No, Jan,
I have the vaccine shot at home in my fridge. The French system is way different than the U.S system...those who qualify get a letter from the social security system (our health care system) with a 'cupon' for the vaccine. You go to your generalist to sign the cupon, take the signed cupon to your pharmacist and he gives you the vaccine. You then take the vaccine back to your generalist for him to administer it to you. A lot of travel for very little result because you must pay your G.P. 2 visits to get 1 vaccine. The pharmacists are fighting for the right to administer them themselves. It is an expensive and wasteful system...The vaccine on its own costs under 6€...The doctor visit 28€
So every year I just buy mine and hubby's and give us the shots...except that I forgot to this year. You have to take them out 1/2hr beforehand and I just don't remember.
I have another blockage or the nsaids have killed my guts too...Feels like the flu, I ache all over and am running like water but no throwing up just gut upset...no fever...if it doesn't get worse then I will take the vaccine.
JLH,
I use the anti-inflamatory cream morning and night on the ankel and have the lombard patches.
The Rhumy refuses to give me the cortison shots because he says that they destroy the joints and cartilage...he is right so I suffer in silence!
Sharon