On 8/2/07 07:37, in article %qAyh.913038$R63.772850@pd7urf1no, "Robert
Goodrick" wrote:

Sacha wrote:

Just a word of warning to those who haven't had a tetanus jab lately.
Please keep up to date! Those working with sharp implements and/or delving
into the soil need them.

Some do and some don't. :-)

I have been known to play with sharp implements, my fist tetanus was in
62 after nicking the artery in my thumb. The next one that I had was
about ten years ago when I severed/cut two tendons in a finger, the
nurse asked me when the last one was and saw me pause and gave me a
double booster :-(

snip of swoon making stuff

Bit of everything I'd say and perhaps you have a really good immune system?
Certainly your catalogue of injuries seems to indicate it's either that or a
guardian angel on serious overtime! ;-)
But my husband, while otherwise very fit and healthy because he spends so
much time working outdoors and always has, is in his 70s and has Type 2
diabetes, so the hospitals made it clear to us that these are reasons to
take this situation seriously. The other thing is that animal bites,
including those from humans (!), are among the worst things you can get
because of all the bacteria in the mouth. The animals you deal with are in
no position to fight back..... ;-)
I did all the hot water and sloshing Dettol stuff around for Ray but because
the dog's tooth caught the bone, I think the infection was probably already
in there within seconds.

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Sacha
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South Devon
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