Vaccinations

[flutter95 4]

Dr. Mag's is oh so wise!

[Mags 112]

Aw shush you two!

If you must know, I'm the stereotypical science person. Always losing stuff, forgetting things, living in a world of my own, eccentric....all that jazz. Makes me interesting to live with...or so I keep telling my husband!

[flutter95 4]

Oh no you sound like my husband.

Just cause your oh so clever and know this that and the other doesn't mean you CAN LEAVE YOUR DIRTY UNDIES ON THE FLOOR!!!! and expect ME to pick them up!!

Ahem, sorry

[Lou Lou 1]

No Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (chickenpox). So in theory, you can catch chickenpox three times and STILL get an outbreak of Shingles at some point...

The actual Chickenpox virus can remain dormant for decades. When reactivated, the virus spreads down peripheral nerve fibres and produces intense pain. They are most common on the torso, but can also appear on the face or other parts of the body.

Outbreaks occur for many reasons, most of which are a result of events which decrease the immune system such as ageing, severe emotional stress, severe illness or long-term use of steroids. There have been recorded cases of outbreaks occurring due to unmanaged stress or other stresses to the skin such as pinching, scratching, or biting.

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Do you write on Wikipedia, Mags or are you just paraphrasing from it?

[Lou Lou 1]

Does anyone know if the doctor can give you a waiver for some of the jabs if you've actually had the diseases? Bruce didn't get the MMR as a kid, but actually had measles, mumps and rubella (poor thing) as well as chicken pox. I assume that you develop antibodies to the diseases that will be detectable in the bloodstream, and his medical records would confirm that he had definitely had the diseases. Whether or not this is acceptable to the Embassy is another kettle of fish, but as he is squeamish of needles (and he already knows he has to get a tetanus jab) it would be nice to spare him a few extra holes in the arm/bum!

If he wants to spare the needles, he'd have to get titres done. He could try and get his GP to do them for free but most of them won't. Otherwise lots of private clinics do them for a good price. I got mine done at the clinic at Victoria station for convenience. It took about a week for the results. I'd like to point out that I got titres because I do not agree with pumping my body with viruses I already have -- not because I'm a big girl about the jabs.

[Mags 112]

No Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (chickenpox). So in theory, you can catch chickenpox three times and STILL get an outbreak of Shingles at some point...

The actual Chickenpox virus can remain dormant for decades. When reactivated, the virus spreads down peripheral nerve fibres and produces intense pain. They are most common on the torso, but can also appear on the face or other parts of the body.

Outbreaks occur for many reasons, most of which are a result of events which decrease the immune system such as ageing, severe emotional stress, severe illness or long-term use of steroids. There have been recorded cases of outbreaks occurring due to unmanaged stress or other stresses to the skin such as pinching, scratching, or biting.

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Do you write on Wikipedia, Mags or are you just paraphrasing from it?

I write for it of course....

[Mags 112]

Oh no you sound like my husband.

Just cause your oh so clever and know this that and the other doesn't mean you CAN LEAVE YOUR DIRTY UNDIES ON THE FLOOR!!!! and expect ME to pick them up!!

Ahem, sorry

I've never left my dirty undies on your floor....

[fozzie 41]

Best to get the jabs done free in englland than wait tilll you get heree and pay for them all for AOS. I was missig my MMR so instead of paying i got it done two days later at my local docs and faxed the confirmation off to the knightsbridge docs.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Does anyone know if the doctor can give you a waiver for some of the jabs if you've actually had the diseases? Bruce didn't get the MMR as a kid, but actually had measles, mumps and rubella (poor thing) as well as chicken pox. I assume that you develop antibodies to the diseases that will be detectable in the bloodstream, and his medical records would confirm that he had definitely had the diseases. Whether or not this is acceptable to the Embassy is another kettle of fish, but as he is squeamish of needles (and he already knows he has to get a tetanus jab) it would be nice to spare him a few extra holes in the arm/bum!

If he wants to spare the needles, he'd have to get titres done. He could try and get his GP to do them for free but most of them won't. Otherwise lots of private clinics do them for a good price. I got mine done at the clinic at Victoria station for convenience. It took about a week for the results. I'd like to point out that I got titres because I do not agree with pumping my body with viruses I already have -- not because I'm a big girl about the jabs.

Thanks for the advice! Do you recall the name of the clinic in Victoria, or is it just one of those MediCentres in the station itself? I'm sure we'll try the GP route first, always worth a shot...(pun NOT intended! )

[Lou Lou 1]

Thanks for the advice! Do you recall the name of the clinic in Victoria, or is it just one of those MediCentres in the station itself? I'm sure we'll try the GP route first, always worth a shot...(pun NOT intended! )

It was the Medicenter. You will point out to him that getting titres also involves needles, so he has to endure one or the other. But that is one needle for blood, rather than several if he needs more than one vaccination.

Poor thing having rubella - that is painful! When I was a baby, we never got immunised but then only girls got jabbed age 11-12 at school.

My titre results were interesting. I had extremely high readings for all of them which meant I was safely immune. The rubella was so high, the nurse said if I had gone through with an MMR it would have made me very sick.

[CB82 0]

Hye guys,

I know i'm jumping the gun as my fiance and I are only in the preparation stages of getting the I-129F together to send off, but I'm from Northern Ireland and was wondering if you can have the medical in Belfast or does everyone have to go to London? Also, do you have to go the Embassey in London or is it possible to go for your visa interview at the US Consulate in Belfast?

I know i've a while til we get to this stage, but just checking. I'm a stickler for details.

Thanks

[featherB 1]

Hye guys,

I know i'm jumping the gun as my fiance and I are only in the preparation stages of getting the I-129F together to send off, but I'm from Northern Ireland and was wondering if you can have the medical in Belfast or does everyone have to go to London? Also, do you have to go the Embassey in London or is it possible to go for your visa interview at the US Consulate in Belfast?

I know i've a while til we get to this stage, but just checking. I'm a stickler for details.

Thanks

This page on the Consulate's website says they don't issue fiance visas, they have to be done through London. And sadly everyone has to go to for the medical in London... so when the time comes, you might want to do what a few other people have done and schedule the medical for the day before the interview or something, to save on airfares and hotels! Good luck with getting the I-129F stuff together - it's so exciting once you've finally got it all sent off and know things are finally (slowly) on their way to happening!