I used to take comfort in the statistics. If they were low, I simply didn't worry about them. Heck, why would it happen to me? I was young, healthy, with the odds stacked in my favor.
But even with that, I rolled the dice and lost. So now, when I hear statistics, I don't take comfort in them.
I have been thinking about the H1.N.1 vac now for months. I did my research, consulted the docs and knew I had made the decision to get it. The reason being is that it is killing twice as many people as regular flu. The reason being I work with children and A is in school. The reason being it is killing pregnant women and toddlers. I don't care if it is 23% of these populations, why would I risk it? I could die. My baby could die (again), my son could die. Statistics are all well and good, until you are the statistic. And we have all experienced that. And 23% sounds a lot higher than 1 in 1,000, which is what stillbirth is.
I had the opportunity to get it today and so we did. Hopefully 2 weeks from now, we will have some protection, and maybe I can take some level of comfort in that.
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Statistics seem much more like quicksand than they used to. I hope you have an entirely flu-free winter.
Statistics mean squat to me these days. I've always thought they made little sense now I know there is no sense in them. If you are the one you are the one, whether its 1:1000 or 1:1000000
FWIW I think you were right to get the vaccine. We've had a couple of pregnant women die over here from swine flu. It's just not worth the risk.
Thinking of you x x x
yep.
I've got seasonal and will get h1n1 at next MFM appt. Our OB is getting the vaccine, since he has a bunch of folks in the high risk category, ya know, pregnant women.
I appreciate you posting this, I am in the same possition, not sure what to do, still have a few weeks to decide, but I have been all over the map about this vaccine.
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