My vax dilemma-plz help - Page 2

[Emmeline II]

Originally Posted by honeybunch2k8

I just have a few questions.

So I didn't get the shot, but I noticed on the paper I got at the health department there was a little "d" after the T. I'm just wondering-why is diptheria with the tetanus?

Has anyone ever gotten a shot for tetanus only to discover it was actually tetanus, diptheria, and pertussis in one?

There is a T vaccine, but I'm not sure if we even have it in the US or if it is just hard to find. It's normally in combo with something else.

[lil_miss_understood]

Just chiming in here to say avoid the MMR like the plague.
I had to have it for immigration purposes and I seriously wish now I wasn't immigrating to the US. I suspect the MMR was the "last straw" for destroying my thyroid function.

[Marnica]

Originally Posted by abomgardner417

If it were me I'd find a different place to volunteer. No way would I get either of those shots.

Ditto!!!
I had an MMR booster at age 19 before I knew better and I am convinced it has caused alot of my joint problems. (im only 36 now I shouldn't have joint problems!)
There are tons of places to volunteer. Id find another one!!!

[emma1325]

Originally Posted by honeybunch2k8

I just have a few questions.

So I didn't get the shot, but I noticed on the paper I got at the health department there was a little "d" after the T. I'm just wondering-why is diptheria with the tetanus?

Has anyone ever gotten a shot for tetanus only to discover it was actually tetanus, diptheria, and pertussis in one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGYeaZ5sjs

Dr. Jay Gordon mentions something about D going along for the ride in the DTP...it produces a stronger immune response or something to that effect.

And I'm in Mississippi, too. Check out the link in my siggy and join our group if you'd like!

[emma1325]

And to the OP, I don't know if you've made your decision or not on volunteering for head start, but had you considered just bringing in the shot record that you have and not mentioning anything more? Perhaps it's just a technicality, and they need something to put in your file and aren't really interested in your being completely up to date...

[honeybunch2k8]

Originally Posted by emma1325

And to the OP, I don't know if you've made your decision or not on volunteering for head start, but had you considered just bringing in the shot record that you have and not mentioning anything more? Perhaps it's just a technicality, and they need something to put in your file and aren't really interested in your being completely up to date...

I decided not to volunteer there, but I couldn't do that. I would need a Compliance 121 form which would have required that I had those shots.

I noticed your group a few weeks ago. I may join.

[honeybunch2k8]

Originally Posted by lioralourie

I got MMR booster as an adult...in 2001...and have arthritis to this day in my right thumb, wrist and sometimes elbow. I recall reading that the Rubella component in one study gave 55% of women arthritis, a smaller number serious/permanent.
(sorry, no citation as it was one of the very first things I read which was like um, light bulb, my weird pains were NOT repetitive motion injury from too much computer time at work!)

Um wow. It sounds a whole lot less dangerous to have it as a kid and develop immunity instead of getting shot up a good part of your life.

[lioralourie]

Originally Posted by honeybunch2k8

... I noticed on the paper I got at the health department there was a little "d" after the T [in the proposed shot which I did not take...]. I'm just wondering-why is diptheria with the tetanus?

http://www.novaccine.com/specific-vaccines/ lists the U.S. licensed vaxes of each type.

Under Tetanus there's a whole page of vaccines. There are only 3 that are only Tetanus. I read (in From One Prick To Another, I think?) that you can't become immune to tetanus AT ALL through natural infection....so why in the world would you expect to be able to gain immunity from its injectable form?

The Diphtheria component , at a minimum, is added into nearly all Tetanus vaccines to "enhance immunological effect" of the tetanus itself. That is, Tetanus vaccine alone produces almost no immunity in most people, is what I think I recall reading.

[lioralourie]

Originally Posted by honeybunch2k8

It sounds a whole lot less dangerous to have it as a kid and develop immunity instead of getting shot up a good part of your life.

totally. Out of all the childhood diseases, I sincerely hope my daughter becomes immune to rubella naturally as a wee one. We even visit the pediatrician's office regularly...just to play and gather germs (ok it's not a very busy waiting area, but still, that's our only hope...) And my son, barely registers on the worry scale, but I kinda hope he gets exposed/immune to mumps, before he's a teen.