Health: Today, I'm sick. I got the flu shot for the first time ever this... - FML

By cyantist - 23/01/2009 08:24 - United States

Today, I'm sick. I got the flu shot for the first time ever this year and for the first time in my life, I have the flu. FML

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Today, it's 3 days before Christmas and my first day of holidays. Today is also the first day I have been sick all year. Hello tonsillitis, goodbye fun. FML

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Today, I found out I have a yeast infection, a bladder infection, and a urinary tract infection all at the same time. Oh, and I also have the flu. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/12/2021 14:01

Today, my adult son is visiting, sick on my couch with influenza A. He's spent all week screaming about how anti vaxxers are stupid, but admits that he didn't get a flu shot because, "they don't work." I got my flu shot and still got sick because I'm immunocompromised. He fails to see the irony. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/03/2021 19:59 - United States - San Jose

Today, being incredibly ill after my second COVID shot, I called in sick for maybe the third time in 10 years (I teach). That didn’t stop parents from calling and messaging to scream at me because they weren’t happy. I had to drag myself out of bed and do work in between throwing up. I feel even worse now. FML

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By blarghhhh - 28/02/2016 14:58 - United States - Owosso

Today, I woke up with the flu. My wife thinks I'm faking it so we don't have to go on date night, even though I've been on the toilet all day. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/10/2022 22:00 - United States - Highland Lakes

Today, I got my first positive Covid test. It's also the first day of a week-long vacation that included two things I'd been planning for weeks that I haven't done in years, and a trip somewhere I've been looking forward to for months. All shot to hell right before it began. FML

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Out of the frying pan…

By Anonymous - 03/03/2020 18:01 - United States - Springfield

Today, it's been 2 days since I got over having the flu for over a week, missing work the whole time. I just got food poisoning. FML

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By cuz803 - 10/10/2022 08:30

Today, I have a job test coming in two days. Today was also the perfect time for me to catch the flu. The flu affects me badly for a week, whereas this job test opportunity for a city job that pays well happens once every 10 years. I won't get this opportunity again. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/02/2024 17:00 - United States

Today, I got bad food poisoning. Again. The first time I thought it was the stomach bug that’s going around, so once I felt better, I proceeded to eat leftover food that actually got me sick the first time. FML

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Frozyn 0

Monday 2 March 2009 23:56

Essentially the INFLUENZA virus is very vicious and can cause intense problems. If you just got the "stomach flu" that actually has NOTHING to do with the flu shot, it's not even the flu. The flu shot itself is supposed to be the flu, except dead or empty shells, which tricks your immune system into seeing it and thinking it's the real thing, so it can figure out what to look for should you actually get Influenza and react quicker. Essentially it IS possible to become infected by having dormant or only half dead virus cells, but the chances are slim. Commonly though, people just refer to the flu as stomach pains and throwing up, and thusly get that after getting a flu shot then think it didn't work. Well the "flu shot" did, you just got somethin else. All in all, as #15 said, the flu shot did nothing to cause this, just coincidental timing.

carriealana 0

Friday 6 March 2009 2:46

This is so so so so so not FML worthy. So you're sick. You got the flu. Welcome to the club, most of us have had it.

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denktron420_fml 0

Sunday 3 July 2011 17:58

uh, the flu shot works by injecting a small amount of the dormant influenza virus in to you so your immune system can build up the necessary cells to fight it. dumbass.

bakbak_fml 1

Wednesday 21 September 2011 4:57

that happened to me too

farhil 14

Thursday 22 September 2011 23:13

The government isnt the most reliable either...

Darten94 0

Saturday 24 September 2011 7:51

Lol. Fail he thinks he knows how the vaccine "works" and doesn't know what he's talkin about, and his name is i hate idiots rofl

jdawg2010 0

Friday 9 December 2011 14:56

#2 the flu shot contains the FLU virus but a weakened one. Why would you think that?

forever_born 6

Friday 9 March 2012 3:51

Okay bro most of you are dumb i studied most of my life to be a doctor and the flu shot exposes you to the vaccine so you can build up an immunity to it. So there for the flu vaccine can cause you to receive the flu virus.

newburton13 26

Wednesday 21 March 2012 2:42

That's why they call it a flu shot.

BeautifulAngel92 0

Thursday 5 April 2012 9:00

That's what the shots do essentially.

dgmesa 4

Sunday 8 April 2012 23:01

ur so dumb...they give u a lil bit of the flu in the shot so ur body can learn 2 fight it off

dgmesa 4

Sunday 8 April 2012 23:01

ur so dumb...they give u a lil bit of the flu in the shot so ur body can learn 2 fight it off

lolfood 24

Friday 22 June 2012 7:05

Oh the irony...

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