Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Sorry to read about your Mom, Randy. One of our realities at best, but no less emotional.
One day, was just having one of those mental wandering adventures and it hit me, I was now the most senior member of the family, not just mine but wife’s too. Scary.

Extra prayers for your Mom and her comfort.

 

[sodamo]

Happy belated 43rd Mr & Mrs Buppies

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I came to the same conclusion.
That is exactly what happen to me several years ago, got the other strain of flu, and I Don稚 get the flu shot anymore and am better off.

I don't understand the "better off" conclusion, Don.

A flu shot will protect you from several strains of flu, just not all of them.

In my mind, even a best guess concoction for the flu shot is better than no shot at all, as it offers protection from multiple strains that will be transmitted by people that choose to not to be immunized. And that same article said that even though the shot may not specifically address other strains, it will lessen their effects.

And in spite of old wives tales, flu shots don't give you the flu.

So what's better: being susceptible to every strain of flu out there, or having immunity to the most common two or three?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Drew, hope and pray the docs can help you figure out what's going on.

Randy, looks good.

I'm warming up some frozen refried beans we cooked a couple of weeks ago in the IP. Hope they are as good as they were the day we made them.

 

[sodamo]

Drew, sorry to read about change of plans. Most likely a very wise decision though. Guess we’ll just be happy with more pics around the homestead. Maybe some shot from the tractor, others from your utility vehicle.
Get well my friend.

 

[sodamo]

Limited Shingrix experience of 4 people here. Flu like systems either 1st shot or 2nd, but not both.

 

[Bird]

One day, was just having one of those mental wandering adventures and it hit me, I was now the most senior member of the family, not just mine but wife’s too. Scary.

I'm the senior member of my family, and almost my wife's. However, she has one brother older than me, and her only sister is one day older than me.

 

[Bird]

Limited Shingrix experience of 4 people here. Flu like systems either 1st shot or 2nd, but not both.

Well, you can add me and my wife to that list. The first one got me for one day and the second one got my wife for one day.

 

[Bird]

I don't understand the "better off" conclusion, Don.

A flu shot will protect you from several strains of flu, just not all of them.

In my mind, even a best guess concoction for the flu shot is better than no shot at all, as it offers protection from multiple strains that will be transmitted by people that choose to not to be immunized. And that same article said that even though the shot may not specifically address other strains, it will lessen their effects.

And in spite of old wives tales, flu shots don't give you the flu.

So what's better: being susceptible to every strain of flu out there, or having immunity to the most common two or three?

My FIRST flu shot was when I was 20 or 21 years old. THREE DAYS later, I went to see a doctor; had the flu so bad that I wasn't sure I was going to make it home. And then for a week, I only got out of bed to go to the bathroom or to heat up another can of soup. Yep, I THINK you're right about the shot not causing the problem, but I had doubts about that for many years. But at least for the past 30 to 35 years, both my wife and I got our flu shots and have not had the flu. I think we're among the FIRST to get the flu shot each year.

 

[toppop52]

Flu shots cannot give you the flu, the old flu mist could and that is why it was severely limited. Mist was weakened virus, shot is killed virus and only small parts of the virus, not whole.
The aches and fever people get for a day or two is caused by the activation of the immune system to fight off the invader. That’s why you have a fever with strep throat and other infections.
But that is also building immunity to the virus.
Flu shots range from 30-70 percent effective, depending on the year.
But what people don’t realize is every one person that’s exposed to flu and doesn’t become infected, 6 people are spared infection. So the shot is not just for your protection.