Having been an administrator in a pediatric group for some years, the number of vaccinations given during any one time is certainly overwhelming. It also makes it difficult, when vaccinations are combined, to determine which if any may have caused an issue for a particular child.
Had none of us been vaccinated as children, there would be far fewer of us around today due to disease, and diseases which are all but eradicated would still be around. It is weighing the benefits against the risks whether it be vaccinations, or many other things in life. And, I'm glad that you came up with a regime that worked for both you and your child(ren).
Unfortunately, most people do not even know what HPV is. However, given the fact that if affects 80% of individuals at some point in their lives, obviously the odds are not on our side. I have the unfortunate experience of having dealt with HPV since 1987 and the procedures, treatments, surgeries etc that I have had to go through, believe me, no parent would want to see their child go through what I have (and still am).
The majority of individual's immune systems will keep the virus dormant, but when you are on the "bad" side of the numbers, looking at statistics isn't much consolation. Today is a difficult day for me. I'm very depressed asking why me. On Monday, I had four long metal cylinders inserted into anal sphincter. Into those cylinders were placed radioactive material directly to the area of the invasive lesion. It was excrutiatingly painful and had to stay in place, a portion of the cylinders protruding out, for 24 hours. I was unable to move, remaining on my back during the entire time with pain medication that barely helped. I was also catheterized and ended up coming home with a bladder infection. Two days later (yesterday) I was back getting hooked up for this last round of chemotherapy which will end Monday. The radiation burns from the external beam radiation which ended last week go from my pubic bone back beyond my anus. The skin has many fissures which are like papercuts and very painful. I say all this not to gross people out or make them feel sorry for me, but to have people understand that THIS is what can happen from HPV. I am not an isolated case as many would like to believe.
Of course people should investigate things like vaccines before running head on into getting them. What upsets me are those individuals who make sometimes false claims and statements (for things which are not an opinion but are factually based) making ridiculous accusations about the drug companies (some of which are grounded in fact but not all) and scaring people to death unnecessarily with their hysterical claims. The vaccine companies turned DOWN Harald zur Hausen's request to develop a vaccine for HPV after he identified it as the cause of cervical cancer in the mid-80's.
I'm glad you are proactive on your children's behalf and have one of the most important things needed to protect them, an open mind.
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Susanc,
Having been an administrator in a pediatric group for some years, the number of vaccinations given during any one time is certainly overwhelming. It also makes it difficult, when vaccinations are combined, to determine which if any may have caused an issue for a particular child.
Had none of us been vaccinated as children, there would be far fewer of us around today due to disease, and diseases which are all but eradicated would still be around. It is weighing the benefits against the risks whether it be vaccinations, or many other things in life. And, I'm glad that you came up with a regime that worked for both you and your child(ren).
Unfortunately, most people do not even know what HPV is. However, given the fact that if affects 80% of individuals at some point in their lives, obviously the odds are not on our side. I have the unfortunate experience of having dealt with HPV since 1987 and the procedures, treatments, surgeries etc that I have had to go through, believe me, no parent would want to see their child go through what I have (and still am).
The majority of individual's immune systems will keep the virus dormant, but when you are on the "bad" side of the numbers, looking at statistics isn't much consolation. Today is a difficult day for me. I'm very depressed asking why me. On Monday, I had four long metal cylinders inserted into anal sphincter. Into those cylinders were placed radioactive material directly to the area of the invasive lesion. It was excrutiatingly painful and had to stay in place, a portion of the cylinders protruding out, for 24 hours. I was unable to move, remaining on my back during the entire time with pain medication that barely helped. I was also catheterized and ended up coming home with a bladder infection. Two days later (yesterday) I was back getting hooked up for this last round of chemotherapy which will end Monday. The radiation burns from the external beam radiation which ended last week go from my pubic bone back beyond my anus. The skin has many fissures which are like papercuts and very painful. I say all this not to gross people out or make them feel sorry for me, but to have people understand that THIS is what can happen from HPV. I am not an isolated case as many would like to believe.
Of course people should investigate things like vaccines before running head on into getting them. What upsets me are those individuals who make sometimes false claims and statements (for things which are not an opinion but are factually based) making ridiculous accusations about the drug companies (some of which are grounded in fact but not all) and scaring people to death unnecessarily with their hysterical claims. The vaccine companies turned DOWN Harald zur Hausen's request to develop a vaccine for HPV after he identified it as the cause of cervical cancer in the mid-80's.
I'm glad you are proactive on your children's behalf and have one of the most important things needed to protect them, an open mind.
Bonnie
August 21, 2009 - 4:32pmThis Comment
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