Not sure why people are feeling the need announce their vaccine schedule when i never asked! More people coming out of woodwork and at some poi t im going to lose it and tell them to Shut the ef up.
I'm so sorry that you are dealing with this. I am coming to the conclusion that random people will be asking us if we got a COVID vaccine for the rest of our lives and it is just the "new normal" (as much as I hate that phrase)!
I actually had an interesting experience earlier this week when I saw a new PCP (GP). I needed to do a pre-op clearance appt but I haven't had a local PCP for many years b/c my case was so complex. My main doctor saved my life, and he is why I am in remission, but he is not local and cannot do a pre-op clearance so I needed to find someone else to do it (for a minor surgical procedure that I'll be having next week).
I was referred to a new PCP and did not know what to expect but she was amazing and I felt like I won the medical lottery. She understood my autoimmune diseases & my prior treatment and her strong recommendation to me was NOT to get the vaccine b/c it could end my remission. I asked her if she had other patients besides me that she recommended not to get the vaccine and she had a few.
She fully endorses the vaccine for 95% of her patients (or maybe even higher) but she has a few like me in which it is too risky. She said that if my main doctor can't give me a medical exemption that she can give me one. It was very validating to hear her opinion and I am no longer feeling any doubt re: my decision (now that two docs who have never spoken to each other had the same assessment re: my situation). I might not be posting as much in all these vaccine threads in the future now that my decision is 100% made (unless I can be of help to others). And I will still be replying to PM's.
Your own personal choices in health care are no one else's business. I wouldn't waste time explaining the medically advisable avoidance of vaccination in your case.
I actually agree with you 100%. I just wanted to share my experience re: not getting the vaccine on PR in case it is helpful for anyone else. And I think I was also still trying to process the decision in my mind since the topic of the vaccines will be around for years to come (probably for the rest of our lives). My family & close friends all support my decision, as do my doctors, and that is what matters most to me.
And, yes, I was concerned and do not do regular flu vaccines. And I don't know if it'll work. But I'm glad I did it.
I am glad that you were able to get the Moderna vaccine and please keep me posted how it goes for you! Were you worried that it would not work due to prior immuno-suppression?