Joan
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had flu jab last year and had months of pain is it okay to have one this year with suffering from recurrance of polymyalgia thankyou
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Posted , 11 users are following.
had flu jab last year and had months of pain is it okay to have one this year with suffering from recurrance of polymyalgia thankyou
1 like, 10 replies
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gillian_25383 joan60597
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Anhaga joan60597
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macas02 joan60597
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Silver49 joan60597
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Nefret joan60597
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Anhaga, I have always been puzzled at my seeming ability to avoid, evade, and just not get any kind of infections (not that I want them) even working in an air-conditioned office and when the rest of the staff were going down at a rapid pace, so perhaps it's the flu jabs and not steroids which worked this piece of magic for me.
Anhaga Nefret
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angelcake61 joan60597
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i did have the flu vaccine again in 2014 without any side effects at all. This year I had the flu jab in October whilst on 3 and 4mg of pred on alternate days. I suffered with aches and pains at the injection site and upper arm muscles for around a fortnight, I am ok now and have since reduced to 3 mg.
i just think it was coincidence that I commenced with PMR At the same time as the flu vaccine.
hope that helps you come to decision..
EileenH joan60597
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I developed PMR without ever having had a flu jab and I have had one since I have lived here in Italy with no problems at all - not even a sore arm. Two years ago my husband was unwell the day he went to get it and she said not until he was better. He forgot and caught the flu. He spent 2 weeks in bed (unheard of, even when he was having chemo for cancer) and developed pneumonia and fluid on his (rather dodgy) lungs which took 6 months to clear. He won't be forgetting again!
But it is a personal decision.
Dave-California joan60597
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Get one every year !!
Dave
Oregonjohn-UK joan60597
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