Check your tetanus shots!

[Brebis]

Just over a week ago a work colleague of my my DH was taken to hospital in Kingston because he was near paralyzed and drooling. Initially they thought he had had a stroke but then discovered he had Tetanus! Happily he is now making a good recovery but it's a reminder that it's a very good idea to check if your immunizations are up to date.

Just so happened I had my yearly checkup the same week and had them check mine as I had cut my finger on some glass in the garden...the sore arm was worth it after hearing about this poor fellow!

[ross]

Yep my Doc makes sure I'm up to date on all my shots .

[WLLady]

Yep! Got mine 2 years ago. Need em every 10 years apparently. And the mumps/measles etc....just got that booster too.

[Jaye]

I guess I should make an appointment. , I do not like medical appointments.

[windwalkingwolf]

It's been 8 or 9 years for me. I'm due to have some blood work done, I wonder if I can have the doc throw a titre check on there?

[labradors]

A titre would be great! I had one for rabies many years ago when I had a dog bite. I'd had the rabies shot more than ten years previously, and it was still good :)

I don't like having shots and was very disappointed to learn that you cannot even get a pure tetanus shot. They mix it with diphtheria and whooping cough. WTH?

Linda

[Killerbunny]

You can get it without the whooping cough, you have to ask for it though.

[Brebis]

As shots go, it hurts a lot and aches for a couple of days but far better than the possible outcomes without it!

The doctor told him they get 1 case a year in Kingston but they doubled that to 2 this year so far...not a lot but still preventable!

[ross]

Guess some folks react different than others . I never had any adverse pains but I'm always in some kind a pain with severe degenerative joint decease so tolerance level could be higher . Luck

[labradors]

Thanks very much for the info Killer Bunny. I will investigate!

Linda