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Yesterday I had my swine flu vaccination. I asked if I needed a second one and was told that I didn't. However, last night I made the mistake of reading the information sheet and it says that people with impaired immune systems should have two. I 'phoned the surgery today and was told that yes, I should have a second one. So it's worth asking if you're not sure.
Anthea
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lol thats naughty of them,yes i read mine says got have 2 i getting 1st one next friday afternoon. and if they tell u theres a walk in clinic u can book an appointment if dont want sit hours waitng thats what i didwouldnt known could if hadnt asked. inky07 cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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I was of the understanding that you had to have it twice too, my mum has just had her first one and was told she would be invited for her secound one by post!! thought you had to have it so many weeks after?? Iv not been invited for mine yet so may bring it up when I see GP tomoz.
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The GP said three weeks after the first for the second. I was given a second appointment after I had the first jab on Monday.
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I have mine three weeks after Jean but I have noticed some are 2 weeks. It seems there are many different ideas on these swine flu jabs. Glenys.
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I've just heard on the news that swine flu has turned out to be considerably less lethal than they expected so I'll stick with my decision not to have the jab.
Doreen xx
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Wise woman - I've got a red hot lump the size of an egg on my arm and have coughed for England for two days
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I'm having mine in the morning.
Hoping not to forget!
Jenni xxhow to be a velvet bulldoser
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Hi i have just had my second jab only by chance.
I work with children and phoned the docs yesterday as swine flu is going round at school they asked me to come today but the nurse said they should have told me to have a second one 3 weeks after my first jab.
Katie
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question for you all.
i had my first injection on friday ( second one due 6th jan) well since then i am so sore and stiff in all my joints.
is iy cause of the jab or something else i've has to get the walking stick out of storage. the area around the jab is
hard and feels bruised. will this go or should i contact my gp?
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Hi my arm also hurt for days and i ached all over in the evening felt a bit like a virus although i felt better the next day.
Hope you feel better soon.xx
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Hi all
had my first one of 2 yesterday, felt rough yesterday and then the arm hurts today.
it will wear off.
Better that than the swine flu carrying me or Bernice off.
2nd jab after Christmas now.
Jenni xhow to be a velvet bulldoser
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Dont worry Lynne this sounds like usual symptoms i had heavy arm for a coupla days, it does wear off, then u will feel glad u had it done, hope u already feeling better xx
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Lynne, ever since I had the swine flu jab all the bits of me that normally hurt seem to be hurting more. It could be because the weather's got colder, of course, but it does seem a but of a coincidence! I always have pain in my right upper arm anyway, so it's hard to tell whether that's worse or not, but I don't seem to have the swollen lump that lots of people get.
Anthea x
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no lump here either Anthea- just a hurty arm how to be a velvet bulldoser
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Finally got 'on the list' and had my first jab on Saturday. It turns out that, as my RTX & MTX are prescribed initially by the Hospital and are not on the surgery repeat prescription list, my name did not come up on the priority list. Now they have twigged that this is happening, they will do a more in-depth search.
Only side effects seen so far have been a slightly sore arm and a red patch about 5cm diameter about the injection site - but then we are quite used to having sore bits!
RichardL
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Just had my first jab today, going back for second in 3 weeks. My arm is a bit sore, hope it doesn't get worse than this1
Lyn
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Well thank you everyone, work at a drs surgery , not my own, but where i had my jab and no-one has mentioned a second jab, will make further enquiries on Thursday when next in, I also read from my surgery that those living in the household should also get a jab ???????? interestingly i have not had anything at all from my own surgery!!!! I could of course assume that they have assumed I will deal with it at work......................
apart from a sore arm for a day or two no probs.
Issy
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had my jab yesterday. Appointment made for 4 weeks time (because of Christmas). Nothing to sign and slightly sore arm.
Jan x
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had mine yesterday. No mention of a second one but the nurse asked me if I knew why I'd been invited to have a jab 
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