Guess I better get my flu shot. Until last year, I never got one, but since the transplant, the docs practically 'require" it. But I can't get the shingles vaccine, now that I've had a transplant. So if you are on the transplant list, better get that shingles vaccine now.

((((((((((((BIG HUGS)))))))))))))))))0 BOY! You have been through the shaker haven't you my buddy! Crap listen to me! I'm right there with you these days....you don't need another thing, not even one more!

My doc said NO Vaccinations while on tx, but that might just be for me cause of my immune system stuff.

Not to alarm you, but for women, heart trouble symptoms are very fleeting and usually just blown off. last week my pcp checked my CK blood levels and it shows that they are elevated. This means muscle damage is happening, and could also mean that I have had a mild heart attack. I don't know yet what the outcome of that is going to be.. I have to call my HCV doc this morning and see.

What I am getting at is that those things that you list above are listed as symprtoms of the heart.

Heart attack symptoms for women

Pain or discomfort may spread beyond your chest to your shoulders, arms, back, neck, teeth or jaw. You may have upper body pain with no chest discomfort.

Please call your Dr and see what he/she thinks. The fact that it's back again might mean something more serious than a toothache.
Keep me posted please on how you're doing!
Love ya,
Kelly

Thanks Kelly. I hope you have a good day today.
@MLT last year (before starting tx) was the first year I got a flu shot too. I'm not on the transplant list.

I'd seriously ask Dr. I got my shot last Sept 2011, 1 mos pre tx..... They will not give me another one till later this fall.... 2 mos post tx.
Hope u feel better Deb hugs jan

You may want to read this too!
I am never completely confident in Flu vaccines. Some years I have them, some years I don't yet some years I get the flu and other years I don't and there is no correlation as to whether I had a shot or not on that particular year.

Vancouver researcher finds flu shot is linked to H1N1 illness
http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Vancouver+researcher+finds+shot+linked+H1N1+illness/7217951/story.html

The Researcher also clearly states...
"But in the meantime, Skow-ronski insisted the findings should not deter people from getting flu shots."

I wouldn't not get the shot because of terrorist plots, they could also pollute & poison our reservoirs & water systems - much easier. Or drop posion stuff from planes to poison the air. There's a million things these fanatics could come up with - and probably will at some point.
But I will check w/Dr re: taking it while on tx. With wbc so low, I'm afraid the flu or bad cold could really knock us out of the box. Mess up our lungs... I have a bit of riba cough as it is. And still get winded easily.

I get the flu shot annually as I've worked in healthcare for 17 years and that is the strong recommendation for many reasons. One of them being so that we are available to care for pts in case of a pandemic. Some decline it always and that is their decision and right to do so. I have HIV though and am around sick patients constantly working in a hospital so I'm at higher risk than most. I've never had the flu in 17 years of getting the vaccine though and I will get it again this year during tx. I just got my 5-year pneumovax immunization last week while on tx also. I actually felt mildly unwell for 36 hours but then fine since.

Well, the answer from Dr's office today was yes to flu shot, no to shingles shot.

Great news!

Peaceful

My doc ok'ed a flu shot while i was on tx, and i have side effects.

However, when i took the flu shot I was feeling fine (other than triple sx). I wonder if you're supposed to take the flu shot if you're actually ill at the moment

I was told to avoid dental work, including even cleanings

Hi Joe.
I'm feeling better today. That's what makes me think it's that one tooth that flares up now and then & causes radiating pain on that side of head. Throat hurts a teeny bit when I swollow. I'm supposed to make a nurse appt for the shot. Maybe I'll ask for an antibiotic if I'm still having these sx. that's what she did last time. my dentist told me this particular tooth has a crack in it (the roots) and would have to come out eventually. He told me that 2 yrs ago! None of us on tx are supposed to get dental work done. I think it's re: the novacaine interfering w/meds. I THINK that's what the reason is. Also, with low platelets etc, I can't see pulling a tooth...

peaceful, i think the reason for no-dental is the because of the amount of bacteria involved in dental work, and our wbc being low and therefore not offering much protection

Yep, bacteria.

Well, whatever the reason, I'm praying that this tooth doesn't get any worse for a while.. I'd rather give birth to triplets than go through that dental crap - especially while awake!
Oh, and me & my buddy came up with some good names - if any of us were to have triplets: Peg, Reba, & Vic. or Brain Fog if it's a single.