gardasil vaccine and uc

I was diagnosed with UC long before I got my gardasil needles.

I totally agree with you, Judilyn.................

I haven't heard anything in regard to that vaccine and UC. Just like anything else though, you stick 4 strains of virus plus 225 mcg aluminum, and a couple other things together, you never know what type of reaction a person may have, or as the government may word it.... aggravate an underlying condition. If you have any inkling of an auto-immune disease you really have no business getting a vaccine. They did link the measles portion of the MMR to UC and Crohns many years ago. Funny thing was I had the measles than got vaccinated for it shortly thereafter, lol. My child will definately not be getting any, not only becuase of the history of UC in my family, but becuase the actual risk factors of the diseases is much better than the risk factors of a vaccine that has not had proper testing. I am far from an immunization nut. Just much more educated on the subject than most people that follow that herd mentality.

Diptheria is non existant in US, 1 in 500,000 chance of getting tetanus.... pertussis/measles/mumps... mild diseases, rubella is definately dangerous for pregnant women who may pass on a birth defect because of it.... i survived chicken pox pretty easily, meningitis scary I would say, pneumonia not fun at all, hasn't been a case of someone actually getting a wild case of polio in the United states since 1979. Since we are pregnant and expecting now, I spent the last 6 months reading lots of fun stuff on the subject, plus most of the manufacture's inserts to sorta verify some of the info.



After reading through it for a second on one of their studies 12,000 women who got the thing, 9 had arthritis side affects. Out of placebo 10,000 3 reported those symptoms. A little info at least.

Good luck, D_A, I hope the parents around you keep their children immunized so your child can stay healthy. The reason these diseases are not seen is because of the high immunization rate. I had rubella, measles, mumps, chickenpox and survived them all, but I've seen any number of people who got encephalitis from them and were left deaf or brain damaged.

I hope your child is lucky and very healthy.

D_A said...
If you have any inkling of an auto-immune disease you really have no business getting a vaccine. They did link the measles portion of the MMR to UC and Crohns many years ago.

Can you please tell me where you got the above information? I've never heard anything of the sort.

If you have an autoimmune disease, they actually suggest that you do get vaccines like the flu shot and sometimes a pneumonia shot, b/c you're often at a greater a risk of getting something if you have a compromised immune system (not necessarily with IBD, which we don't know for sure is an autoimmune disease).

Well said Judy:) I agree a zillion percent & I've done my research on this since I have a 3 year old.

What I'm wondering is how it's even possible to deny all vaccinations for your child short of homeschooling them, as many are required to attend any public schools or day care... At least they are where I live, anyway. They even asked about my vaccination records when I started working in the health care field as they want you to have all hepatitis and tetanus vaccinations.

If my insurance covered the Gardasil vaccination I would have gotten it in a heartbeat, but it was $200 a shot. Once my new coverage kicks in I'm checking it out. HPV is becoming so ridiculously widespread and common (what is it, something like 1 in every 4 females have it now?) that it's almost scary. I personally know four girls who have it, who knows how many guys I know are carrying it, and the other day a 25 year old woman came in for surgery to get a full hysterectomy because of it. Sooo yeah...
I agree with Judy 100% as well.

oooohhhn the people who don't vaccinate really drive me nuts!!!! They're just riding on the coattails of everyone else who does vaccinate. I have researched the whole vaccination cause & effect thing tons also, but never considered not vaccinating my child. And heck yeah, I need to show her little blue book when we register for school, & for anything like sleep-away camps, sports, etc. I fully plan on having my daughter get the gardasil shot when she's of age.

Don't most schools require vaccines? Even when I went to college, they asked if I had my vaccines if I was going to stay in the dorms. And if you want to work or volunteer in the health field or with young children, they ask for your vaccination records.

Same in NC. My neighbor doesn't vaccinate and she gets around the preschool stuff by saying she is against it religiously.

kim123 said...
I think the key to those vaccination decisions is to get all the facts, making it an informed decision, rather than just doing it because you're supposed to. Only a parent can make that decision for their child. My 2 daughters (12 and 15) have had all their shots, so far, yet I am still leery of the fact that Thimerosol/mercury, among other toxic chemicals are in those vaccinations. What is one to do??

As for the Gardasil, that is again a parent's decision, but at this time, I need a bit more information on that one. I know from researching it that it has only been tested on 1200 pre-teens, 21,000 females altogether, and they had only been followed/studied for 18 months. Doctors will admit that no one knows the full outcomes/possible dangers yet...too soon to tell. I have read of girls having minor, as well as serious side effects (including death), paralysis, neurological, stomach problems, spontaneous abortions, etc. After the doctor gives you the shot, you must wait in the office for 20 minutes in case the patient faints. What's that about? Then, I read that the shot contains Polysorbate 80, linked to infertility in mice and sodium borate (roach killer). For me, I don't feel comfortable putting that stuff in my daughters' body, when the vaccine potentially protects only 4 of the 127 strains of HPV. I am not against vaccinations, but I'm not willing to risk side effects that may, (or may not) prevent HPV, an infection that clears up on its on 90% of the time. The hardest part is, I have to live with that decision the rest of my life, hoping I made the right choice. Being a parent is a tough job sometimes.

There are hundreds of strains of HPV, most of which do clear up on their own, but the ones Gardasil is meant for are the strains that cause genital warts and cervical cancer, the ones that don't go away.

I recently went to a UC talk where the speaker (a UC research Dr) said that they are now encouraging UCers to keep their vaccinations up to date in case they ever have to go onto immunosuppresants.

Anyway, based on that and an overseas trip I'm about to take, I recently caught up on a heap of vaccinations. I got hep A, hep B, tetnus, MMR (Dr did a blood test and even though I was vaccinated as a child, the immunity had worn off), chickenpox, whooping cough, rubella, and a few others I can't remember. Plus a flu shot. I got them all in one hit (used both arms!) and my UC wasn't affected at all by them. I've never heard that vaccines trigger a flare (in answer to ComedyDork's worries above).