Swine fluuuuuuuu/ gripe A

[Tallulah]

Originally Posted by m1beswick

THere are worse things to be called, especially at 15! Great to read all the postings here.
I will just keep reading and asking about the flu vaccine - it is never an easy decision.

Hi m1beswick and welcome by the way!

No, it's a difficult decision to make - it's been discussed at length on this forum for a while now. You say you've got a GP appointment next week and as your daughter is an asthmatic, they may feel she is in a higher "at risk" category of developping problems if she contracts it. As PW said earlier, it does seem to be affecting the teen population more, but that's generally true of just this time of year with all the colds and flu viruses flying around. It's starting to spread around the school here now as well....loads of kids off with the symptoms and high fever which is difficult to keep under control. At the moment, we're just dealing with the symptoms in the normal way.

Tallulah.x

[jojo]

I think the flu vaccine is being "wheeled out" at all the schools in Spain, especially for those that need it (asthmatics, etc) so I would ask at the school if they're planning to do them.

Jo xxx

[m1beswick]

Thanks for your thoughts I am finding with this move to Barcelona, everything has to be one day at a time, and things seem to clarify that way. I am sure this will be no different. Good idea about talking to the school though.

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by m1beswick

Thanks for your thoughts I am finding with this move to Barcelona, everything has to be one day at a time, and things seem to clarify that way. I am sure this will be no different. Good idea about talking to the school though.

Wonder what happened about the vaccination??

OH has fallen by the wayside now. Yesterday was a bank holiday in Madrid and he spent the day in bed.
Me and the dog are OK for now!!

Are we the only forum family to become infected??

[jojo]

Originally Posted by Pesky Wesky

Wonder what happened about the vaccination??

OH has fallen by the wayside now. Yesterday was a bank holiday in Madrid and he spent the day in bed.
Me and the dog are OK for now!!

Are we the only forum family to become infected??

I think you might be???? good job its not contageous over the net LOL I hope he gets well soon

Whats that saying "Children get colds, men get flu and women get on with it!"


Jo xxx

[Caz.I]

Originally Posted by Pesky Wesky

Wonder what happened about the vaccination??

OH has fallen by the wayside now. Yesterday was a bank holiday in Madrid and he spent the day in bed.
Me and the dog are OK for now!!

Are we the only forum family to become infected??

Hi Pesky,
Hope your OH gets better and you and the dog are still ok! How were you able to know whether is was "normal flu" or swine flu?
At the moment, I have had enough vaccination dilemmas to deal with, what with son going to Colombia and trying to get accurate information about that - whether or not they are necessary - so far he has had one for Yellow Fever but dont think he needs any more. So having to consider the swine flu vaccination as well is just too much. Dont think he's high risk but he isnt 5 yet, so dont know, dont want him to have it.
A few weeks ago he was ill with high temperature and headaches and so was I but I managed to struggle on so dont think it was flu.

Caz.I

[m1beswick]

Hi There,
Sorry to hear about OH - hope you keep well and everyone else fully recovers quickly. We visited the doctor as a family on Monday - well what a charecter! Spoke enough English for us to be confident - in fact, I can't believe we have been so lucky. She agreed with my OHs previous diagnosis about whether to take statins, etc, so that helped confidence too! She has even got our Daughter in for her vaccination on Saturday morning I was reminded of the last time she had flu (about 5 years ago), and just as she was getting over that, she had a bad asthma attack (it snuck up on us, as kids don't complain about how much effort it is to breath until they go a bit grey). I don't want to be there again, so for her, we thought we would get her vaccinated. You don't run the contol experiment in life, just hope it is the right thing to do, but instinct says so.
Thank you for asking - very touched!
Mandy

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by m1beswick

Hi There,
Sorry to hear about OH - hope you keep well and everyone else fully recovers quickly. We visited the doctor as a family on Monday - well what a charecter! Spoke enough English for us to be confident - in fact, I can't believe we have been so lucky. She agreed with my OHs previous diagnosis about whether to take statins, etc, so that helped confidence too! She has even got our Daughter in for her vaccination on Saturday morning I was reminded of the last time she had flu (about 5 years ago), and just as she was getting over that, she had a bad asthma attack (it snuck up on us, as kids don't complain about how much effort it is to breath until they go a bit grey). I don't want to be there again, so for her, we thought we would get her vaccinated. You don't run the contol experiment in life, just hope it is the right thing to do, but instinct says so.
Thank you for asking - very touched!
Mandy

This is probably a boring as hell for everybody, but just to say OH is better, went to get the alta (the going back to work paper) and the doctor gave him another day off as it's so highly contagious. I suppose it's because he's a teacher and is in contact with so many people.
Very much agree with your comment about instinct - and also experience. When my daughter was 3 they began vaccinations for meningitis. We didn't agree with it, didn't get it done and she got it and was rushed to intensive care. As you say, I don't want to be there again, got the very controvertial cervical cancer vaccination, but didn't get the flu one as didn't feel it was necessary and in our case I'm glad we didn't get it, but sounds like your daughter's circumstances are different.
And Caz I - I remember getting the yellow fever jab for Colombia and keeling over going back to the car with my Dad - but don't worry that's standard practice with me - and poor Dad going into panic mode...

[Pesky Wesky]

Spain vaccination against swine flu begins November 16th in case you wanted to know
Spain Vaccination against influenza A will begin on November 16 2009

[m1beswick]

That makes sense - what my lovely doctor suggested - we are getting in before the Monday rush - hoorah! This doctor is just so what I didnt expect, but she seems to know her way around the system
Mandy