[Beastie]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

I'm not sure anyone got away with it in my year. I'm OK with needles but if anyone wants blood I fall to bits!

Mmm don't think I mind blood too much. I would like to give blood. I have never gave blood before. I was going to last year until I chickened out but I should really go and give blood.

[Vicky.]

My scar off that injection is awful

I wanted my tattoo on that arm but they wouldnt do it

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

My scar off that injection is awful

I wanted my tattoo on that arm but they wouldnt do it

Can't see mine really. My best mate at school got a right hole in her arm. She had hers done at the doctors though

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

Can't see mine really. My best mate at school got a right hole in her arm. She had hers done at the doctors though

Mine kept getting punched (along with everyone else in our year ) and that made the scab come off, in the end I had a huge gaping hole in my arm

And then, when that scabbed, I developed a strange urge to pick the scab off all the time. hence huge scar

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Mine kept getting punched (along with everyone else in our year ) and that made the scab come off, in the end I had a huge gaping hole in my arm

And then, when that scabbed, I developed a strange urge to pick the scab off all the time. hence huge scar

You just gotta pick scabs though. It's what they're there for

[Beastie]

I think my blood is fine. I sometimes think if I have high blood pressure or something. At one time I got really hot and blood rushed all round my head. I just think it would be good for me to know what my blood is like!

[Kerry]

I'm at the docs monthly anyway so my pressures checked

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

I'm at the docs monthly anyway so my pressures checked

Oh. I remember once.. I can't remember what they were measuring but they put something on my arm that squeezed it. It might have measured the rate of my heart or something or blood pressure?

But anyway be interesting to see what blood type I am. Whether it is common or rare or whatever!

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by thebeast

Oh. I remember once.. I can't remember what they were measuring but they put something on my arm that squeezed it. It might have measured the rate of my heart or something or blood pressure?

But anyway be interesting to see what blood type I am. Whether it is common or rare or whatever!

Yeah, thats blood pressure

[Pyramid*]

I thought TB jabs for school kids had been abandoned years ago, quick scout around, came up with this from 2005 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...ools.education

Looks like there's obviously been reason to restart it again - it must be on the increase I presume? or perhaps something to do with more people on foreign travels to areas where TB is rampant?

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

I thought TB jabs for school kids had been abandoned years ago, quick scout around, came up with this from 2005 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...ools.education

Looks like there's obviously been reason to restart it again - it must be on the increase I presume? or perhaps something to do with more people on foreign travels to areas where TB is rampant?

It surprised me as I was sure it had been stopped. Not known any kids have it for a number of years actually. It's what made me wonder what had prompted it to be reintroduced

[Kerry]

Ahhhh found this....

The routine immunisation programme for children against tuberculosis is due to restart in schools, it was has been announced.
Yvette Cooper, public health minister, said the BCG programme for children will restart 18 months after it was suspended due to a lack of vaccine.
A catch-up programme will be introduced to immunise all pupils who missed out on the jabs, she added.
'I am delighted to announce that the BCG schools immunisation programme against TB can begin again,' she said.
'We know that parents have been concerned about the health of their children while the programme has been suspended. This is why we have remained committed to restarting the schools programme as soon as it was possible.
'We also wanted to ensure that we have secure vaccine supplies in the long term. We have now completed that work.
'Immunisation staff across the country can now start to prioritise their programmes, starting with those students who missed out on their vaccinations and are set to leave school this summer.
'A catch-up programme to immunise all pupils aged between 13 and 15 will start in the next academic year 2001/2002 with a view to being back on track with the routine immunisation programme for pupils by 2002/2003.
'I would like to assure parents that every effort will be made to vaccinate all of the children who have missed out on the BCG vaccine since September 1999.'
The schools programme for children in London restarted in August 2000, as the capital has some of the highest TB figures


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1CIFwRP8P

[Kerry]

Bollocks it said that was dated this year on Google....

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

Ahhhh found this....

Restart in 2000 .... stopped again in 2005 per the Guardian. Makes you wonder why the start /stop / start carry on continues!!!! Bizarre!

[Beastie]

I heard when I was at college.. like 2 years ago.. lol that injections were given out to be vaccinated from mumps or something!! People said to me you get a letter or something from your GP. I get bugger all from my GP!! lol

[Shasown]

More to do with antibiotic resistant strains becoming more prevalent, prevention is better than cure, especially when the cure may not.

It is fair to say some strains are introduced from people coming into the country from areas where TB is relatively common.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Shasown

More to do with antibiotic resistant strains becoming more prevalent, prevention is better than cure, especially when the cure may not.

It is fair to say some strains are introduced from people coming into the country from areas where TB is relatively common.

*Slams own forehead* I didn't even consider that we all receive antibiotics far too regularly, leading to possibly becoming more immune as well as the Antib's building resistance. Good point.

[Braden]

I got my jab for immunisation against Tetanus, Diptheria and Polio. It didn't hurt at all when I got it done, but my arm is killing me now, it's so stiff and I can't lift it or move it about without it hurting :|

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Braden

I got my jab for immunisation against Tetanus, Diptheria and Polio. It didn't hurt at all when I got it done, but my arm is killing me now, it's so stiff and I can't lift it or move it about without it hurting :|

My daughters the same with her HPV jabs. She's in pain for a good 24 hours :/

[Ruth*Star]

I point blank told my mum i wasn't having it when they sent a form in the post asking her to sign saying i could. I have a severe phobia of needles, I've even fainted once seeing a stranger on TV have a needle its that bad. I was told i really needed it with having asthma but nah didn't have it. Felt sorry for my mates all going off one by one to get their needle and coming back holding their arms but relived it weren't me.

[patsylimerick]

Originally Posted by Ruth*Star

I point blank told my mum i wasn't having it when they sent a form in the post asking her to sign saying i could. I have a severe phobia of needles, I've even fainted once seeing a stranger on TV have a needle its that bad. I was told i really needed it with having asthma but nah didn't have it. Felt sorry for my mates all going off one by one to get their needle and coming back holding their arms but relived it weren't me.

With loads of respect, I'd really suggest you get it. You do not want TB if yu have asthma.
I know that where I live they stopped giving it for years and then re-introduced it just recently. The reason it was re-introduced was because we had a much higher community of people from countries with high incidence of TB and, all of a sudden, we had actual outbreaks of TB in schools - something that hadn't happened in nearly 50 years. It's becoming quite prevalent again.
If you think a pinch in the arm is bad, try a bout of TB. Get the jab.