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HPV Vaccination
Mar. 13th, 2007 04:13 pmI was debating about posting about this, but I think I am going to totally take ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mizarchivist's lead here.
Yesterday I went in and had a tetanus booster done. While I was there I talked to the doctor, and they asked about the HPV vaccine. I am of the "proper" age group, and apparently my last pap was just before they were giving it out or they would have mentioned it then.
As someone who has had an abnormal pap in the past, I hadn't honestly considered myself a candidate. Damage already done right? Nope, the HPV vaccine protects against 4 different strains, so even if you have had an abnormal pap chances are they will help with 1-3 strains you haven't been exposed to. Just something to think about.
Having said that, I don't know that getting both shots in the same day was a terribly good idea. (Did you know that a tetanus shot isn't a vaccine? It is serum with tetanus antibodies.) I was cold, achy, deeply fatigued and running a slight fever. Plus for added fun I had an immediate skin reaction at the injection site for the HPV vaccine. Anyone else had this? But I am happy that I did it. Now I just need to schedule the other 2 does of the HPV shots.
mizarchivist's lead here.Yesterday I went in and had a tetanus booster done. While I was there I talked to the doctor, and they asked about the HPV vaccine. I am of the "proper" age group, and apparently my last pap was just before they were giving it out or they would have mentioned it then.
As someone who has had an abnormal pap in the past, I hadn't honestly considered myself a candidate. Damage already done right? Nope, the HPV vaccine protects against 4 different strains, so even if you have had an abnormal pap chances are they will help with 1-3 strains you haven't been exposed to. Just something to think about.
Having said that, I don't know that getting both shots in the same day was a terribly good idea. (Did you know that a tetanus shot isn't a vaccine? It is serum with tetanus antibodies.) I was cold, achy, deeply fatigued and running a slight fever. Plus for added fun I had an immediate skin reaction at the injection site for the HPV vaccine. Anyone else had this? But I am happy that I did it. Now I just need to schedule the other 2 does of the HPV shots.
