I finally have all my vaccinations!!!
I'm feeling somewhat like a pin cushion. I say somewhat because the first Nurse at the Travel Doctor in the City was absolutely FANTASTIC. The needle never hurt going in, and Rabies and Tetanus didn't even sting! It basically felt like someone was scratching my arm... you know, like preparing it for the injection. And then it was
done.
The sufferring did eventually come for Tetanus. The not moving your arm above your head etc. But I thought I had hit the nurse jackpot.
Then. I went in for my 3rd and 4th injection appointments and I had *gasp* someone else. "No," I thought the first time, "no, this cannot be, how dare she go on holiday and abandon me with someone else." When it was apparent that I had actually been abandoned I tried to convince myself "Perhaps this nurse would be just as capable." I was wrong. Terribly wrong.
Anyhow, below is the evidence of the procedures.
I'm feeling somewhat like a pin cushion. I say somewhat because the first Nurse at the Travel Doctor in the City was absolutely FANTASTIC. The needle never hurt going in, and Rabies and Tetanus didn't even sting! It basically felt like someone was scratching my arm... you know, like preparing it for the injection. And then it was
done.
The sufferring did eventually come for Tetanus. The not moving your arm above your head etc. But I thought I had hit the nurse jackpot.
Then. I went in for my 3rd and 4th injection appointments and I had *gasp* someone else. "No," I thought the first time, "no, this cannot be, how dare she go on holiday and abandon me with someone else." When it was apparent that I had actually been abandoned I tried to convince myself "Perhaps this nurse would be just as capable." I was wrong. Terribly wrong.
Anyhow, below is the evidence of the procedures.
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Week 0: Rabies 1
Week 1: Rabies 2 and ADT (Adult Tetanus and Diptheria)
Week 3: Rabies 3 and Typhoid
Week 4: Yellow Fever, Chickenpox 1 and blood test
Week 12: Chicken Pox 2, Meningitis, Cholera
The part I hate the most about injections is the waiting. The opening of the fridge door, then the nurse has to do some writing and a bit of *rustle, rustle, tap tap*. The suspense is nerveracking!
As an aside, I learnt how they generally test immunity. Apparently, they take some of your blood and check for activity against antigens of the disease at higher and higher dilutions of your blood. The higher the dilutions can go with a reaction to the antigen, the better immunity you have. Cool huh?
My Rabies should be at least 0.5 and it's 4.5 (I'm guessing that means dilutions), Hep B 10 and it's 64 and my Hep A and MMR is also good (they are for life). My TB baseline is zero as expected. And the good thing is I don't have to have a vaccination for TB (ha HA!) because the Doctor said the vaccination essentially didn't work adults so we just do a baseline test to compare against when I get back. Since I had to have a blood test for rabies anyway, they did it all at once.
I guess the positive from all the trauma is that I have really good immunity now.
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R
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Week 1: Rabies 2 and ADT (Adult Tetanus and Diptheria)
Week 3: Rabies 3 and Typhoid
Week 4: Yellow Fever, Chickenpox 1 and blood test
Week 12: Chicken Pox 2, Meningitis, Cholera
The part I hate the most about injections is the waiting. The opening of the fridge door, then the nurse has to do some writing and a bit of *rustle, rustle, tap tap*. The suspense is nerveracking!
As an aside, I learnt how they generally test immunity. Apparently, they take some of your blood and check for activity against antigens of the disease at higher and higher dilutions of your blood. The higher the dilutions can go with a reaction to the antigen, the better immunity you have. Cool huh?
My Rabies should be at least 0.5 and it's 4.5 (I'm guessing that means dilutions), Hep B 10 and it's 64 and my Hep A and MMR is also good (they are for life). My TB baseline is zero as expected. And the good thing is I don't have to have a vaccination for TB (ha HA!) because the Doctor said the vaccination essentially didn't work adults so we just do a baseline test to compare against when I get back. Since I had to have a blood test for rabies anyway, they did it all at once.
I guess the positive from all the trauma is that I have really good immunity now.
l
R
x
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