RE: flu shots & a rant about them now rheumatoid arthritis

[Guest guest]

Hi Markey

 

> My first issue is that my mother developed Rheumatoid

> Arthritis after 3 years of this vaccine. It just happened

> to show up about 10 days after the 3rd year of vaccination.

 

My father also has rheumatoid arthritis which he developed after having a

triple heart bypass and believed he wasn't ready to resume work despite his

doctor insisting that he was ready and a " little bit of stress is ok for

you " .

 

He is now taking so many drugs it's difficult to tell whether the

interactions between all the drugs are the main cause of his poor health.

 

Some people believe rheumatoid arthritis is triggered by a traumatic event

or even stress and I don't really know if that's correct or if it's just a

belief. However, I think it's generally agreed that if you have the

rheumatoid factor (if that's the correct name), you will at some point in

your life, be likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis.

 

When I saw a new doctor a few years back she was the first to take a

complete family history at the first consultation. She ordered tests for

rheumatoid arthritis and when the results came back she said there was no

factor there, and that I would never develop it.

 

I know when I've heard vaccinations in children being discussed, the doctors

who are against it seem to be most opposed to having multiple vaccinations

rather than single dose ones, and that they believe if a child has a cold or

some other kind of illness at the time (ie lowered immune system) they are

more likely to suffer after effects from vaccinations.

 

But it still hasn't been proven and I hope one day it will be crystal clear

for all parents so that they are able to make informed choices on behalf of

their family.

 

There are many pressures on parents to conform to prescribed health care and

it takes a lot of guts to stand up against the system.

 

Vicki