I seem to get pneomonia alot right now is my 4th time. Ihave had blood clots in my lungs twice and are on blood thinners. I seem to be sensitive to alot of things and I have had my thyroid removed 4 years ago Since I had my thyroid removed I have not been the same. I wanted to know do you think it is wise to get the pneomonia shot a. I have always been against it because I always seem to get a virus. I am 65 year old women. Thank You for your help
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Yes, you should definitely get done adult Pulmonary vaccination with pneumococcal and Influenza vaccines. Pneumococci are the most common bacteria causing pneumonia. Influenza is the most common virus causing lung infection. So vaccination is definitely recommended in your case as you are having recurrent pneumonia. Recurrent blood clots is mostly due to hypercoagulable state. So you should consult hematologist and discuss hypercoagulable states like protein C, protein S deficiency, homocysteinuria etc. So at present, you should definitely take vaccines to prevent recurrent respiratory tract infection. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.