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Do you feel crap after flu jab or is this actual flu?

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Loobieloo27 · 27/12/2018 08:01

I work in the nhs and the ward i was on had 5 cases of confirmed flu who i had direct contact with. I hadnt had my flu jab so got it on way home after my shift.

2 days later i've got a high temp and feel shocking. Is this actual flu or just a side effect?

Thanks

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DixieFlatline · 27/12/2018 10:59

Can we stop this ‘if it’s the flu you won’t be able to get out of bed’ shit? It’s not how it works.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 27/12/2018 11:01

I had no side effects from the jab.

HarveySchlumpfenburger · 27/12/2018 11:01

You’re fighting a losing battle there Dixie.

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HelloToJasonIsaacs · 27/12/2018 11:41

Lots of people don’t get symptoms from the jab Chardonnay. But a fair number do, and a fever, shivering, joint pain and basically all the trappings of low grade flu are to be expected in 1%-10% of people vaccinated. The worst fever I’ve ever had was from a flu jab (more because I’ve rarely had any serious diseases in my life than because flu jab side effects are particularly serious, but still).

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 27/12/2018 12:29

I know, I always try to get in done on a weekend, because of that and I was worried this year, because most people I know who had it did get side effects.

Now I'm worried it didn't take. Grin

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Loobieloo27 · 27/12/2018 13:05

Im now unsure whether its safe for me to go to work, when im dosed up i dont feel too bad. If its flu i definately dont want to go but it may also just be a cold. Hmm

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HarveySchlumpfenburger · 27/12/2018 13:16

I worried about that last year Chardonnay. But I was the virtually the only person at work that didn’t get the flu when it went round in Jan so I reckon it’ll be ok.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 27/12/2018 13:32

If it came on suddenly Loobie, with few actual cold symptoms, then given you've been in contact with flu, I'd treat it like flu. Sorry.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 27/12/2018 13:33

I think the way to think about it, if it's making you as a healthy person feel really crap, then, think of the impact it will have on those who are already unwell.

JellycatElfie · 27/12/2018 13:36

Do you have an infection control team? If you have confirmed flu cases the hospital should be ensuring staff have personal protective equipment!

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 27/12/2018 14:55

Equally Jelly nobody sgould go in without a mask just because there appear to be none on ward - you need to get some!

JellycatElfie · 28/12/2018 09:23

That’s true but if the patient needed care or something urgently and there were no staff on ward etc I’m not surprised it’s happened.

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Loobieloo27 · 28/12/2018 10:43

Yes we was waiting for them to arrive. Patient who is high risk falls was walking out of bay, was pretty unavoidable really.

However today i feel not too bad but my children came down with the sick bug so no time for me to be poorly now Hmm

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3out · 28/12/2018 10:50

Really hope the ward have now sourced appropriate masks. It’s pretty shocking they didn’t have any.

Glad you’re feeling better, hope your kids are better soon too.

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