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To: Shelagh Finlay
Endometriosis Campaign for Flu Immunisation
At this moment in time, ladies that suffer from the dibilitating disease, endometriosis, currently do not qualify for a flu jab, even though they are known to have a low immune system.
Why is this important?
As minor as this may seem, endometriosis causes / is a cause of a low immune system, just the same as asthma. If you are asthmatic (like members of my family) you are entitled to a flu jab on the NHS. I do not, I have to pay for my disease. The same disease that is the reason why a gynae sees it fit to force my body into a medically enduced menopause after I required a bowel resection, due to this awful condition. Every time I catch a cold, I lose my voice for 4-5 weeks, which affects my job (I am a teaching assistant) . Since paying for a flu jab, I have had colds, but not lost my voice and needed time off sick. Can you please help? The effects of endometriosis are often dumbed down (dubbed as women complaining about periods), ignored (like I had been in hospital - to quote at the first hospital I was sent to - "If you require a bowel operation, it may be tricky." Or even unknown altogether. Please help this dibilitating disease be made aware. Thank you.
