~
there is no way I am getting that flu vaccine...I heard that folks with
autoimmune shouldn't and my Dr's and neuro agreed it was a good choice I think
the vaccine scares me more than the flu does!
~Krissy~
We are all in this together, by ourselves.
- Lily Tomlin
~I'm In pretty Good Shape
For the Shape I am in~
--- On Thu, 10/15/09, Janice <jan...@centurytel.net>
wrote:
From: Janice <jan...@centurytel.net>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] RE: New Swine Flu Vaccine
To: "Anne Shreve" <sthrnbll...@yahoo.com>, tmic-list@eskimo.com
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 11:43 PM
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Anne,
I do not have MS, but have a close friend who
does. She is taking several meds to keep her going. I
can't believe
you only take pain meds.
Also, when I was diagnosed with TM, the doctors said that
usually what sets it off is an extremely severe flu virus
or severe head cold. Now, I developed
TM about 3-4 months after I had a flu shot 2 1/2 years ago. I
don't think
that was my cause nor do the doc's think
so. In 1974/75, they may have
been using a live virus, I just don't know. But it has been many years
since they have done so.
Have you thought about getting a 2nd opinion from another
neuro - even to see if he/she agrees with the meds
you are on?
Good luck to you and keep writing in,
Janice
----- Original Message -----
From:
Anne
Shreve
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:40
AM
Subject: [TMIC] RE: New Swine Flu
Vaccine
Hi everyone, My name is Anne Shreve and I
am currently 56 years young. My daughter called me the other night with
some very interesting news. She, first of all, was listening to talk
radio where they were discussing the vaccination with a panel of doctors. I
won't go into every little detail, but the Doctors were saying that this is
basically the same vaccine that people were given around the year 1974-1975,
however, back then they were simply calling it the "flu vaccine". The thing
that grabbed her attention was when the doctors stated that this vaccine left
a large number of people with temporary paralysis, permanent disabilities,
and
in some cases death.
I took that vaccine at work. About a week or so later I got
the flu. I am talking about a flu that wrestles you to the ground and
sometimes makes you wish it would just die to get out of the misery.
Then about 3 weeks later I went to bed feeling fine and awakened to find that
I was completely paralyzed from my waist down.
However, after a 4 month hospital stay, hundreds of tests,
exhausting physical therapy, and the constant love and support of friends and
family I was able to go home. I was still in a wheelchair, but over the next
year and a half I had made a complete recovery.But about 20 years later I
found out that "whatever" attacked me wasn't through with me yet.
In 1993 my legs started to feel as if they weighed 5 tons
each. But no paralysis at all. I was very quickly diagnosed with
Multiple Sclerosis and currently my life exist in either the hospital bed or
my power scooter. I have not walked one step now in almost 8 years. I live
alone and I do pretty well. I also have 2 grown children that help me as much
as they can. I don't want any of you to get the wrong idea about me. I
don't pity myself and I don't allow others to either. For some reason
this is the hand of cards I have been dealt and I plan to play them right up
until the end.
However, I do have so many questions. I don't think I have MS.
My neuro Dr. never even mentioned the meds out there to treat/slow down the
progress of MS. All I have ever been given is pain meds to keep me
comfortable.
Keep me in your thoughts and prayers and if anyone has had an
experience such as mine please share it with me and my family.
God Bless you all for always being there. Take
care, Anne
