HPV

[marylander1940]

On 4/16/2024 at 12:56 AM, nycman said:

The shot hurt like hell for about one minute. A day or so later I got a mildly intense flu like reaction for a couple hours. Nothing some Motrin and a hot bath couldn’t take care of though. And it sure beats the fuck out of getting a preventable cancer. As an added bonus a few weeks later a plantar wart that had for decades been resistant to multiple treatments….magically disappeared. 

Get the shots. 

How old where you when you got vaccinated?

 

Edited April 17 by marylander1940

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

54 minutes ago, marylander1940 said:

How old where you when you got vaccinated?

 

 

[+ nycman]

2 hours ago, marylander1940 said:

How old where you when you got vaccinated?

 

I am outside the "guidelines" (e.g over 45) and not yet on Medicare (e.g. under 65).

[Anthony]

On 4/16/2024 at 5:12 PM, nycman said:

I don’t mind sharing with the crowd.

It is a series of 3 shots at zero, 2 months, and 6 months. I got my 3 shots in the early fall into winter of this past year.

I only had a reaction to the second shot. Interestingly that was also the shot that seemed to attack the wart on my foot. I was "achy’ all over, low grade fever, mild headache, and "felt sick". Took Motrin and got into a hot bath. Total time "not feeling good" was maybe 2-3 hours.

Hope that helps. Get the shots!

Can you please be specific on "felt sick"? I have a case of emetophobia that I discovered and that's exactly what's bothering me. IIRC when young adolescents get the shot, its only 2 shots.  

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

6 hours ago, Anthony said:

Can you please be specific on "felt sick"? I have a case of emetophobia that I discovered and that's exactly what's bothering me. IIRC when young adolescents get the shot, its only 2 shots.  

It's not stomach related.  You won't vomit.  It's the feeling of being tired.

And frankly, wouldn't you rather just deal with the mentality of it for a few days, let it pass and then know you're safely vaxxed against HPV?

Discomfort is a part of life.  It's worth it when the reward makes sense.

Edited April 19 by BenjaminNicholas

[+ nycman]

8 hours ago, Anthony said:

I have a case of emetophobia

I didn’t experience any gastrointestinal symptoms. Certainly no nausea or vomiting. Just feverish and achy all over. For the unwashed masses, emetophobia is the irrational fear of vomiting. It’s particularly entertaining when someone else vomits near them, and the person with emetophobia passes out as a result. 

I’m sorry you suffer from this, it must be hell when you get food poisoning.

Get the shots. 

 

Edited April 19 by nycman

[+ APPLE1]

Most people would be more comfortable with vaccinations if the medical community gave us honest expectations and said right up front:
It's likely going to make you feel a little sick, and it's supposed to. That means you immune system is working and reacting to it.

Pain, fever, runny nose, etc are all your body saying "there's a pathogen here. We need to activate systems to kill it, and get it out of here."

Giving a false sense of "you'll feel just fine," makes many people believe that any discomfort is a "reaction" to a vaccine. The reality is that symptoms less than the full blow disease are normal.

 

[+ Tygerscent]

On 1/28/2024 at 2:45 PM, marylander1940 said:

 

I know an escort who is 49, his Doctor told him he's too old to get vaccinated now.

Should he be vaccinated? He still has 5-10 years ahead in this profession!

Well, if the vaccination truly offers prevention of any type of cancer, as is presented in various research, what would be the downside of getting them besides the cost of it out of pocket? 

[+ Tygerscent]

1 hour ago, Tygerscent said:

Well, if the vaccination truly offers prevention of any type of cancer, as is presented in various research, what would be the downside of getting them besides the cost of it out of pocket? 

Although… cancer cells can and do mutate around their treatments~ Depends on their structure~