07-25-2009, 12:51 PM
MacArtist wrote:
Well, what is a person supposed to do?
Some people claim that the swine flu vaccine in the mid 70's gave people Guillain Barre Syndrome.
I'm 45, have asthma and I'm about 50 lbs overweight. Should I get vaccinated when it's released?
I had to look up Guillain Barre, since I've heard of it but had never taken the time to find out exactly what it is. I see that it's an autoimmune disorder, and so is rheumatoid arthritis (see my post above.) My gut is telling me that people who developed GB after getting the swine flu shot had the same thing happen to them as happened to me - the particular vaccine triggered something in their genetic code that might have remained dormant otherwise. Scary.
Hindsight being 20/20, I'd skip the vaccine, but, in your case your asthma could make you particularly vulnerable to H1N1. It's a tough call. At least there is treatment available for the most common forms of GB, and there's no treatment available for being dead.
