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10-04-2015, 04:37 PM
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A news article????
"Spider" wrote in message ... On 07/04/2015 22:49, Ophelia wrote: "Spider" wrote in message ... On 07/04/2015 18:59, Ophelia wrote: "S Viemeister" wrote in message ... On 4/7/2015 7:47 AM, Spider wrote: On 07/04/2015 08:05, Chris Hogg wrote: On Mon, 06 Apr 2015 13:54:11 +0100, Spider wrote: Well, I'm up to date with my Tetanus jab. I thought these days that 'they' (doctors, NHS etc) now reckon that 'keeping it up to date' is unnecessary. If you had a tetanus jab decades ago, it was longer lasting that they previously realised, and didn't need regular renewing every ten years or so. Certainly, I haven't had one for so long I don't remember the last one (mind you, that might mean it was last week, but I don't think so. LOL!) Essentially I think you're right and I believed myself to be fully up to date. However, when I had a nasty festering injury and went to A&E, the first thing they did was give me a tetanus shot before calling for the orthopedics doc. It leaves we wondering ... Perhaps I should get another tetanus shot - the last one was more than 20 years ago. I can't remember my last one  Mmmm .. wouldn't hurt to ask the doc. Better safe than sorry. I have to see our Practice Nurse anyway next week so I will ask. She is very good and although I will be there for an asthma check this time she will answer questions about anything and if she doesn't know, she will find out. We are very lucky. Is it something that gardeners need to keep up to date with? It is particularly important if you use horse manure to fertilise your garden but, if you're new to a garden, you can't be sure that horse muck hasn't been used. However, I was given a jab for my injury even though I hadn't been in contact with either horse or garden, so it seems to be used as a first line of defence. I don't think one can be vaccinated against Cellulitis, only treated with antibiotics after it's diagnosed. It is quite nasty. I could have lost the use of my hand:~(. That is frightening -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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10-04-2015, 07:43 PM
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A news article????
On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:41:13 +0100, Janet wrote:
In article , says... I know what I think about it... yes Bob, and manure is terribly dangerous too :-) Imagine going to the doctor and getting antibiotics every time you got a tick... Lyme is not that common in the UK, or here in France. Ticks on the other hand, we get bitten by hundreds every year, not to mention those the animals bring in. Though Lyme is very dangerous, for certain, but there's no point in panicking about everything! My friend in Boston (USA) lost a kidney to it, and my sister-in-law, also from the US, had quite a bad case although with no permanent damage. Of course she ignored the "bulls-eye" rash, which was not very clever. The article was just looking for things to worry about, you can get a tick as easily walking through a field as gardening. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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