Hepatitis

[catnapper]

You'll be fine... I just had a ton of blood drawn today for blood tests --- a little bitty shot is nothig compared to a bunch of vials taken for tests!

[lizbud]

Whay would anyone need to get a hepatitis shot? Were you exposed to
anything that you could contract the disease from?

[Karen]

If you are going to be traveling in certain areas of the world, they recommend a Hepatitis vaccination.

[caseysmom]

Here in calif. all children have to have the hep b series to enter 7th grade, my kids had in when they were in grade school. I have a friend at work that has hep b chronically, he is on a liver transplant list. Most people get hep b get sick and then get better, 10 percent of people get it and it doesn't go away and it destroys the liver.

I got the shots just because I work with this person, I know its stupid and you can't get it from casual contact it just freaked me out.

[Cincy'sMom]

Whay would anyone need to get a hepatitis shot? Were you exposed to
anything that you could contract the disease from?

The chemistry lab I work in occasionally will get medical devices that have been used. They are supposed to be sterilized prior to us receiving them, but in the off chance they are not...better safe then sorry!

[Lobodeb]

I agree with everyone else. Let them know you're afraid, then look away. It'll be in and out before you know it. I think the more you think and worry about it, the more anxiety you'll build up and you'll upset yourself more than if you were more calm.

Just think of how brave our fur babies are when they get theirs. If they can take it, so can you.

As far as the soreness goes, if you move your arm a lot after you receive the shot, it's supposed to minimize the soreness.