Asking AGAIN about RSV vaccine

[Anonymous]

I asked before. No response and the post seems to have vanished?????

Anyway and experience with RSV vaccine? Side effects, arm soreness,etc.? I ssk because my doc had not been enthusiastic in past years on a cost benefit basis but now that I will be 75 said to get it.

I am a bit hesitant. Seems like a bigger deal than covid, flu, etc all of which I happily get.

Thanks for any feedback.

This is not antivax btw.

[Anonymous]

My mother just got it. Her arm was sore the next day. And to quote her " I took a nap in the afternoon, but I'm not sure if that was from the shot or because it's been so rainy and you know that always makes me sleepy"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mother just got it. Her arm was sore the next day. And to quote her " I took a nap in the afternoon, but I'm not sure if that was from the shot or because it's been so rainy and you know that always makes me sleepy"

Aww she sounds cute.

[Anonymous]

My mom just got RSV and flu shots last week and had no side effects.

[Anonymous]

No worse side effects than the covid vax. Guillain-Barré is exceedingly rare, I wouldn't give that a thought. RSV is a beast and can be deadly for the elderly and infants (a friends baby died of it last year, it's devastating). It's preventable, risks are low, get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What don’t you just go ask the pharmacist? Seems like you are trying to stir up anti-vax vs pro-vax sentiment. Why are you 75 and on DCUM?

Oh do shut up! Who are you to police who is on DCUM???

[Anonymous]

My mother just got it, no side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No worse side effects than the covid vax. Guillain-Barré is exceedingly rare, I wouldn't give that a thought. RSV is a beast and can be deadly for the elderly and infants (a friends baby died of it last year, it's devastating). It's preventable, risks are low, get it.

My kid got RSV when he was 2 (before the vaccine was available) and he got scary high fevers that would spike up to 104 the second the Ibuprofen wore off (Tylenol didn't touch them). It was by far the sickest he had ever been.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your first post was incoherent. I’m not surprised it was deleted. At 75 you should be able to make your own decision and act accordingly.

What is wrong with you? So should the vast majority of people posting here about a million different things, including you.

OP please ignore miserable people like this.

I think the side effects definitely would be less than contracting RSV.

[Anonymous]

Arm slightly sore next day. Nothing else. RSV does not usually have a sharp response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your first post was incoherent. I’m not surprised it was deleted. At 75 you should be able to make your own decision and act accordingly.

What is wrong with you? So should the vast majority of people posting here about a million different things, including you.

OP please ignore miserable people like this.

I think the side effects definitely would be less than contracting RSV.

OP you really have a burr up your 🍑 about this. Get it or don’t. No one can tell you what to do. Use those brain cells.

That wasn't OP. That was me and an entirely different poster. Apparently, reading comprehension is not your thing, and neither is basic human decency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What don’t you just go ask the pharmacist? Seems like you are trying to stir up anti-vax vs pro-vax sentiment. Why are you 75 and on DCUM?

Are you serious?
"Why don't you go ask the xyz" could be an answer to many threads on DCUM.
Why is this stirring versus the covid shot thread? BTW I was the one that drove to Rockville on the 5th.
Ageism doesn't look good on you. Makes little wrinkles around the mouth ya know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your first post was incoherent. I’m not surprised it was deleted. At 75 you should be able to make your own decision and act accordingly.

What is wrong with you? So should the vast majority of people posting here about a million different things, including you.

OP please ignore miserable people like this.

I think the side effects definitely would be less than contracting RSV.

OP you really have a burr up your 🍑 about this. Get it or don’t. No one can tell you what to do. Use those brain cells.

People ask about statins. Why is my post different? OP

[Anonymous]

Thank you to those who responded with experiential feedback. OP

[Anonymous]

Your doctor is following national guidelines. They are (have been up to now, anyway) based upon the latest scientific evidence (which includes a cost benefit determination, since no intervention is risk free).

When I am 75, I will get it. (And I have a PhDin public health)