Trying to find out if I've had measles & mumps vaccinations

MoneySeeker1

sheramber wrote: »

http://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/tetanus
A tetanus booster may be recommended for adults who have an injury and are not sure about their tetanus vaccination history, or for travellers to countries where tetanus may be more of a risk. The vaccine offered is usually the Teenage Booster vaccine.

http://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/teenage-booster-vaccine

Thanks for telling me.

That's not good news then - as it does rather look like I was told I was getting "tetanus" injection - but I probably actually had two others as well that I hadn't agreed to and a bit of aluminium chucked in for good measure.

You'd think I'd know better than to sometimes believe what I'm told still.:o

uknick

MoneySeeker1 wrote: »

That has got me worried I've not been told the truth about an injection I had then!

I'd not had any injections at all as an adult - until someone caused me to have an injury on rusty metal and the doctor said I needed a tetanus injection because of that just-in-case. Finally, I had that injection. I was told it's "a tetanus injection". Nothing was mentioned about it having "anything else" in it. So it wasn't a "booster". It's the only tetanus injection I've ever had to my knowledge.

Was it just the "tetanus injection (ie only)" that I was told - or would it have included these other things as well (ie diptheria and polio) and been a combined injection?

I would like to know if I've been told the truth about what it was - ie only a tetanus one.

I think there are a number of vaccines which include tetanus as well as a standalone vaccine. You'd need to check your medical records to see which one they gave you.

uknick

Just had jab 1 of the MMR. GP surgery did it after I wrote to the practice manager asking what the best course of action was.

Toothsmith

Sounds the best option to me. Minimum faff, maximum result!

uknick

wasn't quite minimum faff; three visits to surgery, one email to practice manager and one phone call with surgery explaining why it might be a good idea if I was covered. Plus a few calls to private holiday vaccination companies to find out the cost and availability.

But, at the end of the day it's all sorted.