Comments on: Got Your H1N1 Yet?

By: siltedrepose

siltedrepose — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:48:52 +0000

You have to get a shot in the nose? I think I’d rather get the virus.

By: marewood

marewood — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:43:18 +0000

Wow. That wasn’t supposed to be a lecture… it’s my office spiel. Sorry.

By: marewood

marewood — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:11:29 +0000

So why didn’t your oldest get the vaccine? CDC guidelines are for children and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years. People taking care of infants younger than 6 months, pregnant women and health care personnel. Adults between 25 and 65 with underlying conditions – heart disease, lung disease, kidney, endocrine, liver… you get the picture.
It’s made in the same place as the seasonal flu vaccination under the same guidlelines.
Mist is available for patients aged 2-49 unless they have asthma.

By: Suzan

Suzan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:15:21 +0000

Everyone in my househald was vaccinated but me because I am allergic to egg and could not have the needle! The Australian government has bought 21 million doses so I hope herd immunity kicks in. I had a pandemic flu when I was a child and I have never forgotten the experience.

I was an RN and I tend to see if we can fight a bug etc before racing off to see the doctor.

I have a few funny stories. I now care for my father who has Alzheimer’s and a complex medical history. He never does well in hospital. A few weeks ago he was admitted to a cardiac ward. After two days he was sent home. I am certain many of the staff will not let him darken the doorstep ever again. This is a new unit and he thought it was a gypsy camp. Worse was his sundowning behaviour. He went through the ward in the middle of the night and played with everyone’s monitors becasue too many TV’s were on. How frightening for some soul who was there under observation to find a short demented man playing with his monitor!

By: Rechelle

Rechelle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:04 +0000

Erin – He doesn’t wear a white coat very often – I don’t know why he had one on that day – except maybe because he has a medical student this month.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:25:57 +0000

Just noticed — they actually wear white coats at their office?

By: rebecca

rebecca — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:06:17 +0000

So true! My doctor honey is the same way. But I do know if he says to call the pediatrician I’d better do it!

He never even listens to my complaints I finally had to get my own doctor after 10 years of marriage.

By: joann in tx

joann in tx — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:13:22 +0000

i think its the dad/doctor thing…..

my dad was a dr…marcus welby, md w/out the chickens
and i *always* went to my mom when i was sick….got better
results!

now my sister, dad always took care of her…but then she was
“dad’s favorite”! ;)

joann in tx

By: sandy

sandy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:57:16 +0000

I have mixed emotions about the vaccine. One of the nurses we work with got it at her other job and the vaccine made her sick. I don’t think I’m in the age bracket for it but being a clinic nurse puts me in the direct line of fire. We were supposed to get some for those of us here in the clinic but haven’t seen it yet.
The reason the older generation isn’t as suseptible Sp? can’t find the spell check on this computer?) is they evidently have some immunity from the flu epidemic in the late 60′s or early seventies. I had the Hong Kong flu in the late 60′s and it wasn’t much fun, either.
Being a nurse I tend to gloss over some things for my daughter but she’s the type that wonders if she can get every disease they talk about on television. She’s the worrier in the family. One reason I have a hard time with getting her to the Dr. is Nurses are NOT expendable contrary to some Dr in one of the above comments. I, if not most of us, rarely have some one to fill in for us so we ALWAYS have to go to work whether we like it or not.
Oh well, what’s new!!!!!!

By: Loyal Fan of MSFH

Loyal Fan of MSFH — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:42:06 +0000

Glad CD is taking good care of his family.
Love the artwork on country Doc. wall. Could you let us know who the artist is on pictures taped below the US map. Who is the designer for the decorating CD office.
When is your book coming out. I will be the first one in line.

Thanks
Loyal Fan.

By: lucy

lucy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:00:22 +0000

I work for two internists. They are not giving patients the vaccine but sending them to pharmacies for the shot/Tamiflu. My bosses got their own H1N1 vaccinations at the hospital. When I asked if the hospital would give me the vaccine one boss said “no, the doctors are indispensible…our staff is not”. He was kidding, I think…. I’ll get the vaccination at a local pharmacy when it is available. In the meantime will keep my distance from the patients and compulsively wash my hands. Thankfully I’m not in the high risk age group.

By: km

km — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:13:28 +0000

had the flu here back in Spring. One kid ended up with 105 degree fever, ER, pnuemonia, two hospitals etc. Other kid two day thing with fatigue for several days. Me, slight cough. Such a variation. Paramedic husband over diagnoses, drives me bats.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:08:33 +0000

Shelley, I promise you, the doggie antibiotics are really people antibiotics – now the pain meds, that’s a different story. Plus they’re beef-flavored.

My doctor said no way Jose, to the vaccine. He’s totally against it, even for my son who’s doubly in the target group, being young AND type 1 diabetic. It’s a moot point at the moment though, as there’s none available in our community. But we’ve had swine flu here for a couple of months – some schools with 2/3 of their kids out. It’s a tough flu and everyone says their chests really hurt with the cough – the worst they ever experienced.

My doctor’s partner (other doctor in the office) is formerly of the CDC. I sometimes wonder what they know that we don’t.

By: Lady Fi

Lady Fi — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:36:20 +0000

Do you guys get the nasal spray? It’s the jab over here. My husband has got the jab – but not the rest of us. It’s coming to school free for all kids this Thursday. My son has just been sick with flu (not sure if it’s H1N1 or not) and my daughter refuses to get it.. as do I…

By: sparkly_jules

sparkly_jules — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:12:35 +0000

Too late for me, I already had the *oink* Swine Flu. And yeah, it was miserable. I had it the last two weeks of October–in bed for 9 days. Oh, I’d get out of bed and stagger to the kitchen or bathroom; I even tried sitting at the table for a few hours–back to bed–the bodyaches & headaches were the worst I’ve ever had.

I tried to get a vaccine before I got sick, it wasn’t even available!!!
If you have a chance to get the vaccine, I recommend it.

It”s two weeks later and I still feel run-down. Ugh.

Jules