Rosanna

A Jab Cocktail


Posted by Rosanna  -  Date 06/02/09

I went out last night with some friends, but I had to leave early because I felt so ill. I was really dizzy and I found it difficult to focus, my arms were also aching from the jabs and countless people bumping into them throughout the evening.
I don’t know whether it was the cocktail of [...]


Rosanna

Time for Injections!


Posted by Rosanna  -  Date 06/01/09

I’ve just had my appointment with the nurse to have my jabs. I think I mentioned in an earlier post why I got them all together in one go diphtheria/tetanus/polio, hep A/typhoid and meningitis. 

I have plasters all over my arms, and they’re aching quite a bit. The worst by far is the hep A/typhoid which is making [...]


Rosanna

Decisions


Posted by Rosanna  -  Date 05/13/09

I’ve booked appointments for my jabs.
I’m getting the Hep A/ Typhoid, Diphtheria/ Tetanus/ Polio, and Meningitis at the beginning of June. I’ve decided against the rabies jabs as apparently we’ll have very good medical insurance so in the unlikely event that I get bitten by a rabid animal, I can get quick medical attention. [...]


Rosanna

Jabs


Posted by Rosanna  -  Date 04/30/09

I’ve just come back from seeing the travel nurse. It seems that I’m going to have to get a fair few injections before heading off to the Himalayas. The nurse advised me to have a diphtheria/tetanus/polio booster and a meningitis jab, and also one for Hepatitis A/Typhoid. She gave me a map of Nepal and [...]


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