Flu shot heresy (Read 1899 times)

The first job of medicine is to avoid causing harm.  If we know there is a good chance that the mist can cause you to get sick because you have asthma, then we don't give it.  There is still a chance you may get flu while waiting for the shot to come available, but that chance is lower than the chance of you getting sick from the mist AND giving the mist is an active event (we actively cause harm rather than passively risk harm).

Ok, that's what I thought you meant.  My kid's best friend just had H1N1 and one of my closest friend's kids have just had it, so it's gotten a bit too close for comfort.  And from what I am reading it looks like we may not get more injectables in MI (at least from what I read in the Detroit Free Press in the last day or so).  It may end up being mist or nothing--every place doing the vaccine in our county states in bold that the shots are ONLY for pregnant women.  Everyone else gets mist...which kind of leaves anyone with breathing issues in the lurch, even though we are considered an at-risk group.

 

 the shots are ONLY for pregnant women. 

Sounds like you need to have a conversation with your husband

My kids got the vaccine at school today.  Parents weren't supposed to show up, but of course I did because my littlest is super needle phobic.  I stood quietly in a corner and watched.  He was fine until the actual getting the shot part of getting the shot.  I was called over.   He said he didn't want it.  I said it was important, wrapped both legs around his legs and wrapped both arms around his arms and torso.  He kicked and pushed himself (and me) off the little chair we were on.  The nurse, bless her heart, got on her knees and got the shot in fast.  I looked up from the floor and 6 -- six -- people were looking down at us.  Q (my little guy) was fine in a couple of minutes and happily went back to class.  I'm not sure the adults are over it yet.

IRL is my brother.

--srsly

Here's a fun fact.  This is an actual fact that I am not lying about.

In real life, I have three step brothers.  One is actually named Steve (first name) Ray (last name).

There is an actual Stevie Ray in my family.

And my stepmom's initials are SRL.

Ok then.

 I tried that on both my kids for various things.  They are unmoved by the notion that they should just persist through pain.  Actually, it's not that it doesn't motivate them. They are horrified at the idea that they should do something difficult or unpleasant.  My stories about slogging barefoot through the snow, studying by lamplight, subsisting on hard crusts of bread, and being grateful for the opportunities I was given, are equally unmotivating.  Kids today.  <sigh>

Yeah, pain was never something that bothered me much.  I don't recall ever really minding shots and actually enjoyed going to the dentist.  Dane has a real aversion to these things, which I completely blame on his dad.  DH is a big baby about needles and avoided the dentist until he required a root canal.  What a dumbass.