I feel that I need to do this for myself and those around me. How many do I need, will they give all of them to me at once? And I heard they really hurt, Is that true? (please tell me the truth about the pain thing. I need to know) If they do hurt what can I do to help?
2006-06-13 11:43:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Good decision. There are many different ones. There's the tetanus 3 doses, hepatitis B 3 doses, hepatitis A 2 doses, MMR 2 or 3 doses, and polio not sure how many doses. If u didn't have chicken pox there is one for that. Also if you're in a college dorm they will give you one for meningitis. I think you can get the first dose of each on first visit. It's about 6 or 7 shots so yes it will hurt.
2006-06-13 11:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by real_sweetheart_76 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Alejandra- GOOD DECISION first off...never too late to start!!! NO..compared to the safety and protection they offer..they really don't hurt too much at all..to receive (though there may well be some soreness and redness in the injection area in the hours and days afterward --this is normal and not at all worrisome). You will surely NOT be needing ALL of the vaccines you missed out on, but you also now are old enough and living in a time of newly available vaccines, such that many more can and ought to be given to you -- though they surely do NOT have to be all at once! You've made a mature and intelligent decision that I congratulate you for (and I'm an Immunologist!) and for which you will be much healthier than you otherwise might be as the adult you surely are! GOOD LUCK!
2006-06-13 11:49:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some vaccines hurt more than others - like the one against the chicken pox which you can get at any time and it's the series of two.
No, they will not be able to administer them all at ones, since some require certain time intervals between doses.
The best option is to talk to your primary physician and to get a list of which ones you can receive and what is included in adult immunization.
Depending on your pain tolerance - I would not say that it hurts, though, you might feel sore after a shot in the area of administration (usually your upper arm/shoulder area). Even if you are really scarred of pain, you might just want to think of how painful it would be to become infected with certain disease which could have been prevented with a simple vaccination.
2006-06-13 11:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by Ivana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They really aren't that bad. I didn't need all of them as an adult, but I did have to get an MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella) and it didn't hurt too bad. For sure you need that and probably the DtaP, which is the one that has the tetanus shot in it. You might also want to get a hepatits shot, and if you are going to college and living in the dorms it's a good idea to get a shot they have out that prevents a form of meningitis that is common in communal settings such as dorms or young people sharing an apartment. Just go to your Dr. and see what he/she says, trust me, it's better to deal with the sting of the shot than contracting one of the things they can prevent.
2006-06-13 11:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't hurt that much. It's like a pinch and your arm may feel sore for a few days. Also, since the vaccines are actually less harmful versions of the actual disease to help your body produce antibodies for those diseases, you may get very mild symptoms of those diseases. I think you'll probably get shots for the flu, tetanus, and different types of hepatitis. You can get them all at once, but maybe you want to do it a couple at a time, as this is your first time.
2006-06-13 11:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by King Yellow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they hurt.
You need MMR x 3
Hepatitis A x 2
Hepatitis B x 3 (A and B come in a combined form for fewer injections)
Tetanus every 5 years
2006-06-13 11:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by nurserachet_0000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do hurt but it's really worth taking.For you and everyone around you.Unfotunetly it does hurt, if your nurse is good you shouldn't feel it to much.My advice never look at the needle turn your head and think positive thoughts.Before you know it it's over!!!
Best of luck!
2006-06-13 11:48:28 · answer #7 · answered by Nina C. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found out in college about how many people die and have reactions to immunizations. Did you know that the US govt. has a fund to compensate people that have reactions or die due to immunizations.
2006-06-13 11:49:35 · answer #8 · answered by richard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋