Blood Test Results- an injection required! :(

I went to see the doctor a few days ago and got some good and bad news.

Good, my blood count is all within the normal range yay! I'm also immunised still against chicken pox.

Bad, my Measles, Mumps and Rubella (aka German Measles) (MMR) levels require me to get another shot and also my vitamin D levels are low-normal (50).

Dam it needles!!!!!! I think I will be okay with injections :S

Also the once I get the MMR, I need to not get pregnant within 3 months of vaccination, doctors orders! I read that many countries advise ladies to only wait 1 month but 3 months is much more safer.

So I've put my prescription in with the chemist and will pick it up in the next few days. Hopefully will also then be able to book a time with the doctors and nurse to receive the injection.

So lets say 9th May I get injection, 3 months later would be 9th August. Perfect timing as I was hoping 7th-8th August to start trying, plus we will be overseas at the time, so falling pregnant on a holiday could possibly happen!!

UPDATE: Actually did get the injection on 9th MAY 2014!!
Read about it by clicking here!!

Okay so more info on MMR...

Measles is the most serious of the three diseases. It is a highly infectious illness spread by droplets from the nose and mouth.

Common symptoms include: fever, rash, loss of appetite, tiredness, cough, runny nose, painful red eyes, ear infections, diarrhoea. Children who get measles usually have to spend about 5 days in bed and have 10–14 days off school, if there are no serious complications.

Serious complications include: pneumonia, fever induced convulsions or fits, inflammation of the brain (encephalitis). Children may be hospitalised. A rare late complication of measles is subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which causes progressive brain damage and is always fatal.

Mumps is less contagious than measles. Mumps is usually a mild disease in children. However, serious complications can occur.

Common symptoms include: low grade fever, loss of appetite, tiredness, headache, general aches and pains, runny nose, painful and swollen glands in the cheeks, neck or under the jaw. These symptoms usually go away within 10 days or so. 

Serious complications include: inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), partial or complete deafness. Adolescent boys may experience painful, swollen testicles, which very rarely causes infertility. Mumps may cause spontaneous miscarriage during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.

Rubella, which is also known as German measles, is usually a mild disease. However, rubella can have serious consequences for children and pregnant women. Rubella infection will normally last for 48–72 hours. 

Common symptoms include: fever, tiredness, swollen glands, joint pain, sore eyes, red rash around the ears and neck. 

Serious complications include: inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), tendency to bleed or bruise (thrombocytopenia).

Congenital rubella: If a woman catches rubella during the first 3 months of her pregnancy, the virus almost always causes serious birth defects in her unborn child including deafness, blindness, heart defects and intellectual impairment.