Leah,
Why do you think you would be giving yourself shingles? I am also IgA deficient and have not gotten the shingles vaccine. It seems the CDC thinks it is ok.
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbo ... -table.pdf
Pat
Shingles vaccine... Yay or nay???
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Pat,
Please see my response to Nancy (several posts back), for the reason why Leah is reluctant.
You apparently have more faith in the CDC than I have.
Frankly, I wouldn't trust that opinion, because it's based on statistics. Yes, the vaccine is probably safe for most people who have selective IgA deficiency, but we're not most people. And try convincing the poor folks who were the victims of statistics, and experienced an adverse reaction to that vaccine, that it's safe.
Immunosuppressants are considered by the medical community to be generally safe. But regardless of that endorsement, a certain percentage of people who use them are going to have very unfortunate outcomes, and some of them will lose their life, as a result. Safety in medical procedures is almost always based on statistical results. And statistical probabilities work just fine for the general population, because no matter what happens, the population will always survive as long as the statistical risks are low. Selective IgA deficiency is not quite the same as a suppressed immune system, but it does constitute a compromised immune system, with limitations on certain normal immune functions.
But on an individual basis, statistics don't work as well as they work for a species or a population. On an individual basis, statistics basically determine the odds of whether we win or lose, and if we lose, the game might be over (for us), and at the very least, it will probably affect us profoundly. By contrast, if someone in the general population loses, there are plenty others to fill that slot. That means that as far as an individual is concerned, statistics determine our odds in a "Russian roulette" arrangement. Losing isn't always fatal, but it's never pleasant, either.
That said, for some individuals (who have a history of shingles, for example), taking that chance is probably worth it, because according to the CDC, the odds are in their favor.
Tex
Please see my response to Nancy (several posts back), for the reason why Leah is reluctant.
You apparently have more faith in the CDC than I have.
Frankly, I wouldn't trust that opinion, because it's based on statistics. Yes, the vaccine is probably safe for most people who have selective IgA deficiency, but we're not most people. And try convincing the poor folks who were the victims of statistics, and experienced an adverse reaction to that vaccine, that it's safe.Immunosuppressants are considered by the medical community to be generally safe. But regardless of that endorsement, a certain percentage of people who use them are going to have very unfortunate outcomes, and some of them will lose their life, as a result. Safety in medical procedures is almost always based on statistical results. And statistical probabilities work just fine for the general population, because no matter what happens, the population will always survive as long as the statistical risks are low. Selective IgA deficiency is not quite the same as a suppressed immune system, but it does constitute a compromised immune system, with limitations on certain normal immune functions.
But on an individual basis, statistics don't work as well as they work for a species or a population. On an individual basis, statistics basically determine the odds of whether we win or lose, and if we lose, the game might be over (for us), and at the very least, it will probably affect us profoundly. By contrast, if someone in the general population loses, there are plenty others to fill that slot. That means that as far as an individual is concerned, statistics determine our odds in a "Russian roulette" arrangement. Losing isn't always fatal, but it's never pleasant, either.
That said, for some individuals (who have a history of shingles, for example), taking that chance is probably worth it, because according to the CDC, the odds are in their favor.
Tex
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Thank you all for your input. I will wait till I have completed all my lab work and have let my gut rest. Being that I'm very much like my Mom, she suffered terribly with shingles I will plan to go ahead with the shingles inoc. after the summer & the flu shot in October.
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I am thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn't have stumbled across my strength.
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