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Injections Tentnis

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I think thats how you spell it, anyone get there "tetnis" shot today @ School?

Thats if your in year 10:yeees:

My akes!

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's probably only your school that got them today, they tend to try and catch up with people at some point during their last 2 years of school.

    But be glad it's done, means you can happily say yes you've had your tetanus, rather than injuring yourself and someone deciding to stick more needles into you which is never fun!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't remember being given my tetanus jab at school, but that was probably because the doc gave me one. Also because my school was crap. :impissed:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Neither did I, they gave up doing them in schools for a bit, but I think they've gone back to it a bit.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I had my tetanus jab at 5 in my primary school. I'm now 18, I guess I'm due for another one soon.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I had to get one of those after a mate of mine threw a dart in my leg.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    HIT wrote:
    I had my tetanus jab at 5 in my primary school. I'm now 18, I guess I'm due for another one soon.

    You should have had one before you left school at 16, 10 years after your one age 5. Pop into your GPs practise sometime and check where you're up to, you may find you're also short a MMR.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :thumb:

    My arm just seams be be "heavier" then the other one and hurtss!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Aye, we had them and the polio (I think) one in year 10. The gross thing you have to swallow - whatever that is, then when you were busy gurning from the taste they got you with the tetanus shot.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I had mine earlier this year. made me feel really crap for rest of the day and I was in pain for a few days as well. :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I got mine what in year ten, three years ago now and I am just a little (slight understatment) scared of injections so I shit myself. Mine bled and scabbed over until my cousin and me were messing one day and he lifted my up by my arms and dangled me upside down. I shouted out that he was hurting my tetnus and he told me not to be a wimp. He was apologising later when my scab had ripped off and it was bleeding down my arm hehe that injection took a long time to heal!!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Is it 10 year's a Tetnus jab last's for or am i making that up ?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    edn1 wrote:
    Is it 10 year's a Tetnus jab last's for or am i making that up ?

    I agree with the 10 years
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    kaffrin wrote:
    Aye, we had them and the polio (I think) one in year 10. The gross thing you have to swallow - whatever that is, then when you were busy gurning from the taste they got you with the tetanus shot.
    Yep, polio tetanus and diptheria ours was. I think we had ours in year 11, our school was behind with all of the jabs - we finally got our BCG 2 years late.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    In fairness it wasn't your school, it was your health authority.

    How long tetanus lasts is a tricky one. The current system is to give you all your initial and pre school malarky and then boost after 10 years aged 15 ish. After that it's only boosted for special reasons.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I had mine in year 9, and thats gave me my needle phobia bacuse it took they three goes to get in right. I luckily seem to be getting over it now after all the needles I've had stuck in me this year. I need a MMR booster as well as I never got one at school.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I never got my BCG one done because i wernt feeling well and they wouldnt give it to me so i thought ok fine:p

    But now they wont give them in schools no more?

    God my arm still hurts
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Depends where you live!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CoolMe wrote:
    I never got my BCG one done because i wernt feeling well and they wouldnt give it to me so i thought ok fine:p

    But now they wont give them in schools no more?

    God my arm still hurts
    Why dont they?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Something to do with no only vaccinating those at risk rather than everyone.
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