I've had to get a LOT of vaccines for our upcoming trip to South-East Asia, which I'm not at all happy about considering how much I really really do not like needles (*shudder*). Right now though, after my 2nd Rabies shot yesterday, I've only got 2 more injections to get before we leave!
So far I've had 2/3 of Hep A/B vaccine, 2/3 of Rabies vaccine, a Tetanus vaccine, and a Typhoid vaccine (I liked that one because I got to take it orally, rather than getting jabbed!).
I've also got to take an oral cholera vaccine before I go, and I've got anti-malaria tablets to take with me.
By the time I'm done I'm going to just be one big walking vaccination!!
My 2nd Rabies injection yesterday was really strange! After getting the needle, my arm started 'buzzing'... it felt like it was vibrating... but above the skin.. it's hard to describe the sensation, but it was very, very weird! And when I put my hand over the injection area where it was 'buzzing'... other parts of my arm starting 'buzzing'! WEIRD! Plus I also broke out in red blotches on my chest that faded after a couple of minutes (along with the 'buzzing') but which have since come back off and on since yesterday! The other strange thing about it is that none of this happened with my first dose of the vaccination!
I'm still deciding whether or not to get the Swine Flu vaccine which is free from the local clinic. On one hand, I've been told I probably don't need it for South-East Asia and it also means yet another vaccination (plus maybe I'm paranoid but I really don't like 'new' vaccines)... on the other hand everyone at the clinic thinks I should get it, and I really don't want to get sick overseas... hmm....
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