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<blockquote data-quote="Mamaof5" data-source="post: 366952"><p>I don't speak English as a first language either. I did misread that as the tetanus being the immigrant issue. I'll agree the doctor is right that many germs that are over there do get brought here for sure. There is a wild strain of polio and pertussis among us all that we are fairly immune to unless compromised by other illnesses.</p><p></p><p>I speak French as a fist language though you wouldn't think it until I tell you. I wasn't trying to devalue your experience I'm a pro-informed choice activist (no not an anti-vax activist, there's a big difference). I'm all for choices with the right information backing those choices but I think that comes with the territory we all find ourselves in together as a difficult child parenting community. I'm also for the choice of one does not always suit the other, freedom of choice is one of our most fundamental rights in my eyes. I'm just really glad you are feeling better.</p><p></p><p>Funny you mention ABX making you cranky!! I had pneumonia back in November as a complication of H1N1 and the Biaxin (a bacterial pneumonia specific ABX) made me beyond cranky, had me hallucinating and very out of it. Some ABX are so powerful (like Biaxin, Cipro and others) that they have some wicked side effects. askthepatient.com is a helpful, first person point of view database from other patients who experience side effects of pharmacological medications - I use it to gauge what may possibly be a side effect that may not be listed on the script and for personal experience from every day people like myself - of course I always take it with a grain of salt because not everyone reacts the same way to the same medication and always back it with the scientific studies available and talk to my doctors as well for their take on it.</p><p></p><p>I hope you find that low cost insurance very quickly. In Canada, we have universal health care - not perfect the system but it works well enough. Would be better with some tweaks here and there but we're still working on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mamaof5, post: 366952"] I don't speak English as a first language either. I did misread that as the tetanus being the immigrant issue. I'll agree the doctor is right that many germs that are over there do get brought here for sure. There is a wild strain of polio and pertussis among us all that we are fairly immune to unless compromised by other illnesses. I speak French as a fist language though you wouldn't think it until I tell you. I wasn't trying to devalue your experience I'm a pro-informed choice activist (no not an anti-vax activist, there's a big difference). I'm all for choices with the right information backing those choices but I think that comes with the territory we all find ourselves in together as a difficult child parenting community. I'm also for the choice of one does not always suit the other, freedom of choice is one of our most fundamental rights in my eyes. I'm just really glad you are feeling better. Funny you mention ABX making you cranky!! I had pneumonia back in November as a complication of H1N1 and the Biaxin (a bacterial pneumonia specific ABX) made me beyond cranky, had me hallucinating and very out of it. Some ABX are so powerful (like Biaxin, Cipro and others) that they have some wicked side effects. askthepatient.com is a helpful, first person point of view database from other patients who experience side effects of pharmacological medications - I use it to gauge what may possibly be a side effect that may not be listed on the script and for personal experience from every day people like myself - of course I always take it with a grain of salt because not everyone reacts the same way to the same medication and always back it with the scientific studies available and talk to my doctors as well for their take on it. I hope you find that low cost insurance very quickly. In Canada, we have universal health care - not perfect the system but it works well enough. Would be better with some tweaks here and there but we're still working on it. [/QUOTE]
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