Did you get a flu shot?

[ghada1]

i cant remember the last time i had the flu, so my opinion is why mess with a good thing.  i've heard a lot of people get sick after getting it anyway,  some of you guys too i see.   but i do think that there are those who should and need to get it,  there aren't a lot of rules that apply to all i guess.   

[Tere2]

I took my Mother to get her's and wish I would have got one. I got it twice so far this season.

[Susan94799]

NOPE! NOT THIS YR. I HAD 1 LAST YEAR AND I HAD A BAD ASTHMA ATTACK FROM IT! STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED? BUT, I HAVE CANCER AND ASTHMA SO THINGS CAN HAPPEN WITH MEDICINES & SHOTS.

[discardedheart]

i've never had a flu shot, actually. i don't see that it would help all that much. my parents get them and usually get sick regardless..

[windstormangels]

no,wish I id sick with it now

[moelissa]

No I haven't gotten the flu shot for a while now.  I did get it once and that was the second time i have ever gotten the flu.  My son gets the flu shot because he usually stays sick all winter long with breathing and allergy problems.

[mlbevins]

Nope.  Never had one.  My mother is a RN and we had a discussion about the flu shot one evening.  We just wondered if it is really safe because it is our understanding that the shots contain Mercury.

[mrisha]

Didn't get a flu shot, never have and never plan to. 

[rosemisty]

no i didnt. i have heard to much bad stuff on them

[Mojoshog]

Never had one. Can't remember when I had the flu last but I think I'd prefer theraflu or some other OTC meds to the possible side effects of a flu shot. I hate getting shots.

[klkwid]

I work in a doctor's office and was STRONGLY urged to get one this year.  I actually haven't been sick as much as I was in previous years, so I really think it did work!  Before I would get several colds and be achy throughout flu season mostly and even beyone (I'm exposed to everything, you know), but so far so good this year   I was pleasantly surprised. 
One note, though-I DID get a rash at the site of the injection.  I have really sensitive skin, though, so I guess it could just be me.  I've heard of that reaction before, too, though.

[xjustcoaxme]

I have the flu now so I wish I would've.
But of course that's life.

[hotstufflikey]

I get one every year. I have asthma, and I've had the flu. Not a good combination. I hate shots, but having the flu would be a lot worse.

I have asthma too! Every time i get the flu, my asthma acts up a lot, and causes a lot of symptoms and forsaken pain, usually since of stiff muscles and weakness after the destruction asthma can do, so i take the shot every year. 

[pennykeel]

I work at a hospital and can get the shot, but I choose not to because as soon as I do I will get the flu.

[tealparadise]

I've heard that if you get it a bunch of times in a row you're good to skip a few years b/c you've covered most of the strains.

But I don't get one anymore, even though I have asthma and get pnemonia when I get the flu.  I think I'm still covered by previous shots.