seasonal flu shot

[dee45]

Hi,

is anyone getting there child the seasonal flu shot, I am not sure what to do??

 

Deanna

[ShaesMom]

Hi,

is anyone getting there child the seasonal flu shot, I am not sure what to do??

 

Deanna

 

Everyone in the family but my Pandas dd with get the flu shot. She has always had one in the past but I'm not comfortable taking a chance that it may or may not effect the Pandas. Dr. K recommends no vaccinations including the flu shot.

[thereishope]

Stay away from FluMist. It's a live vaccine. I think I'm going to give everyone in my house, expect PANDAS son, a flu shot in order to try to, in turn, keep him healthy. I am not giving my PANDAS son even the flu shot this year. I do know at least one mom who has a PANDAS child who gets the flu shot every year and has not had problems. I just don't feel comfortable doing it right now. He's doing well and I am scared to mess with it.

 

No body in the house will get the swine flu vaccine.

[sf_mom]

Live vaccines do not take if your child has had IVIG in the last 8 to 12 months.... Like others, I'll have my other two get the flu shot.

[mama2alex]

We never get flu shots, but since my son has had recurrent pneumonia, H1N1 is causing us to consider it further. My son had flu last week and we should have the H1N1 test results back in the next couple of days. Hopefully, that's what he had, then we won't have to decide. Dr. K told us yesterday that he's had several PANDAS cases where there is a recurrance after a viral immunization.

[colleenrn]

We will not be getting the seasonal flu shot or the H1N1. We have had the flu several times over the past 10 years and have never seen an increase in PANDAS symptoms. IMO, any viral vaccine is not good for a child with PANDAS.

Colleen

[dcmom]

not to mention this vaccine is being rushed. Also, look up what happened with the vaccine last time there was a swine flu scare...

[Kayanne]

I have always refused the flu shots...emotionally I hate agreeing to give my kids shots.

 

However, mainly I have always tried to take the approach that I will not interfear with my kids immune system more than is necessary. I believe the truth about vaccines is somewhere between the two ends of the debate, and I have kept up with all four of my children's immunizations because if most children are recieving the vaccines, when will my kids get exposed--and some of these viruses can be more dangerous if you contract them as adults.

 

Prior to dealing with PANDAS, my family has been healthy, and I didn't feel that we fell into the "at risk" group for complications from the flu.

 

See to me, I kind of see getting colds and flu, playing in the dirt and such as the way our bodies are supposed to build resistance...I just think so many people have been led to believe that getting sick is bad...I see it as a natural part of life. I won't even give my kids tylenol or motrin when they have a fever (unless it is very high or they are not tolerating it well) because that is part of the immune response that your body launches to fight infection.

 

I am troubled that the defination of "at risk" poeple has risen dramatically, and I question the motivations behind the recommendations. I just don't buy into the hype.

 

However, now that we are aware of PANDAS, I do think I need to take a closer look at how best to protect my family, but I'm still going to pass on the flu shots/mist.

[kim]

As far as H1N1

 

DOES ANYONE THINK IF YOUR CHILDS HISTORY WAS EXPLAINED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN LET INTO THE CLINICAL TRIALS FOR SAFETY or EFFECACY TESTING OF THIS VACCINE????? NO. They only want HEALTHY PEOPLE.

 

Go to H1N1 clinical trials.gov and look at the exclusion criteria for some of the studies

 

 

 

Edit: I removed psyco mom's remarks (my own) put her back in the closet and hope I can keep her contained