>  MP> Everyone is different.  My sister had a bad reaction to
>  MP> both shots but says she is glad she did it.  I did not have
>  MP> much of a reaction at all, and I suspect part of mine with
>  MP> the first shot was nerves.  The pain in the muscle where I
>  MP> got the shot was the worst I have ever experienced with a
>  MP> shot (worse even than getting stung by a yellow-jacket) but
>  MP> that was the worse side-effect I experienced.

> Why would someone get such uncomfortable and troubling
> reactions?  Is that because one's immune system is already
> pretty weak?  I would think it is not wise to inflict one's body
> with a highly experimental drug for a primarily non-lethal
> virus.

I really cannot answer that.  The Hep-A shots I got a couple of years back
left my arm a little sore also, but this one was worse.  If I had
side-effects like my sister did, I don't think I would consider getting it
again.

Mike


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