Medical Fully Vaccinated

[WildMermaid]

So... I'm fully vaccinated and a month and half ago had boosters. Guess what I got anyway? If you guessed Whooping Cough you're right. I'm on antibiotics and am safe after five days on them. At least there is a reason I feel like death on a stick. I'm still trying to puzzle this one out, but there it is.

 

[garden]

:wideeyed:

 

[WildMermaid]

@Lewa that was kind of my doctors and my reaction too. lol *sigh*

 

[Seasounds]

Hope you feel better soon!:happy:

 

[WildMermaid]

Thank you kindly @Saetva. :)

 

[garden]

Now you'll be getting better, now that they understand what theyre treating.

You've got gorgeous eyes by the way. Man, those kids had it all wrong.

:hug:

 

[WildMermaid]

@Lewa I will be getting better! I'm so eager to be functional again, tonight is pretty rough around the edges lol. Thank you so much for that you've no idea what it means to hear. <3 :hug:

 

[Queen Boudica]

Whooping cough is rough. Lots of rest. I know of quite a few people who have been vaccinated against whooping cough and still got it. It does not always take, and I think some strains are changing so not covered as effectively, so if you have a really bad persistent cough then even if you are vaccinated it is worth checking out especially if you are around babies. One of the mums at school had to insist her child get tested, as the GP was ignoring the symptoms because she had been vaccinated.

Chicken pox vaccine does not also guarantee immunity. My kids still got chicken pox but a milder form. Even german measles there is no guarantee. That is why they check in pregnancy to see if you are immune. You can have a blood test to see if the vaccine has worked, sometimes, you need to get several doses.

 

[The Albatross]

Feel better soon... vaccines are not the stop all end all. At least this time, you'll have developed the antibodies you need gal.

 

[rightkindofme]

Whooping cough is one of the ones that is less severe if you are vaccinated but it doesn't really prevent you from getting it. I hope you recover quickly. Vaccination is a tricky topic.

 

[Hope4Now]

Whooping Cough/Pertussis has reared its ugly head in a kind of mini-epidemic where I live. A bunch of people (adults and kids) have been diagnosed. My daughter had to stay out from school until the tests came back (turned out she didn't have it). The doctors told us that the pertussis vaccine is only about 80% effective. Yuck.

I hope you recover soon. It is a rotten awful thing that wears you out. Hope you can get lots of r&r.

 

[holdenmonty]

I'm glad that at least it is now known what it is and you will be better soon :)