Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Knowing Winnie like I do, she wasn't meaning to be sarcastic. She simply didn't expand on her thought. What she means is that it's too late for a tetanus shot to do any good (assuming they work in the first place) after the fact... as a correlation, getting the flu vaccine will do nothing to protect you if you have already been exposed to the flu and have started the incubation period. So " it's too late " means it's too late for a tetanus shot to " protect " you. Immunoglobulin would be given at the ER in the event you contract tetanus at this point. However, homeopathy can effectively treat tetanus, too. That being said, the tetanus shot is very dangerous (as you already know, since you've been personally damaged by it already) and as someone posted previously, it is highly unlikely that you'd contract tetanus from a small puncture wound that bled. The best prevention for tetanus isn't the vaccine, but wound care. Let the wound bleed (as you did), flush it with hydrogen peroxide, and they let the wound breathe. Don't smother it with a petroleum based product like a tripple antibiotic ointment or anything -- let it breathe. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:40 AM, peebster1 <peebster1@...> wrote: > Was that supposed to be funny? I'm not laughing. I was merely > looking for some words of advice as to why a tetenus shot is not > necessary with a minor puncture wound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 i wouldn't even worry about it. i haven't had a shot in decades. whenever i get hurt, i just make sure the wound is clean. i never give it another thought anymore. what makes you think you should worry? especially after your experience with the shot? michaela. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM, peebster1 <peebster1@...> wrote: > Was that supposed to be funny? I'm not laughing. I was merely > looking for some words of advice as to why a tetenus shot is not > necessary with a minor puncture wound. > > Why the sarcasm Winnie? Unwilling to share your words of wisdom with > someone who had a tetenus shot 6 years ago? Can't speak with > an 'uneducated' person like myself who went ahead and had a > vaccination? > > As I mentioned, I was injured from a tetenus shot and really don't > want to get another one, but that doesn't stop the other side of my > brain from rationalizing that ringing ears are probably better than a > death from tetenus. > > Hopefully, someone other than Winnie can tell me why I shouldn't > worry...or if there is an alternative to this shot like the > mmunoglobulin I've read about. > > > > > > It's too late. > > > > Winnie > > > > tetenus shot? > > Vaccinations <Vaccinations%40> > > > > > I just stepped on a piece of glass that was outside. Just a > > > small > > > poke, but it bled for about a minute. I know you guys are all > > > anti- > > > vaccination, but I'm sitting here worried that I need a tetenus > > > shot. > > > I had one 6 years ago, but my doctor says I need one for this > > > (even > > > though I had ringing in my years for years afterwards). > > > > > > Any words you could give me to calm down would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I wasn't being sarcastic. It's too late. Vaccines are meant to prevent. If you had it six years ago, it should still be working. No reason to get all snotty with me. Winnie tetenus shot? > > Vaccinations > > > > > I just stepped on a piece of glass that was outside. Just a > > > small > > > poke, but it bled for about a minute. I know you guys are > all > > > anti- > > > vaccination, but I'm sitting here worried that I need a > tetenus > > > shot. > > > I had one 6 years ago, but my doctor says I need one for > this > > > (even > > > though I had ringing in my years for years afterwards). > > > > > > Any words you could give me to calm down would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thanks, and good explanation. I didn't get into because I thought it was obvious. Sorry. Winnie Re: Re: tetenus shot? Vaccinations > Knowing Winnie like I do, she wasn't meaning to be sarcastic. She > simply didn't expand on her thought. What she means is that > it's too > late for a tetanus shot to do any good (assuming they work in the > first place) after the fact... as a correlation, getting the flu > vaccine will do nothing to protect you if you have already been > exposed to the flu and have started the incubation period. So " it's > too late " means it's too late for a tetanus shot to " protect " you. > Immunoglobulin would be given at the ER in the event you contract > tetanus at this point. However, homeopathy can effectively treat > tetanus, too. > > That being said, the tetanus shot is very dangerous (as you already > know, since you've been personally damaged by it already) and as > someone posted previously, it is highly unlikely that you'd contract > tetanus from a small puncture wound that bled. The best prevention > for tetanus isn't the vaccine, but wound care. Let the wound bleed > (as you did), flush it with hydrogen peroxide, and they let the wound > breathe. Don't smother it with a petroleum based product like a > tripple antibiotic ointment or anything -- let it breathe. > > > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:40 AM, peebster1 > wrote: > > Was that supposed to be funny? I'm not laughing. I was merely > > looking for some words of advice as to why a tetenus shot is not > > necessary with a minor puncture wound. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 And, by the way, I've had tetanus shots, too. I also vaccinated my older children, and was about as uneducated as they come. You ought not to be making assumptions about others. A simple " what do you mean? " would have sufficed. Winnie tetenus shot? > > Vaccinations > > > > > I just stepped on a piece of glass that was outside. Just a > > > small > > > poke, but it bled for about a minute. I know you guys are > all > > > anti- > > > vaccination, but I'm sitting here worried that I need a > tetenus > > > shot. > > > I had one 6 years ago, but my doctor says I need one for > this > > > (even > > > though I had ringing in my years for years afterwards). > > > > > > Any words you could give me to calm down would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Just to clarify. The establishment line is that tetanus toxoid does not need to be repeated more often than every 10 years. Antibodies persist for that long. As we all know, however, antibodies do not equal prevention. That being said the tetanus vaccine does seem to work based on large studies in horses and soldiers. If it has been more than 10 years since a booster, it is conventionally recommended that you get a booster soon after an injury and it (supposedly) will be preventive for that recent injury since tetanus takes several weeks to develop. I would not get the shot now because you are within the recommended time frame and you have had bad reactions in the past. Randall Neustaedter OMD Classical Medicine Center 1779 Woodside Rd., 201C Redwood City, CA 94061 650 299-9170 www.Cure-Guide.com <http://www.cure-guide.com/> Author of Child Health Guide: Holistic Pediatrics for Parents, North Atlantic Books, 2005, and The Vaccine Guide, 2002 Subscribe to my free e-newsletter by using this <http://www.cure-guide.com/MySubscribe/mysubscribe.html?from=email> link. _____ From: Vaccinations [mailto:Vaccinations ] On Behalf Of wharrison@... Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:46 AM Vaccinations Subject: Re: Re: tetenus shot? I wasn't being sarcastic. It's too late. Vaccines are meant to prevent. If you had it six years ago, it should still be working. No reason to get all snotty with me. Winnie tetenus shot? > > Vaccinations@ <mailto:Vaccinations%40> > > > > > I just stepped on a piece of glass that was outside. Just a > > > small > > > poke, but it bled for about a minute. I know you guys are > all > > > anti- > > > vaccination, but I'm sitting here worried that I need a > tetenus > > > shot. > > > I had one 6 years ago, but my doctor says I need one for > this > > > (even > > > though I had ringing in my years for years afterwards). > > > > > > Any words you could give me to calm down would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 That's okay--sorry I didn't elaborate. It's the curse of email and not being able to read expressions. I think you're going to be fine. Winnie tetenus shot? > > > > Vaccinations@ > > > > > > > > > > > I just stepped on a piece of glass that was outside. > Just a > > > > > small > > > > > poke, but it bled for about a minute. I know you guys > are > > > all > > > > > anti- > > > > > vaccination, but I'm sitting here worried that I need a > > > tetenus > > > > > shot. > > > > > I had one 6 years ago, but my doctor says I need one for > > > this > > > > > (even > > > > > though I had ringing in my years for years afterwards). > > > > > > > > > > Any words you could give me to calm down would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Don't worry. The fact that you let it bleed was a good one. Maybe, next time you can oxygenate it with a little peroxide. I don't even think I was vaxed for tetanus. And I have hurt myself. The fact that you are ok now...that alone, means you don't have an issue. That is what Winnie was trying to say. I don't think Winnie meant to be offensive. correy On Oct 23, 2008, at 12:40 PM, peebster1 wrote: > Was that supposed to be funny? I'm not laughing. I was merely > looking for some words of advice as to why a tetenus shot is not > necessary with a minor puncture wound. > > Why the sarcasm Winnie? Unwilling to share your words of wisdom with > someone who had a tetenus shot 6 years ago? Can't speak with > an 'uneducated' person like myself who went ahead and had a > vaccination? > > As I mentioned, I was injured from a tetenus shot and really don't > want to get another one, but that doesn't stop the other side of my > brain from rationalizing that ringing ears are probably better than a > death from tetenus. > > Hopefully, someone other than Winnie can tell me why I shouldn't > worry...or if there is an alternative to this shot like the > mmunoglobulin I've read about. > > > > > > It's too late. > > > > Winnie > > > > tetenus shot? > > Vaccinations > > > > > I just stepped on a piece of glass that was outside. Just a > > > small > > > poke, but it bled for about a minute. I know you guys are all > > > anti- > > > vaccination, but I'm sitting here worried that I need a tetenus > > > shot. > > > I had one 6 years ago, but my doctor says I need one for this > > > (even > > > though I had ringing in my years for years afterwards). > > > > > > Any words you could give me to calm down would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 FYI--it might help to put some calendula gel on it. I find that it stops the pain from paper cuts when nothing else does, so will probably help your foot. Also, homeopathic Ledum is good for puncture wound pain. Winnie Re: tetenus shot? Vaccinations > Thanks to everyone who replied. I do feel better after reading > your > replies. I did clean it with hydrogen peroxide..but I also put > anti- > biotic cream on it. It's hurting right now and it looks like a > black > dot, but I am going to TRY not to worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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