Guest Tracey Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Hi everyone, I have a sillier than usual question to ask today, about tetnus injections. Ive recently moved house which meant I had to change G.P as well, reluctantly I have to say, anyway the new G.P has sent me a letter to say I should make an appointment with the nurse to have a tetnus injection because its been a while since I had one. Has anyone out there had a post SAH tetnus, is it safe to have this. Im still scared to have anything stronger than paracetamol incase it affects blood pressure or that, I even feel like a daredevil when I have a diet coke and I havent even progressed to coffee yet so a tetnus injection brings a whole new dimension to my levels of bravery. Any advice would be appreciated although I do understand its probably one of the stranger questions. Thanks Tracey. Quote
Skippy Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Hey there I have no idea and its at least 20 years since I had a tetanus too!!! Have you told your new Doc about your SAH? It might be worth it if they haven't been informed or got your notes yet. Like the daredevil comment - I must admit I used to love Pepsi Max and I haven't touched it since. I've had the odd cup of coffee but miss it so much that I've started on the de caff. In fact off for one now TTFN Sami xxx Quote
Karen Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Hi Tracey, I know how you feel ..... 4 months after my SAH, my GP recommended me to have the flu jab, because of low immunity post SAH. I wasn't looking forward to it, but was assured that I wouldn't suffer any after affects from it, apart from a lump or stiff arm at the injection site. Well, the nurse jabbed me, which was fine......as I was about to leave, she told me that I would have to sit in the waiting room for at least 10 minutes, in case I reacted to it...I was mortified as I asked her how would I react? Her reply..."well, you will soon know"...........it was the longest 10 mins I've spent anywhere.....I went back to my car and burst into tears, silly I know. I don't know anything about tetanus and SAH..............but if you're unsure, I would check it out with the GP first. Tracey you're not a whimp, you're being honest about your fears.........I don't like anybody coming at me with anything that I don't need to have since the SAH..............pills, jabs or anything else .....I bet there's a few others on this site that would say the same. Sorry this isn't much help to you! Love K x Quote
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