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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got hit with the “Beginning of the Year Curse” and by that I mean my kids went back to school and brought the flu home. FML
Today, I was going to spend my weekend celebrating my first time not being sick since Labor Day. I woke up with a sinus infection instead. FML
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
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
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
Today, after moving provinces and working my ass off to find a job, and finally finding one, I got the flu and had to call in sick two days on my first week. They fired me today. FML
Today, I spent all year avoiding COVID, colds, and flu. On December 30th, I caught the worst cold of my life. I’ll be ringing in the new year in bed, with tissues as my only company. FML
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
Today, I'm pissed about the fact that I've been fighting off the same cold for the last two weeks. At this rate, I'll still be sick when I need my next injection of the medicine that kills my immune system. FML
Today, I tested positive for Influenza A. I’m either sweating bullets or shivering cold, coughing my ass off, sneezing constantly, snotting out my eyeballs, and aching all over. To top it off it’s hot and stormy, flooding in part of town with 100% humidity, and the power just cut out. FML
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Frozyn 0
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
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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Comments (64)
giggleluvr7 0
Actually most people who do get the flu shot usually end up with the flu... Except for me. [:
chocolatepr 4
the flu shot usually gives you the flu to build up your imune system against other viruses & sicknesses.
CanadianChipmunk 4
ummm the flu shot is used to bring down your immunity so that you will get the flu so your bodies immunities will actually be stronger. so you should get the flu when you get the shot.
GreenChemicalBoy 0
The flu shot dosn't prevent the flu, it only reduces your cahnce of getting the flu and if you get the flu, it's less severe.
xenomorph 0
Somehow with me, flu shot --> flu.
Cemetery 0
agreed you are pretty thick.
noobgang7 5
it gives you a mild case so your body can grow more of an immunity to it dumbass, it's normal (at op)
loriny24 0
yes u can get the flu from the shot the shot is the flu . u can just get a weaker version of the flu... basically the flu shot is the flu
deliciouscake 3
the act of inoculation is exposing yourself to a small portion of a disease so your immune system can adapt. Chinese used to snort scabs of people who had the disease.
raisethebar 0
vaccine : a preparation of a weakened or killed virus or bacteria which is said to stimulate the body's natural immune response to said virus or bacteria. (American heritage dictionary, fourth edition) vaccines are not a real immunity. people who have had the mmr vaccine are now getting sick with mumps. there has been a recent outbreak in new York. vaccines are bad for you anyway. the mercury in them is different than that found in fish, and it takes the body about twice as long to motabolize it. mercury kills neurons, inducing lots of mental an physical illnesses (add, ADHD, parkinson's, ms...). the effects of vaccines can occur from day one or up to eighteen years after the shot. Many vaccine related injuries are failed to be reported as such. shaken baby syndrome is often said to be the cause of death (bleeding in the brain, behind the eyes...) of many infants when it is in fact, mercury poisoning.
evil_toad 0
same happened to me when I got it... and evey one I know