H1N1 vaccine for thyroid patients

[TamraW]

Hi, all, many of you know me as a recently diagnosed (August '09) Hashimoto's patient. My levels are almost where they need to be. I have actually not gotten as sick this fall as I have in the previous years, but I do realize that my immunity is still lower than someone without auto-immune disease.

My doctor's office has just announced they have the Swine Flu vaccine. I am supposed to get a shot for myself and my small child tomorrow, but I'm having second thoughts.

I have read a lot of negatives about the H1N1 vaccine, even some really wild conspiracy theories about the government trying to keep population down by putting  poison in the vaccine.

What do you all feel about it?

:) Tamra

[utahmomma]

I had both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1 shot.  No problems with either.

[mommyjamieof2]

We had H1N1 also symptoms were not nearly as bad as I expected.  Chills the night could not get warm had 3 heavy blankets and body and head aches, fever the next day but not very high like some people, then came the sore throat.  
It was not fun by any means but it was not as bad as it could have been but I thought we had strep took my little girl in and they swabbed her throat and it bled.  Came back neg for strep and pos for flu so they gave us tamiflu.

[ChitChatNine]

I had the actual H1N1 so cannot tell you about the vaccine but I can tell you that the actual virus left me with

awful flu
sinusitis
asthma
and
Salivary Gland stone all within 3 weeks back to back

[Smilerdeb]

I had the flu vaccine for 7 years in a row and each year I got Broncitis and Pneumonia.
I stopped the fluvax 10 years ago and have not had the flu once or pneumonia.
I dont get any vaccines now ...no matter how much they tell you that they arent live.
There is a lot of controversy here in Oz about that swine flu vaccine with people saying not enough trials were done on it and that it contains lethal amounts of mercury.
Whether this is true...I dont know but I'm not prepared to take the risk.

[magpieannie]

Okay the tablets are called "influenzinum- 30 c" made by Boiron and the print is so tiny but I think the web site is www.boironusa.com. Hope this helps. we use them every year and my kids often have perfect attendance due to no illness.

[acker]

the vaccine was produced in such a rush, it hasn't been tested;
avoid large crowds, take zinc and vitamin c