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Originally posted by Doc H.:
Too late now, but two successive doses of Ibuprofen BEFORE you get the vaccine, then a couple after.

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Originally posted by skonie:

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Originally posted by smlsig:
Timely topic as my Dr. Just said I should consider getting the Shingrex shots.

Are you guys paying out of pocket for it or is your insurance picking it up?

Insurance paid for both my Shingrex injections.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by Dusty78:
I have seen one patient with full blown tetanus in my career. Stepped on a nail in her cabin up in the woods. She waited about a week or so before seeking treatment for muscle spasms and fever. Her spasms were so bad she fractured multiple vertebrae in her thoracic spine. ID was called and the decision was made to put her in a medically induced coma until the toxins cleared the body. She had a tracheostomy and was put on neuromuscular blockade (paralyzed) with a pentobarbital drip. She was treated with IVIG, TIG, and antibiotics. She was kept in the coma for almost 4 months. It probably took a full year before she could fully control her limbs. In other words tetanus sucks get your vaccines. Tetanus vaccines are technically good for 10 years but we advocate 5 years with any acute injury. Contrary to popular belief metal puncture wounds are not the only way to be exposed. Clostridium tetani lives on plenty of other materials including soil.

A question for you.

Background: I am an 81 year old male, was generally in good health. I had flu shots annually, had a pneumonia shot, tetanus shots probably on a ten year cycle. No problems until a couple years ago when I was hit hard with Guillain Barré. This occurred about two months after my annual flu shot, we don't know for sure whether they were related.

A year or so later I was advised against flu shot specifically, and other immune type vaccines in general, because of the Guillain Barré in the not-too-distant past.

My question: It has been more than ten years since my last tetanus shot. Should I have one? Or does the risk, re Guillain Barré history, outweigh the tetanus risk?

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Originally posted by Dusty78:

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by Dusty78:
I have seen one patient with full blown tetanus in my career. Stepped on a nail in her cabin up in the woods. She waited about a week or so before seeking treatment for muscle spasms and fever. Her spasms were so bad she fractured multiple vertebrae in her thoracic spine. ID was called and the decision was made to put her in a medically induced coma until the toxins cleared the body. She had a tracheostomy and was put on neuromuscular blockade (paralyzed) with a pentobarbital drip. She was treated with IVIG, TIG, and antibiotics. She was kept in the coma for almost 4 months. It probably took a full year before she could fully control her limbs. In other words tetanus sucks get your vaccines. Tetanus vaccines are technically good for 10 years but we advocate 5 years with any acute injury. Contrary to popular belief metal puncture wounds are not the only way to be exposed. Clostridium tetani lives on plenty of other materials including soil.

A question for you.

Background: I am an 81 year old male, was generally in good health. I had flu shots annually, had a pneumonia shot, tetanus shots probably on a ten year cycle. No problems until a couple years ago when I was hit hard with Guillain Barré. This occurred about two months after my annual flu shot, we don't know for sure whether they were related.

A year or so later I was advised against flu shot specifically, and other immune type vaccines in general, because of the Guillain Barré in the not-too-distant past.

My question: It has been more than ten years since my last tetanus shot. Should I have one? Or does the risk, re Guillain Barré history, outweigh the tetanus risk?

There’s technically a GB risk with any vaccine but it’s much more predominant with flu vaccines. I could only find a few case reports involving the tetanus vaccine.