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Originally Posted by Mere
I cannot really say whether you should or should not get a flu shot. I, personally, would not. Can you avoid the immunization or do you work in a high-risk facility (such as a hospital or doctors office)?
I think I would definitely ask the doctor and remind him or her of the fludrocortisone you are taking.
Mere
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From what I understand is that if I am on Fludrocortisone, vaccines are not recommended. I will print that page about the medication (the information about vaccines was not on the print out the pharmacy gave me) and double check with my doctor when I see him in a week or two.
I do not work--I am currently bedridden. I just have always gotten one because my immune system has always been weak (not due to any condition, but I always catch everything!). I tend to have a lot of different people coming over to visit, and of course my mom works full time and is exposed to things that she could give to me.
I will check with my doctor and make sure, but it sounds like I should not be getting the shot after all. Thank you again for bringing my attention to that--I wouldn't have known that if you are on steroids, you shouldn't get shots--if I wouldn't have seen what you said about prednisone! Thank you and take care!
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