flu;
•more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related complications; and
•about 36,000 people die from flu-related causes.
so why all the news media over the sime flu ?
http://www.cdc.gov/Flu/keyfacts.htm
Every year in the United States, on average:
•5% to 20% of the population gets the flu;
•more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related complications; and
•about 36,000 people die from flu-related causes.
so why all the news media over the sime flu ?
http://www.cdc.gov/Flu/keyfacts.htm
I waited 4 hours on Thursday to get my H1N1 vaccine at a clinic in San Francisco. While the media blows this and everything out of proportion, it seems smart to get one. The H1N1 vaccine is made the same way as the seasonal vaccine & a test of 22,000 Japanese healthcare worker showed only 7 had any side effects - all were mild. My doctor strongly encouraged me to get the vaccine ASAP.
I am 3 months post-tx but also have several high risk factors. We'll be traveling overseas in 10 days and hate to be sick in Italy (not the best healthcare system I have seen).
BTW - I always watch to make sure the needles come out of sealed packaging.
I am 3 months post-tx but also have several high risk factors. We'll be traveling overseas in 10 days and hate to be sick in Italy (not the best healthcare system I have seen).
BTW - I always watch to make sure the needles come out of sealed packaging.
The big deal with this flu, from what I understand, is that it spreads very quickly and at an alarming rate across the world so far, there was no vaccine for it and there were a number of deaths from it in Mexico where it first surfaced and it took awhile to figure out what was causing so many deaths in Mexico. Since there was no vaccine, it was necessary to inform people on what preventative precautions to take so that the spread of this flu could be contained. We're now in the second wave of the virus. It's possible it will mutate and get stronger - that pattern has been seen before in other flu epidemics - they don't know what this flu will do so preventative measures are the steps being taken - vaccinations and education to on what measures can be taken to contain the spread of this flu.
Sorry - me again. I just read this Q&A in one of our online newspapers. A bit of the information is Canadian-specific, however most of it is not. The writer of this Q&A - Andre Picard - has produced some of the best articles on H1N1 and is very knowledgable. The Q&A is extensive. Thought it might be helpful - I think it corrects some of my own thinking on this as well.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/updated-reader-questions-on-h1n1-answered/article1329448/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-swine-flu/updated-reader-questions-on-h1n1-answered/article1329448/
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