tetanus shot

[Guest guest]

Hey I got a booster tetanus a couple months ago, just because it had

been 10 years and was " time " and I wasnt on top of my game when I got

it, I was trying to remember the important thing to ask about,

thimerasol/mercury but it didnt come to my mind and the nurse told me

not to worry there was nothing " live " in it she said and low risk for

bad reaction and I felt on the spot because I had made the appt to

get it as I was going to travel and at my physical they had told me I

should get it so I was trying to be proactive. argh. anyway, after I

got it I was reminded there could be thimerasol in it so I called

back the clinic to ask a couple days later and the receptionist

thought all their immunizations were merc-free now, but the nurse

called me back and said there was a " trace " amount of thimerasol in

it ( I think the merc-free ones are just for kids and I seriously

bummed out over this but couldnt get mad at them as felt it was my

own fault for forgetting to ask. Anyway, I was reminded of this as I

was just reading the dental thread here and they talked about taking

chlorella. I went to a holistic doc after that who gave me chlorella

but it made me feel worse, so I stopped taking it plus an envmtl

scientist told me I could just be re-exposing myself to the bad stuff

by trying to detox, she said ride it out, merc has 30 day halflife.

Who the heck knows, but I dont want to take stuff that makes me feel

worse, don't trust that.

Anyway, I am curious what peoples thoughts are here about

immunizations? I havent been able to tell if it has done anything

worse to me than I was....the first couple days arm was sore and I

was more tired for sure but then I almost felt more hyper for alittle

while after that, could have been excitoxins in it or something.

Its confusing what to do when the scientists/doctors give different

advice.

[Guest guest]

I had a tetanus booster about 5 years ago, and had no problems. I

might have not formed antibodies, but had no relapse. It probably

depends on the degree of illness, those with more debility should avoid,

those of us who can function at a reduced rate are probably o.k. Ad

least if you get a dog bite, you might consider a booster. Just my thoughts

JL

On 6/3/2012 11:27 AM, wrote:

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> Hello Amy,

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> My decline with ME/CFS occurred after taking the tetanus vaccine in 1997.

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> On Jun 3, 2012, at 12:50 AM, amy wrote:

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> > Should we get the usual tetanus shot?

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> > OR is the shot itself going to cause immune or other p[roblems for us?

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> > Are we at any higher risk of tetnus?

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> > thanks,

> > Amy

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