Tetanus Jabs ???

[northwest]

I stepped on a rusty nail in Glasgow last year and had to have one. In the bum. (Not sure if that’s standard or if they were just picking on me for being English.)

The only thing is this, makes your ass sore for days. :-(

 

[slim_boy_fat]

(Not sure if that’s standard or if they were just picking on me for being English.)

As if.......

 

[Ross365]

Injections in the ass; well the sciatic nerves runs through the ass and you do not want a needle in that nerve - and I know that from bitter experience!
They are supposed to target a very specific area of the ass but seems like they sometimes get it wrong.

No more needles in my ass; ever. Took about 5 years for the problem to go away.

@argoshield; I'm retired - no employment perks

 

[Tom O]

I had one in 2008 after the Ba*tard turned left on me (motorcycle) and another 3 weeks ago it’s the first question they ask pretty well.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Injections in the ass; well the sciatic nerves runs through the ass and you do not want a needle in that nerve - and I know that from bitter experience!
They are supposed to target a very specific area of the ass but seems like they sometimes get it wrong.

No more needles in my ass; ever. Took about 5 years for the problem to go away.

@argoshield; I'm retired - no employment perks

Must have been a very long needle they used.

 

[Bravheart]

Used to get a booster every 5 years till the G P said I no longer needed them something to do with my job and self inoculation.

 

[Brad93]

Gp’s drive better cars than hospital doctors for a reason, even though they all seem clueless

This. My neighbour is a hospital doctor. His Mates drive Ferrari's. He has a Renault polo.

 

[badabec]

Doctors used to enter the profession because they wanted to care for people with compassion and empathy. Now it is just a job.
Slightly off topic. If doctors can socialise, go shopping, go to the cinema etc, why won't they see patients face to face? They all have the God complex and think they are entitled and special.

 

[Ross365]

Must have been a very long needle they used.

Cannot remember, or maybe never saw it, but do check this up on Google; needles in the ass are risky and the sciatic nerve is something best left alone. Maybe you don't even have to hit the nerve - just surround it with injected stuff.

 

[Kram]

The Greenbook Chapter 30, which the GP referred to can be found here. Clear as mud, mainly about kids and dirty injuries.

This remark is sooo true "It may be the case that your doctor (who is a business) doesn't make enough profit from the cheap generic jab."

Page 2. The number if cases per year is generally under 10 and deaths one or two, so the chances of catching it from a soil contaminated foot injury is still very low, far more likely to be ran over by a bus.

I dont think Ive had a tetanus vaccine unless it was a combined type when I were under 5 years old. The only vaccine I had at school was the BCG, and it seems they dont do that anymore either.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I have been working under the impression that these jabs need boosting every ten years or following a "dirty" injury.
I phoned up my GP today and the receptionist confirmed that it's over 10 years since I last had a shot. She then went on to say that GP's don't do them any more - you have get them done privately. As this point, I think I went it to "full assertiveness mode" and she responded by saying she would have a doctor phone me back.

He came up with an alternative scenario, and in this one, the 10 year booster shots are no longer considered necessary and are not given, citing Chapter 30 (immunisations) of some NHS handbook.

Anyone have any insights on this?

Had a booster 3 years ago iirc at the doctors

 

[Migmac]

I was told three injections and you didn’t need anymore. Be over 20 years since I’ve had one. Ill get my wife to ask the doctor when she’s back on shift

 

[Turbo]

When I was traveling abroad I got all the recommended vaccines at my GP, all for free. If I want to get them now I have to pay so NHS vaccine policy has changed over the years!

 

[stuvy]

@Parm one for you mate

I had one a good few years back then last time I went to a&e they gave me a second one that was 2 years after the first