Medical and Packet 4 type stuff

[Lou Lou 1]

Don't forget that you don't have to have the shots if you don't want them. You can get titres to prove you have immunity if you prefer not to have any more chemicals pumped through your body. I paid for the titres (about 60 quid in total) and my immunities were so high the nurse said I would have probably had a very nasty and serious reaction to repeat jabs. My chicken pox scar, that is clear on my face, was not accepted by the panel physician...unfortunately

[yabasta 0]

Don't forget that you don't have to have the shots if you don't want them. You can get titres to prove you have immunity if you prefer not to have any more chemicals pumped through your body. I paid for the titres (about 60 quid in total) and my immunities were so high the nurse said I would have probably had a very nasty and serious reaction to repeat jabs. My chicken pox scar, that is clear on my face, was not accepted by the panel physician...unfortunately

Sorry what is titres?

Is it that game with shaped blocks?

Seriously though what is it? I don`t want jabs(not because of needles just because of the fact you never know what they are giving you and it seems unnatural to me.

[Lou Lou 1]

Seriously though what is it? I don`t want jabs(not because of needles just because of the fact you never know what they are giving you and it seems unnatural to me.

It's a simple blood test to prove you have already had the jabs, or are immune because you already had the disease, or built your own immunities playing kiss chase in the playground I too didn't want to have the jabs because of health reasons, and not cos I'm a wuss with needles. I got them done at a private clinic in the UK, but you can get it done for your AOS in the US, especially if you can wrangle the health insurance to pay for it.

[Linababe 0]

I have a question about the MMR.. Im gonna get mine done next week - but thinking further on it - why do we have to have it? Ok I have no records to show that I may have had it as a child - I moved to england from Uganda at the age of 3, my doctor seems to think I should have had it already but as there is no record I am opting to have it done now. I thought the MMR was only really effective for kids - and being an adult it is highly unlikely that we would get any of the deseases, am I correct? I am a wuss with injections so I dont really want to have injections if I can get away with it but I was just wandering why the MMR is so important for adults to have.

Can someone also help me in confirming these are all i need:

According to the vaccination chart I am 38 yrs old and I need to have TD (what is TD), MMR, and I had chicken pox as a child lucky they found the record of that , and the Influenza I presume is for 50 years and older although some years here in the UK I have had the jab, But I guess it isnt the fl season yet so I dont need that one.

Is TD the same as DT - I believe I had tetnus and diptheria which comes in one jab in December 2005.?

Thanks in advance

Lina (UKC)

[Lou Lou 1]

Can someone also help me in confirming these are all i need:

According to the vaccination chart I am 38 yrs old and I need to have TD (what is TD), MMR, and I had chicken pox as a child lucky they found the record of that , and the Influenza I presume is for 50 years and older although some years here in the UK I have had the jab, But I guess it isnt the fl season yet so I dont need that one.

Yes, they are the jabs you need, but like I said you don't have to have them as per my post above. It sounds like your tetanus is up to date as it supposed to last ten years, I think. I'm sure someone will clarify that.

[yabasta 0]

Yes i was told my tetanus was due in 2001 and i had it in 1991.

Should i ask about titres at my doctors?

[Lou Lou 1]

Yes i was told my tetanus was due in 2001 and i had it in 1991.

Should i ask about titres at my doctors?

If you want to go the titre route there is no harm in asking your GP. They may allow you to have them on the NHS or direct you to a private clinic. Call around and get a few prices for comparison. Where do you live? I got my titres done at the clinic in Victoria station.

[Jaylen Brit 0]

Tetanus you can only have so many in your lifetime, I *think* its 8 shots..after that you can't have any more according to my GP. And Tetantus isn't given as a single shot any more its down as DTAP or DTP.

Lina I had the MMR, I never had it as a child but the doc said I didnt need 2 so wouldnt give me another. Oh well, lol It didnt hurt tho

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

Sounds like all you need is the mmr now Lina, your tetanus is still good. I thought it was strange that an adult would need the MMR, like you Tim can't seem to get a record of having it or chicken pox from his local gp. He asked about them writing a statement that he had the chicken pox, they wouldn't do that and told him he would have to go to a private facility for the titre. He is going to wing it and see what happens at the medical and go from there if he has to have the titre, as we have heard mixed stories some can say they have had chicken pox and get by others say they are told they have to have the titre. Thinking he is just avoiding one more needle lol.

B

[Jaylen Brit 0]

if he has old pox scars he can show those as 'proof' - its not always accepted by many cases it is. Worth a shot (no pun, lol)

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

if he has old pox scars he can show those as 'proof' - its not always accepted by many cases it is. Worth a shot (no pun, lol)

I think a shot is what he is going to need he just will not admit it! Ask him about scars he told me he had none, he really thinks he is going to get out of this titre!

[Rebster 0]

I have a question about the MMR.. Im gonna get mine done next week - but thinking further on it - why do we have to have it? Ok I have no records to show that I may have had it as a child - I moved to england from Uganda at the age of 3, my doctor seems to think I should have had it already but as there is no record I am opting to have it done now. I thought the MMR was only really effective for kids - and being an adult it is highly unlikely that we would get any of the deseases, am I correct? I am a wuss with injections so I dont really want to have injections if I can get away with it but I was just wandering why the MMR is so important for adults to have.

Thanks in advance

Lina (UKC)

Actually, you can contract measles, mumps and/or rubella (German measles) at any age. Adults can very easily contract these diseases if they did not have them as a child or had a very mild case. In fact, doctors recommend women who want to become pregnant to get the MMR jab so that she does not risk a miscarriage if she contracts one of these diseases during pregnancy.

Also, I had the MMR series when I was a child (I'm a USC) but I had to have a "booster" when I started college in the 1980's because there were problems with some people my age not having the MMR "take" - meaning that though they had the jab they did not have enough antibodies to prevent a recurrence.

If you may have had it as a child and not since, it should not adversely affect you to have a booster as an adult. Of course there are always exceptions, but they are rare.

I can imagine with the measles outbreak here in the UK, the US would want to make sure all the UK applicants have the jab.