Saturday, 10 May 2014

Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination!

Friday 9th May 2014, today I received my MMR shot at 4:30pm. Hubby drove me there and waited in the car till it was over. I was happy he could come along as I was worried I might get a reaction to the MMR.

I had a bad reaction to Gardasil many years ago. I walked out of the Doctors and stopped on the street and phoned my brother to come get me. My house was only a 10 minute walk away, but I was that weak and dizzy that I couldn’t walk. Weird and scary! Never got the other 2 Gardasil shots.

Anyway, I had another doctor,a man one, instead of my usual lady doctor. That man doctor administered the injection, as apparently the nurse was not there to do it.

This is pretty much how my doctor’s appointment goes:
Dr: “Why are you getting the shot?”
Me: “My recent blood test says I’m not immune”
Dr: “Have you ever had this shot? When you were younger?”
Me: “It should show on your records. I think I have.” (Thinking to myself: cant he check the records!!!)
Dr: “ Why do  you need it, is it a work requirement?”
Me: “ I want to get pregnant. “
Dr: “Make sure you don’t get pregnant for 2 months”
Me: “ It says 3 months on the box booklet and my regular doctor also said wait 3 months” (Thinking to myself: I’m going to do 3 months! I don’t care what you say. Box says 3 months and that’s what I’m going to do! At least 2 full menstrual cycles..)
Dr: “No 2 months is okay.”

Then he started unpacking the injection and bottle while he was on the phone, and then prepared it infront of me and then I swear he didn’t even wipe my skin with alcohol before he injected. I didn’t see him wash his hands.

I felt like it was not hygienic enough to what I had expected would happen.

I am not happy with that doctor, he didn’t even read the records and hygiene care factor was low. I will never see him again!

The shot didn’t really hurt at all, just a prick and it was done fairly quickly.

I had the shot in my left arm and feel like my heart is racing a bit. I just finished watching a movie and having Domino’s pizza, and still it feel fast. Also its cold and I feel like sniffles are coming along. Great! Trying to keep warm with long jammies and a warm blanket.


Might grab myself a warm tea with real lemon juice !

UPDATE: Period is late! Should've started 27 May 2014 (21 Days), did pregnancy test and am not pregnant.. I think the vaccine stuffed up my body again!  .... :(

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