Kat2

I had all of mine. I was 1 year too old for MMR; I got measles in college (1972). Which one? Dr., standing 10 feet from me, said there are 500 varieties and I caught one. When I was pregnant with DS in 1985 I was tested for Rubella antibodies and passed the test so maybe I had German Measles. Older sister and brother had mumps; I never did. (Younger siblings had vaccinations.) I did have a horrid recurring case of shingle for 10 years which makes sense because I had chicken pox as a nursing baby at 6 weeks or 6 months. It's been 20 years since I've had that issue--thank goodness. Yes, I ate polio sugar cubes as mandated by the government.

I'm glad I'm not a new mom now. In addition to having my son circumcised (he thanked me when he was a teenager so that potential guilt is gone) he received all recommended immunizations. At 31, he's beyond healthy. However a childhood friend of his apparently had a reaction to the polio vaccine, had a stroke and lost motor skills. Was it the shot or something else? I don't know but I do believe that immunizations are probably best.

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