Transplant: Vaccines: Covid, Flu, RSV

Posted by hello1234 @hello1234, Oct 6, 2023

Hi Transplant Family!
I hope everyone is doing well.
i have a question...Are you getting all three vaccine shots? Covid, Flu and RSV?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Transplants Support Group.

millds | @millds | Oct 11, 2023

In reply to @cehunt57 "This week my husband was offered a flu shot when he was at an allergy /..." + (show)

I like to check with my pharmacist and in this situation she suggested I spread the Covid and rsv out just a bit.

hello1234 | @hello1234 | Oct 11, 2023

In reply to @millds "I like to check with my pharmacist and in this situation she suggested I spread the..." + (show)

Hi @millds 😊
Thanks so much for sharing your discussion. My local nephrologist recommended the same thing.... Space out the vaccines if you can.

Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Oct 14, 2023

In reply to @charlie5454s "I’m 18 1/2 yrs. post transplant and I take no chances regarding vaccinations. Two weeks ago..." + (show)

@charlie5454s, I want to send you a belated Welcome to Connect and a sincere congratulations for 18 1/2 years of living because of your miracle kidney transplant at Mayo Rochester! That is where I had my simultaneous liver and kidney transplant in 2009! It is the place where miracles happen and where the care is beyond anything I have ever experienced anywhere!
On my 10th anniversary, right after I had my last protocol kidney biopsy, I asked the doctor what I should do to be sure that my kidney was going to last for 10 more years. His response: Take your meds; follow your lab schedule; avoid alcohol. That seemed pretty easy to me. I see that you are keeping up with your vaccines. So am I, and so is my husband as a result of what my transplant nurse told him he has to do to protect himself to protect me.

@charlie5454s, I would love to hear more about you and your transplant, especially how you are enjoying life now. I hope to be reading bits and pieces as we connect and interact here in the transplant group's many discussions.

I also want to invite you to share your story:
- Organ Donation and Transplant: What is Your story?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/organ-donation-and-transplant-what-is-your-story/
.
Charlie, I'm happy you are here, but might I ask you what brought you to Connect?

Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Oct 14, 2023

In reply to @h2opup54 "Absolutely had my flu shot, this past week the Covid vaccine and next week RSV, we..." + (show)

@h2opup54, Welcome to our conversation. I see that this is your first post, and I see that you are wearing a T-shirt for team transplant! Are you a lung transplant patient or recipient?
I'm a liver/kidney recipient. Mayo Rochester 2009. I have had my shots, too - Every Year!

I look forward to hearing about you and your T-shirt.