Can I take flu shot?

[Aalok jain]

Hi it's been 1 year for my AVR. I am on Beta blockers and blood thinners . Should I take flu shot as I have never take it in India and now I am in Canada.

Thanks

 

[ATHENS1964]

My doctor told me I had to do it, so I did it last week.

 

[Protimenow]

Yes, it's okay. I had both shots in March and April, and will probably get a booster soon.

(It's okay for Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson - I don't know which vaccine they use in India, but it should be safe)

One other thing - because you take an anticoagulant, your risk of serious embolic events (formation of clots) is reduced.

 

[Aalok jain]

Yes, it's okay. I had both shots in March and April, and will probably get a booster soon.

(It's okay for Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson - I don't know which vaccine they use in India, but it should be safe)

One other thing - because you take an anticoagulant, your risk of serious embolic events (formation of clots) is reduced.

Hi
Thanks for your reply

I am not talking about covid shots, it's about general flu shot before winter.

 

[Luckyguy17]

I had my AVR 6 months ago and am scheduled for my general annual flu shot in two weeks.
Experts are saying flu shot is more important than ever in 2021.

 

[dick0236]

My docs have always encouraged me to get a flu shot each fall and I have done so for several decades. This fall I got my flu shot and my Pfizer covid booster at the same time.......no problems

 

[pellicle]

Hi

I am not talking about covid shots, it's about general flu shot before winter.

so in less than 10 words explain what you see the differences are between the two please

 

[Chuck C]

Having a prosthetic valve should not prevent you from getting a flu shot. I had my surgery over 7 months ago and will be getting my flu vaccination shot in 2 days.

 

[Warrick]

Yep I get the flu jab every year as its free at work. Also its free for people with chronic heart disease. Well worth it imo!
This year oddley when I had it I had a misinformed nurse at first refuse to give me the jab because I’m on warfarin, “you cant have it your on warfarin”, “yes I can my INR was 2.3 last friday”,
she was a bit taken back with this rebuttle “oh ok you have a well managed INR”
Managing myself too right I do

 

[vitdoc]

The question should be “Why shouldn’t you get a flu shot?”. I can’t think of any reason.
Also personally I generally do not mention I am on warfarin when I am getting a shot. Too much nonsense to deal with. If I was having a large needle driven into my liver being on warfarin might be very pertinent bit a small needle in my arm much less so.

 

[Unicusp]

Hi it's been 1 year for my AVR. I am on Beta blockers and blood thinners . Should I take flu shot as I have never take it in India and now I am in Canada.

Thanks

Yes. Get the shot. I had surgery this past February and got the flu shot a few weeks ago. No symptoms or reaction at all.

 

[carolinemc]

Hi it's been 1 year for my AVR. I am on Beta blockers and blood thinners . Should I take flu shot as I have never take it in India and now I am in Canada.

Thanks

Yea, I have been getting the flu shot for many years, even before my aortic valve replacement. It will help you keep from being sicker from the flu, which can cause more problems without it. Go for it.

 

[carolinemc]

The question should be “Why shouldn’t you get a flu shot?”. I can’t think of any reason.
Also personally I generally do not mention I am on warfarin when I am getting a shot. Too much nonsense to deal with. If I was having a large needle driven into my liver being on warfarin might be very pertinent bit a small needle in my arm much less so.

You do not have to mention Metformin or Warafarin . It is in your medical records and at your pharmacy. You are a heart patient and should be doing this shot on a yearly basis anyway. I have and luck has it, no flu caught yet in me.

 

[carolinemc]

Yep I get the flu jab every year as its free at work. Also its free for people with chronic heart disease. Well worth it imo!
This year oddley when I had it I had a misinformed nurse at first refuse to give me the jab because I’m on warfarin, “you cant have it your on warfarin”, “yes I can my INR was 2.3 last friday”,
she was a bit taken back with this rebuttle “oh ok you have a well managed INR”
Managing myself too right I do

And here in the USA, Medical insurance pays for the shot and so does Medicare and Medicaid. Abd I used to also get it free from the job. And it does not affect Warafarin, nor the other way around. That shows that the nurse is not educated on the medicine side. LMAO!

 

[carolinemc]

I had my AVR 6 months ago and am scheduled for my general annual flu shot in two weeks.
Experts are saying flu shot is more important than ever in 2021.

It was just as important in 2020 when we still did not have a vaccine for Covid back then.

 

[TellTaleHeart]

Hospital where I got my new valve offered it to me upon my discharge after surgery, so…yeah!

 

[almost_hectic]

I asked my GP after my surgery if I needed things like flu shots now, as I never used to get them before. He just said, it’s up to me. That if I don’t typically get the seasonal flu, I’m probably fine. Still have never had a flu shot

 

[Lynn]

Had my flu shot yesterday. Didn’t even need a bandaid despite the warfarin.

 

[Chuck C]

As a follow up, I received my flu vaccine yesterday. I was originally going to get mine at CVS, but they wanted to charge me $35. Took my mom to get hers at Kaiser and they offered to jab me as well for no charge, as I am her caretaker, so the price was right. No negative side effects at all.

 

[Aalok jain]

As a follow up, I received my flu vaccine yesterday. I was originally going to get mine at CVS, but they wanted to charge me $35. Took my mom to get hers at Kaiser and they offered to jab me as well for no charge, as I am her caretaker, so the price was right. No negative side effects at all.

I also took the shot . Just had some pain for a short time in arm .