To think this nurse was exaggerating the truth...

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I have just been to take my DD (13 months) for her injections. I very politely requested to have the 12 month boosters on a separate visit to the MMR. The nurse then told me that every other child in the country has their's together. AIBU to think this isnt the case???

In the end she agreed but after trying to make me feel silly and very PFB-ish. I definately don't want to turn this into a MMR/vaccinations debate, I just feel that it should be "my baby my choice" on how things are done (obviously working within the constraints of the NHS) and that it simply isn't true that ALL children have their injections together.

There is a link but does smoking cause lung cancer or do we need a predisposition in the first place.....otherwise all smokers would get lung cancer but they don't. iyswim

huh?

Were you accusing me of horrible posting? Do youn really think I would send hate mail?

Wow. You are wrong. Never in ten years on MN!

the system is absolutely as we say: I ahve 2 with autism, I worked in the charity sector before and have my own business supporting carers now, as well as my study. ASD is massively under funded- well all disability is. If you don't belive us take a read through the SN boards, see what people face daily.

And I really am unhappy at the ahte mail message!

So why start wiyth the com,ment about study, as that was from my posts?

It looked as if it were at me from that.

But I am glad it wasn't, I do think though that saying you would think you would get ahte mail- well someone either sends it or does not. So I reported your post to MNHQ and it is in their hands.

is Fox me?

because I am not sure which posts of mine would have warranted you saying I was insulting or venomous.

Frog, not fox.

and I too, do not appreciate the jibe about hate PMs. why on earth would you even think that?

um, yes. I would say that me telling a poster who has said to me that collateral damage (re: vaccine damage) is for the greater good, when I have a vaccine damaged child, to fuck off is neither insulting or venomous, tbh.

it is swearing. I don't do it often, but vaccine threads do seem to bring it out in me. I can't think why.

I haven't sent any hate mail. Can you publicly accept that please, and also do the same for silverfrog ? Otherwiswe it remains as rather a slur. Thanks in advance.

The "going to rooms" was like a strict mum thing because I was so cross at the name-calling and abuse.

"venom"? you must be joking croc - have you seen what your own side has written?

Apart from that, I find it rather reassuring that so many posters accept the possibility of a link, even if they think the risk is less than that of natural disease. . This possibility is, after all, is what Andrew Wakefiled posited, and he wanted more research into the sub group to prevent damage and injury.

"Good I hope you have all gone to your rooms to THINK ON"

sorry but this is supposed to be more venomous than "wahckjobs, whackadoodles, nutters, hysterical, flapping"?

yuou really must be joking there croc

Koukla - yes I understand why you posted that link. Croc - you need to direct your lectrure to the people you agree with.

and that was all completely unprovoked, just random abuse and name calling

I don't vaccinate my dc after my mum allowed my sister to have the pertussis vaccine. She collapsed in the GPs waiting room, suffered a cardiac arrest and has since been in a wheelchair with a rare form of guilliane barre syndrome and brain damage from which she has never recovered. she recieved a payout from the vaccine injury compensation board (yes there is one). The payout maximum is set at £120.000.
She didn't recieve that much.
Is that enough evidence for you? or was it just coincidence that she suffered a cardiac arrest minutes after recieving a vaccine known for causing severe reactions? Oh well her ruined life I guess is just collatoral damage isnt it.
As for whackadoodles...there are no words.

YANBU in that she WAS exaggerating but I can quite understand why. I suppose you could request one appointment for her to inject your child and then another to go and collect your advice leaflet. But it would be unnecessary so a waste of precious resources. Equally separating the injections is unnecessary and a waste of tax payers money.

Actually this thread has me seething. Do you honestly think that there is support for vaccine damaged children readily available? easy to access? My mum had to fight for my sisters payment and believe me 120k doesn't go far when you factor in life long care costs.

"I can quite understand why."

So can I. Get them done before the parents have a chance to do too much research or consider seriously whether that many vaccinations at one go is a good idea.

It is not a waste of money to put children's interests first.

I would like certain posters to come back and apologise but I don't suppose they will.

We had ours done for free all together a 7 in 1. No problems.
We had a TB BCG done also at three months, also free.

I had to pay for the chicken pox vaccination, and because this was a private request, it was done at a different time - GP got 45 for the vaccination and 70 for the office visit.

In not in the Uk though, and pay 2000 a year on health insurance which only covers accident and emergency procedures.

Waiting lists of up to three years in places for routine tests and treatment on hospital trollies in corridors if on the public health system - and you have to settle your bill before you leave hospital.

I think the NHS is a pretty good deal actually.

Didn't realise this thread had moved on to page three. Sorry.

I haven't bothered reading all 9 pages as it is obvious just from a post count that it has turned into a vaccine debate and I can't be arsed!

We were told to have separate appointments for the 12 month and the MMR - the latter was at 14 months. We ran late as DS was ill a couple of times around then and finished up having the 12 month jabs at 14 months. The nurse wanted to do them both at once and I said no on the basis that it was clearly considered appropriate to have them done separately so we would stick to that. She was a bit arsey about it but didn't seem able to come up with a good reason why we should have them done together so eventually agreed.