woman marathon trainer takes flu shot- 10 days later side effects, now dystonia!

[MikeJF]

25 year old woman was training to run in a marathon. She took the flu shot. 10 days later she started having side effects, now she can barely walk. She now has dystonia, a disorder where muscle contractions cause involuntary body jerks and repetitive movements.

I saw her on tv, she walks with severe body jerks, it's like her muscles are failing.


Woman Claims Flu Shot Gave Her Neurological Disorder

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A 25-year-old woman is suffering from a neurological movement disorder, which she says is the result of a bad reaction to a flu shot, MyFoxDC reported.

Desiree Jennings developed severe side effects from the flu shot she received seven weeks ago, according to the Loudon Times-Mirror...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,565984,00.html



Are you, or have you, taken the flu shot?

[stoked]

I'm a little worried about it.

[Dual867PowerMac]

I won't get it.

[XB70]

Never have and never will take a flu shot!

[Beccaria]

Too many people I know who have taken flu vaccines end up getting the flu anyway.

[MrShotShot]

Which flu shot?

[stodr]

Which one did she take?

[psyko kat]

Never have and never will take a flu shot!

same here,/ no,nope, no way, nada chance......

[RTchoke]

Apparently, the one person in a million, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), who may have developed severe and possibly life-threatening side effects from getting a seasonal flu vaccine seven weeks ago at a Safeway in Reston.

It’s easy to understand why Desiree felt compelled to get a flu shot. Warnings that this fall would see a harsh seasonal flu season, compounded by growing concerns about the impact of the new H1N1 ‘swine’ flu – have driven healthy people to get inoculated, and especially those in defined high-risk groups. .

[Samm]

Too many people I know who have taken flu vaccines end up getting the flu anyway.

Flu immunizations give you immunity to the particular strain of flu that it was designed for. By the time the flu season begins, the virus usually has mutated sufficiently that the immunity is only partial. However, partial immunity and a mild case of flu is considerably better than getting the full blown illness you can get if you have no immunity.

I don't get this seemingly politically motivated reluctance to accept the tremendous benefit of medical science. Are not you all aware of the horrendous illness and death rates that used to occur routinely due to diseases that we poo poo as nearly inconsequential today? :eh:

[MarkyS]

Flu immunizations give you immunity to the particular strain of flu that it was designed for. By the time the flu season begins, the virus usually has mutated sufficiently that the immunity is only partial. However, partial immunity and a mild case of flu is considerably better than getting the full blown illness you can get if you have no immunity.

I don't get this seemingly politically motivated reluctance to accept the tremendous benefit of medical science. Are not you all aware of the horrendous illness and death rates that used to occur routinely due to diseases that we poo poo as nearly inconsequential today? :eh:


Bunk!


(Sorry. I couldn't resist. ;))

M

[Dragon1963]

I'll say this, when I was in the Air National Guard I got the flu shot every year and every year I was sick and miserable for three to four days after getting it. Since I left the service I've been had the same effects just about every year without the flu shot. Sick and miserable for three to four days and then fine. So I have no need to get the shot.
Besides I hate the fact that those giving the shots seem to think people are dart boards. Watch any news coverage of people getting the flu shot and you'll see syringes almost literally being thrown into peoples arms.

[traditional_woman]

She seems to have a milder version, I've seen others have it really bad. I feel bad for her though. I never had a flu shot and don't intend on getting one. I won't get on my soap box over several of these ''new'' vaccines, and how many more vaccines are required for children now.

[notluzn]

Im going to avoid the Flu shot because I keep getting sick from it. I got it the other week and got sick. I keep telling them I get very ill and they don't listen. I will avoid them from now. My Safety

[WorldWatcher]

Flu immunizations give you immunity to the particular strain of flu that it was designed for. By the time the flu season begins, the virus usually has mutated sufficiently that the immunity is only partial. However, partial immunity and a mild case of flu is considerably better than getting the full blown illness you can get if you have no immunity.

I don't get this seemingly politically motivated reluctance to accept the tremendous benefit of medical science. Are not you all aware of the horrendous illness and death rates that used to occur routinely due to diseases that we poo poo as nearly inconsequential today? :eh:


Actually the seasonal flu shot is based on multiple strains based on projections on what will be the most likely seen.



I'm turning 50 this year and in the past haven't taken flu shots, but I'm reaching an age where getting the flu will become more dangerous. Took the flue shot for the first time this year with absolutely no ill effects.


200,000 people are hospitalized for the flu each year and about 36,000 die from it. The more people that get vaccinated the fewer people that get the flu. Without flu shots how many more people would be hospitalized and how many more would die? If more people get the flu, then there are more people in the population to spread the flu.


The lady's story from the OP is very sad of course and you hope for the best, but again, what would be the cost in life without flu shots?


Link (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/disease.htm)



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[CaptainPike]

I won't be taking any shots. I've never had a flu shot and I'll never get one. My kids won't either.

[Samm]

Bunk!


(Sorry. I couldn't resist. ;))

M

:)) At least I gave reasons for my "bunk." :razz:

[Samm]

Actually the seasonal flu shot is based on multiple strains based on projections on what will be the most likely seen.

I'm turning 50 this year and in the past haven't taken flu shots, but I'm reaching an age where getting the flu will become more dangerous. Took the flue shot for the first time this year with absolutely no ill effects.

200,000 people are hospitalized for the flu each year and about 36,000 die from it. The fewer people that get vaccinated the fewer people that get the flu. Without flu shots how many more people would be hospitalized and how many more would die? If more people get the flu, then there are more people in the population to spread the flu.

The lady's story from the OP is very sad of course and you hope for the best, but again, what would be the cost in life without flu shots?

Link (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/disease.htm)

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I believe you meant to say "The more people that get vaccinated the fewer people that get the flu." - Right? :eh:

[WorldWatcher]

I believe you meant to say "The more people that get vaccinated the fewer people that get the flu." - Right? :eh:


Yes good catch, I corrected my post.


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[MarkyS]

I won't be taking any shots. I've never had a flu shot and I'll never get one. My kids won't either.

Then you are much like the guy who refuses to buy insurance. You have the right, of course, but you will be labled deficient in your obligation to your fellow citizens.

M

[MarkyS]

:)) At least I gave reasons for my "bunk." :razz:

Granted.

M

[MikeJF]

..Are not you all aware of the horrendous illness and death rates that used to occur routinely due to diseases that we poo poo as nearly inconsequential today? :eh:

good point, polio once had the whole nation in a state of fear and panic. Polio would strike seemingly healthy people at random, just about on every street.

[birddog1]

Flu immunizations give you immunity to the particular strain of flu that it was designed for. By the time the flu season begins, the virus usually has mutated sufficiently that the immunity is only partial. However, partial immunity and a mild case of flu is considerably better than getting the full blown illness you can get if you have no immunity.

I don't get this seemingly politically motivated reluctance to accept the tremendous benefit of medical science. Are not you all aware of the horrendous illness and death rates that used to occur routinely due to diseases that we poo poo as nearly inconsequential today? :eh:

What are you some kind of heretic?

If it can't be cured by an unwashed guy bleeding you then it is not God's will that you survive.

[Spiked101]

I am almost 53 and got one for the first time this year. I had absolutely no ill effects at all. I will be immunizing both of my kids against h1n1 as well.

[captusa]

25 year old woman was training to run in a marathon. She took the flu shot. 10 days later she started having side effects, now she can barely walk. She now has dystonia, a disorder where muscle contractions cause involuntary body jerks and repetitive movements.

I saw her on tv, she walks with severe body jerks, it's like her muscles are failing.




Are you, or have you, taken the flu shot?

Took the shot when it became available and will be first in line when the swine flu shot when it becomes available to geezers.
I don't remember if I got a swine flu shot durng the Ford administration, I'm sure I got one if it was available.

[captusa]

Then you are much like the guy who refuses to buy insurance. You have the right, of course, but you will be labled deficient in your obligation to your fellow citizens.

M

Correct.
Not a significant deficiency in his obligation but a deficiency and the refusal to share the risks necessary to save thousands of lives.
I everyone but me and my children took polio vaccine the chances that me or my family getting the disease would be extremely small but the fewer people that get vaccinated the greater the chance of the disease spreading.

BTW My ex was in one of the crazy groups that claim NO vaccines work and the disappearance of small pox and polio after vaccinations was a coincidence.

[captusa]

I am almost 53 and got one for the first time this year. I had absolutely no ill effects at all. I will be immunizing both of my kids against h1n1 as well.

When I was at Lehigh I ot the Asian flu (they closed the campus)
I got the Hong Kong flu when it came.
I don't recall when vaccines were generally available but as soon as I was aware of them I got them every year.

[Samm]

What are you some kind of heretic?

If it can't be cured by an unwashed guy bleeding you then it is not God's will that you survive.

Let the "believers" trust in divinity... I'm agnostic... I will put my trust in medical science. ;)

[MikeJF]

the lady who took the flu shot will be on Inside Edition today..in a few minutes from now

[Samm]

the lady who took the flu shot will be on Inside Edition today..in a few minutes from now

How many people who took the shot and had no ill effects do you suppose they will have on?

... and how many parents of child who was not immunized and dies from H1N1 will they have on...

Sensationalizing this one case when in fact there is no direct evidence that her problem stems from the vaccine, will have the effect of many thousands of people not getting immunized and/or not getting their children immunized potentially resulting in many many deaths. Sleep well tonight Inside Edition.

[Spiked101]

IMO the benefits to vaccinating far outweigh the negative consequences when you look at the big picture. I am sure there are some that have some terrible, even fatal reactions. I am also sure that vaccinating means many less die from the actual disease than would if they were not vaccinated. YMMV of course.

[NascarGirl2448]

I got my flu shot last week and haven't had any reaction at all.

[StoneScratcher]

What if once you take this vaccine, you have to always take one going forward?

Has this ever been researched? I mean, consider the vaccine is supposed to subject your body to a form of virus that supposedly allows your body to combat it and build forces against this projected virus form. What happens if your body builds forces against something that weakens its ability to combat everyday viruses? Suppose forcing the body to bulk up against one virus weakens its ability to casually fight off simple viruses we interact with everyday?

It would be like exercising your left leg, bulking it up, leaving you unable to run because your right leg has atrophied.

Could that happen?

[Samm]

What if once you take this vaccine, you have to always take one going forward?

Has this ever been researched? I mean, consider the vaccine is supposed to subject your body to a form of virus that supposedly allows your body to combat it and build forces against this projected virus form. What happens if your body builds forces against something that weakens its ability to combat everyday viruses? Suppose forcing the body to bulk up against one virus weakens its ability to casually fight off simple viruses we interact with everyday?

It would be like exercising your left leg, bulking it up, leaving you unable to run because your right leg has atrophied.

Could that happen?
Yes it has been researched... vaccination for a specific virus does not make you more vulnerable to other viruses and thus more dependent on vaccines for protection from them. Your immune system does not have a finite number of "bugs" that it can deal with over your lifespan. The more anti-bodies your system has produced, the fewer illnesses you will be susceptible to. If anything... an "exercised" immune system is more likely to be capable of fighting off a bug that it has never "seen" before than one that has never been challenged by antigens.

[Argonron]

25 year old woman was training to run in a marathon. She took the flu shot. 10 days later she started having side effects, now she can barely walk. She now has dystonia, a disorder where muscle contractions cause involuntary body jerks and repetitive movements.

I saw her on tv, she walks with severe body jerks, it's like her muscles are failing.




Are you, or have you, taken the flu shot?

Two years ago I was diagnosed with Dystonia, a form named Spasmodic Torticollis. I have never taken a Flu vaccine and this is not a genetic inheritance. This affliction is a very unknown Neurological disorder and the information that I have been able to discover applies to treatments, only.. Causes are varied and without conclusions. If anyone has any information that may have been updated in recent months, I would be very interested in your learnings. The progression has moved to my tongue and vocal cords and has altered my social life..

Your information will be received with open arms, and tears..