Flu Shots and Us
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I got one ... and immediately became ill with what I perceived to be a moderate upper respiratory infection.
Began right around the bronchial region and migrated quickly to my sinuses and persisted for about 2 weeks.
Why did I do it ?
It was free and recommended. Besides, with me getting on and all I figured what could it hurt.
Being as suspicious of the medical industrial complex as the next guy I have visions of injections containing mercury and other toxic substances and it's not a far reach for me to expect a surreptitious lethal injection by design as a part of some governmental pursuit of the New World Order population reduction or some radical lefty taking it upon themselves to thin us all out.
I was somewhat surprised to note that almost half of the citizens decline the injection. Do I blame them ? Heck no. I trust their judgement for themselves a lot more than some bung hole in Richland County lying to me and the world.
Too many medical professionals are simply untrustworthy anymore. That's why the thought of going to a hospital staffed by students repulses me to the nth degree.
IMHO you should stay away from Richland Hospital if you value your life. Lexington hospital is just another death trap as well. Providence is a fraudulent rip off as far as I'm concerned.
I just wish these were my only complaints with the local hospitals. However, Richland and Lexington in particular are rife with poor decision makers and equally poor care. Mayo in Jacksonville would be my first choice.
You take your life into your own hands anymore regardless of the providers. My last physician was out to force me to take those pills his pharmaceutical rep was pushing even if it tripled my medication expenses.
This is not a person who cares about my health. It's someone out to make a buck at my expense.
Luckily I'm pretty happy with the medical crew at the employee health center. Unfortunately, I don't know how much longer it will be available to me. They already stripped our health benefits down to the bare bones in the form of the vastly inferior "state health plan" in their pursuit of decreasing expenses. They said that nobody guarantees benefits anywhere and we're just lucky to be employed.
Maybe they're right.
So if you decline a flu shot more power to you. I certainly am one to seriously consider joining your ranks. I'm sorry that I don't trust the local hospitals nor EMS services available ... but I don't for good reason.