FLU INJECTION

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Hi Ladies
Hope treatment is going well for you all,withnot to many problems.
Was just checking to see if we should have flu injection or not during treatment.there does seem to be a difference of opinions even between the doctors themselves,anybody any insight to this question many thanks xxx

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Walton

The flu vaccine is not a live vaccine so is safe to have during treatment. I had mine whilst having chemo supported by onc.

Hope this helps
S
xx

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Thanks sparkler,Hope you are keeping well.Which hospital are you being treated,xxx

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Hi Walton

I am in n/e scotland.

Unfortunately not doing so well - was dx year past July - grade 3 invasive ductal - had chemo, mast then rads which finished in March. Was dx last week with ca in 2 lymph nodes in same side so am going into hossie on Tuesd for full node clearance (my hosp only do partial node removal because of risk of lympho). I had 7 nodes removed when I had mast in Dec which were all clear so I am absolutely devastated to be on this roller coaster again. Time will tell whether this is left over from old ca or brand new one - hoping for the first option.

Hows your treatment going?

Love
S
xx

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Hi All

I have posted here some information on the subject of flu vaccinations. Hope you find this useful.

This weblink is to the NHS website, and I think it gives clear, good quality information.

www.immunisation.nhs.uk/article.php?id=273

Generally speaking having the Flu jab is a good idea- as with all vaccination ‘herd’ immunity is a good thing and the less people affected by the virus the less the spread.

For people affected by cancer the flu jab is often recommended, as treatments for the disease can lower the immunity. and therefore individuals are susceptible to the virus, and secondary infections, such as chest infections.

For anyone on Chemotherapy I would suggest they check with their oncologist before having the jab, although for most this will be recommended, we can’t say for all, or comment on individual cases, as we don’t know their full medical history.
As you would imagine the flu is a very serious illness for someone who is receiving chemotherapy, because of their lowered immunity.

For anyone else interested in having the flu jab we would recommend they talk with their GP or practice nurse about their medical history before having the flu jab.

There are many myths about the flu jab, the most common one being that it can give you the flu!-The flu vaccine is not a live vaccine, and therefore cannot give someone the flu.

The aching some people experience after having the jab, and raise in temperature is due to the body responding to the vaccine by producing anti-bodies to the virus, hence the body is protected when it comes into contact with the virus.

Kind regards.

Sam
BCC Facilitator