What Are You Doing Right Now
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@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@tim_g said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@tim_g said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The only studies I've found suggesting the flu shot is safe and beneficial are sponsored by those who profit off of it... just something I've noticed, but I haven't looked too deeply into flu shots. I just know that we're (myself and family) all perfectly fine without it.
Are you an anti-vaccer?
No, I just don't do pointless shit that is potentially more harmful than beneficial. Getting the flu myself is less harmful imho.
If I were old an frail, then that may be reversed. But until then, no thanks.
I'm up-to-date on most of my important vaccines (had to get them when I got my implant a couple of years ago). That said:
I don't get the flu shot either. I haven't had the flu in years. On the rare occasion that I get the flu, it's generally not bad enough to warrant anything more than a couple of days of bed rest and a box (or three) of kleenex. For a week or two after, I keep hand sanitizer around for those who come in contact with me.
Of all the folks that I know (in real life) who get the flu shot, all of them but one usually wind up with the flu.
If it works for you, that's awesome, keep it up! If it doesn't work for you, don't get it, *shrugs*.
I’m in the same boat. I don’t get the flu shot and haven’t had the flu in over a decade.
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@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I've definitely been very sick though in the past and would say I've had the flu.
Where I am from, everyone even doctors refer to the 24 hour stomach bug as the flu, which is nothing like a real flu. So everything things that that is what the shot is for.
Yep... everyone calls a small stomach bug the flu around here. So when they get the shot and still get the bug "It didn't work!".
Yes, which makes it confusing in both directions.
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@tim_g said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I've definitely been very sick though in the past and would say I've had the flu.
Where I am from, everyone even doctors refer to the 24 hour stomach bug as the flu, which is nothing like a real flu. So everything things that that is what the shot is for.
Yep... everyone calls a small stomach bug the flu around here. So when they get the shot and still get the bug "It didn't work!".
The flu is very specific, and usually requires a test to verify that's what it is... as it has overlapping symptoms with a lot of non-flu stuff.
Yeah, but not overlapping with the one thing everyone thinks that it is
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I was sick once and saw a doctor and he said that I had the flu. Then my nurse pulled me aside and explained that the doctor was a moron and that I had a stomach bug or something else trivial. She explained that the doctor wasn't clear as to what influenza meant and just would say anything.
Sounds like a lot of IT threads I've been on, lol.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Sounds like a lot of IT threads I've been on, lol.
Lol yeah a large percentage.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I was sick once and saw a doctor and he said that I had the flu. Then my nurse pulled me aside and explained that the doctor was a moron and that I had a stomach bug or something else trivial. She explained that the doctor wasn't clear as to what influenza meant and just would say anything.
Sounds like a lot of IT threads I've been on, lol.
I assume you never saw that doc again.
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@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Participating in our annually moving employees and furniture to different offices day again.
Oh I just had the same thing! Just yesterday.
Musical chairs everyone!
At least once or twice we end up moving someone. It’s pretty much my 10 year anniversary doing this.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I've definitely been very sick though in the past and would say I've had the flu.
Where I am from, everyone even doctors refer to the 24 hour stomach bug as the flu, which is nothing like a real flu. So everything things that that is what the shot is for.
I'm not discussing a 24 hour bug though. I'm talking 3-6 days of severe illness.
Respiratory?
Mostly, head and chest and breathing issues. Not to long ago I got past a head cold that turned into a lung thing. I had a cough for 3 weeks after. I didn't go to get checked out, but I probably should've.
Could be flu. Could be strep. I get strep constantly (but I know why and don't care.) LOL
STREP!! DID YOU SAY STREP???? Oh boy, be careful please!! Both of my boys just happen to inherit the gene that seems to allow Strep to inhabit their systems asymptomatically. Both ended up with Rheumatic fever (which is an autoimmune reaction to strep bacteria). The oldest only ended up with the rash. The youngest ended up with Sydenham's chorea. Two years later he is still suffering the tics. Do not mess around with strep. It has been a rough road.
They have to be on antibiotics until they are 21 or possibly the rest of their lives.
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@popester said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I've definitely been very sick though in the past and would say I've had the flu.
Where I am from, everyone even doctors refer to the 24 hour stomach bug as the flu, which is nothing like a real flu. So everything things that that is what the shot is for.
I'm not discussing a 24 hour bug though. I'm talking 3-6 days of severe illness.
Respiratory?
Mostly, head and chest and breathing issues. Not to long ago I got past a head cold that turned into a lung thing. I had a cough for 3 weeks after. I didn't go to get checked out, but I probably should've.
Could be flu. Could be strep. I get strep constantly (but I know why and don't care.) LOL
STREP!! DID YOU SAY STREP???? Oh boy, be careful please!! Both of my boys just happen to inherit the gene that seems to allow Strep to inhabit their systems asymptomatically. Both ended up with Rheumatic fever (which is an autoimmune reaction to strep bacteria). The oldest only ended up with the rash. The youngest ended up with Sydenham's chorea. Two years later he is still suffering the tics. Do not mess around with strep. It has been a rough road.
I get it three to four times a year, it's caused by my CPAP. I've gotten Scarlet Fever from it.
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Oh, rheumatic fever comes from scarlet fever. So definitely a connection there.
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@scottalanmiller Please be vigilant, it is no fun at all what it can do to you. Your immune system begins to think that heart valve tissue, joint tissue and parts of the brain (Basal Ganglia) are the enemy.
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@popester said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller Please be vigilant, it is no fun at all what it can do to you. Your immune system begins to think that heart valve tissue, joint tissue and parts of the brain (Basal Ganglia) are the enemy.
I know when I have it now and actually bother to take antibiotics. Didn't know that it could turn into scarlet fever and just tried to ride it out. Now I know to hop a plane to a reasonable country, buy some amoxicillin, and be done with it.
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The real reason you need to avoid the vaccine.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
The real reason you need to avoid the vaccine.
Good thing she was a female!
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Good morning mangoes! Welcome to the weekend.
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Playing with Pandora FMS
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When you just want to try something...
VS Update
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We Utahns got some good snow today. It’s starting snowing since last night.
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@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
We Utahns got some good snow today. It’s starting snowing since last night.
Decently warm in Dallas again today. Sun is out and it is in the 50s.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
We Utahns got some good snow today. It’s starting snowing since last night.
Decently warm in Dallas again today. Sun is out and it is in the 50s.
My wife and oldest son are in Shreveport today, not to far off from your area...
