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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question.
Transplants | Last Active: Jun 28, 2021 | Replies (313)Comment receiving replies
Hi, Charlie. I've had a couple of friends, in their 70's, who have died from covid. Another friend is about 47 and was in ICU for a couple of weeks, almost put on a ventilator, but a medication they gave him at that time, don't know what, with additional oxygen pulled him through.
He kept a journal of his experience. Amazingly frightening for him. I do not trust, not necessarily the numbers, as they can be manipulated to say what you want, but I do trust the facts of the % of deaths and serious illness for those over 65. And, the lasting effects. He seems to be ok, although there are some issues re his heart he didn't have before covid. So, watching and praying with him.
I don't plan and will do everything in my power to keep from getting covid! As will I suspect most of us. I have too many other things going on in this body at the moment that I don't think I would have the same experience as you.
Got the Maderno vaccine Tuesday at Mayo. So far, no side effects. Not one. I'm amazed. But, the 2nd shot in a few weeks might be a real bugger. Stay tuned.
Blessings. Elizabeth
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@ess77. Wonderful Elizabeth! May I ask how/where you got the vaccine?
I need to get the vaccine [both doses] before starting chemo in March. However, there seems to be a hurdle to cross in getting even the first dose. Having contacted our county's public health director, I will be sending a message to my oncologist via patient portal to try for a solution. It's a dilemma not anticipated, and met with frustration.
Ginger
I completely understand, Elizabeth, my mother got COVID in October and died within 10 days, but she was week and had a few strokes, I'm not going to say and I know its a strange virus and effects differently but I've herd stories where cases were marked as a COVID death, but weren't actually , I'm worried about the information shared about this virus and how it has been handled, we have to be very proactive with our care.
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@ess77 How did you get the vaccine? Did you sign up for it? How did you find out you could get the vaccine?