On 25/01/2015 2:45 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 1/24/2015 10:38 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "S Viemeister" > wrote
>>> On 1/23/2015 11:13 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>> My insurance company's nurse didn't say anything about bird flu but did
>>>> suggest I get a tetanus shot along with the Typhoid vaccine, Hep A and
>>>> usual flu and pneumonia vaccines.
>>>>
>>> Many years ago, I had a series of three typhoid shots. Within a half
>>> hour of the first one, my arm blew up like a balloon, and my blood
>>> pressure dropped. The second one, a week later, wasn't quite that bad.
>>> The third one was tolerable.
>>> It was a combination of typhoid, paratyphoid, and typhus vaccines, IIRC.
>>> I hope they've improved since then.
>>
>> It is too be hoped so. The shots were hellish then.
>>
> Indeed they were. What made it worse for me - I had asked my GP if there
> were any likely side effects - he assured me there wouldn't be.
>
>
I don't think they can ever guarantee that you won't get a nasty
reaction. The doctor should have alerted you to the possibility.

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Xeno.