Apples and oranges: Do I or don’t I get an H1N1 vaccine?

Posted on Nov 06, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Franny Armstrong, MCS

Should people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity get the H1N1 vaccine?

Post by Franny Armstrong.

applesAdding insult to injury doesn’t make a lot of sense when you think of the turmoil in our already compromised bodies. MCS doesn’t leave much room for playing around with the assumption that the H1N1 vaccine is okay for us.

It contains mercury, but not the BAD Mercury? Hello! Mercury is dangerous. No matter whether it looks like an apple or an orange, it’s a fruit, isn’t it?

Specialists all over the world have their opinions about the situation. “THEY SAY” that it’s safe, then “THEY SAY” that it could be more dangerous than the pandemic. Who exactly are “THEY”?

How do we know if the vaccine will affect the fetus or instill some future disease in children, or perhaps shorten the lives of countless others?

Perhaps I’ll just hide in my cave until spring. That seems like a much safer option than forging out into the crowds of hackers and sneezers. WASH YOUR HANDS PEOPLE. STAY HOME IF YOU’RE SICK. Give us all a break.

Hugs,

Cavewoman Franny Armstrong-ParaNovelGirl

franny-armstrongCome visit me at ParaNovelGirls and at my MCS site.

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4 Responses to “Apples and oranges: Do I or don’t I get an H1N1 vaccine?”

  1. Jasmine

    09. Nov, 2009

    Right on, Franny!

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  2. Lou Cheese

    12. Nov, 2009

    I was one of the first people in my hometown to get the vaccine thanks to being classified with a “sensitive respiratory condition”. I had to see the doctor anyway for something else, so I thought sure, why not? MCS has stolen almost every aspect of my former life, I might as well get something in return for it.

    The vaccine didn’t cause me any problems, but it sure as heck didn’t stop me from getting sick. I’ve had a whopper of the flu this week, temp maxed out at 101.5 last night. I experienced major, major pain with RAD that was greatly aggravated by the regular coughing one does with the flu, plus the sore throat that is also customary with the flu. All of that gave me a migraine which peaked with every cough, which was every couple of minutes for two days straight.

    Getting the flu was bad enough when I was normal, but with MCS it is absolutely horrible, and the vaccine did nothing to stop it. Perhaps the vaccine was a fake or I got a different type of the flu, but if you can stay inside and have someone else get your groceries, IMO it’s safer to stay inside.

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  3. Susan

    14. Nov, 2009

    I don’t look forward to having the H1N1 flu, at all. I have been advised before by several doctors who understand MCS and mold-illness that it is best for me not to get vaccines for flu (and I don’t get them for anything else now) … something about my immune system being overreactive already. Also, my body has decided to become allergic-like to many foods, including eggs. So that wipes out any choice of receiving the H1N1 vaccine for me. The alternatives aren’t thrilling me either, particularly since I read that historically pandemics last about three years. I hope I read wrong. It destroyed a business I had tried out already, as that required interacting with people at close range, which, once exposed to a person in my home who HAD Swine Flu at the time, I had to stop and regroup. My solution is to wear a face mask in public at all times and use hand wipes, wash hands a lot. Since 2/3 of the cases of transmission are by inhalation, washing hands is certainly not the end-all I thought it would be. Bottom line, pandemics never were and certainly are not FUN. They are real, despite the fact that things don’t look different yet, where I am, anyway. But they could look different, if it got worse. I guess we all have to do the best we can. But I do recommend masks (surgical, with ear loops and tight against the face), as this has gotten me through about seven flu seasons since I could no longer take flu shots. Hope it continues to do so. Also, my family members do get the flu shots, so they don’t bring it in. I did know someone who got a H1N1 shot recently, who has MCS and another who likely had the virus, who has MCS. I will encourage them to write on this wonderful blog. Susie, you are the best! Stay well, everyone!

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  4. Susie Collins

    15. Nov, 2009

    Aloha Jaz!

    Lou and Susan, I think this is a difficult decision for anyone who is chronically ill. H1N1 is here on our island and I do not want to catch it. But I am not getting the vaccine for regular flu or H1N1.

    Lou, I am really sorry to hear you caught the flu. Poor thing, that’s just too much to bear on top of all your chronic problems. I hope you’re feeling better. I didn’t realize you hadn’t been feeling well when we were talking pizza on the network.

    Susan, Thanks for you kind words about the blog. It’s nice having you visit. I’m with you, I’m not risking it with vaccine. I never know what will cause a bad reaction, and I am not taking any chances with a vaccine. I’m staying home anyway to limit toxic chem exposure, so we’ve just added another layer of caution of washing hands frequently, esp after coming in contact with anyone– although as you say it’s often through inhalation. Susan, thanks for all the work you do on mold issues, I hope everyone visits your blog to learn more.

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