The news is saying that the strain of flu going around is not included in the shot that they are giving this year so even if you have gotten the shot you are still susceptible for the current flu strain that is circulating at epidemic proportions.
_____ From: Gary Thomas [mailto:gbthomas8...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:26 AM To: Transverse Myelitis list Subject: Re: [TMIC] Face book 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 <mailto:robthe...@aol.com> To: jcs...@yahoo.com ; tmic-list@eskimo.com 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 <jcs...@yahoo.com> To: transverse myelitis <tmic-list@eskimo.com> 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 <malugss...@gmail.com> To: Pat Cooley <patticoole...@gmail.com>; pjv1...@chartermi.net Cc: tmic <tmic-list@eskimo.com> 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 <patticoole...@gmail.com> Date: Monday, 14 January 2013 8:33 PM To: <pjv1...@chartermi.net> Cc: tmic <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Face book Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> 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, <pjv1...@chartermi.net> 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
