Gloria, I am so glad to hear that you got both the flu vaccine and the pneumonia vaccine -- it really worried me that you had been unprotected in the past! I'm glad you followed up with your doctor and she in turn sent you to specialists so you could get properly cleared.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure -- as I'm sure you already know, having been down that road before!

I have a neurological condition that I was always told precluded me from getting a flu shot. Last year I became very ill with bronchitis and now I suffer from adult onset asthma. This year I really feared going through the flu season. I leaned on my PCP to get me some help in dealing with this. She sent me to a neurologist for clearance to get flu and pneumonia vaccines. The neurologist researched and then said that although I might have a slight chance of having further neurological problems from the vaccines, the chances of me having serious problems because of being unvaccinated were far more probable. I got both vaccinations! Whew! It's great to have a little less to worry about!