posted
a knife... it was clean as i just got it out of the kitchen drawer to cut a bagel.
Posts: 127 | From Toronto, Ontario Canada | Registered: Nov 2007
| IP: Logged |
Peacesoul
Unregistered
posted
Unless there knife was dirty, or it was an animal bite, I wouldn't worry. If you're not sure, call your doc, but I would not be worried.
I cut myself a ton of times and never had a shot, when I was bit by an animal, I then got one
IP: Logged |
posted
I'm sure i was over-reacting... it's just that before lyme i felt invinciable and now pre-lyme i feel that i'm skating on thin ice.
sometimes i feel that i should see support about this but any person i speak to would just tell me that i didn't have lyme.
Posts: 127 | From Toronto, Ontario Canada | Registered: Nov 2007
| IP: Logged |
Peacesoul
Unregistered
posted
quote:Originally posted by xtine: I'm sure i was over-reacting... it's just that before lyme i felt invinciable and now pre-lyme i feel that i'm skating on thin ice.
sometimes i feel that i should see support about this but any person i speak to would just tell me that i didn't have lyme.
No one here will tell you you don't have lyme. What kind of support do you feel you need?
IP: Logged |
lymeHerx001
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 6215
posted
Your ok, you can still eat bagels/
Posts: 2905 | From New England | Registered: Sep 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
the bagel was for my non-lyme hubby... he can slice his own bread from now on :-)
it just seems i overreact to the smallest thing that may go wrong with my body... and i always assume the worst...
i've gotten worse now that i have lyme. it's like i have irrational fears or something. i guess it's a form of Post Tramautic Stress...
I just want to get on with my life... and i find it difficult because i'm always haunted by this lyme thing.
i'm better now... not freaked out about tetanus anymore... and thanks for letting me vent.
- christine
Posts: 127 | From Toronto, Ontario Canada | Registered: Nov 2007
| IP: Logged |
Geneal
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 10375
posted
Since this is of concern, I would go get a tetanus shot when able to.
Not because of the bagel incident, but because you should have this updated at least
Once every 7 years and if in a high risk profession, than can be updated more often.
I stepped on a rusty nail while going through the debris in my house after Katrina.
I hadn't had a tetanus in at least 10 years.
I got one the next day.
Hugs,
Geneal
Posts: 6250 | From Louisiana | Registered: Oct 2006
| IP: Logged |
tickled1
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 14257
posted
Just make sure a tetanus shot wouldn't "trigger" something. I don't know if it would but maybe look into it a little first. All hell broke loose after my flu shot.
Posts: 2541 | From Northeast | Registered: Jan 2008
| IP: Logged |
Keebler
Honored Contributor (25K+ posts)
Member # 12673
posted
-
Cuts from a basic kitchen cut (non-raw meat related) are usually fine, especially because you've got soap and water right there..
However, tetanus can be in soil, etc. It's not just rusty nails. Dog, cat scratches, etc. can carry it, too. As a preventative measure, a booster might be considered especially considering summer is upon us.
Tetanus can be a horrible thing, worse than lyme in that it can be quickly fatal. It is good to be aware and protected.
If one feels strong enough for the shot - or ask your doctor who really knows about you (and lyme + immune functions) and what will be in the shot - the best timing, etc. if it is a non-emergency shot.
On one hand, lyme patients and other immuno-compromised patients may not do well with vaccines in general. However, if there is a way to minimize risk, it's a wise thing to check out.
Make sure there is no mercury in it - in any form.
Years ago I had a terrible reaction to a tetanus shot, but had a terrible cold and got two other kinds of meds a the same time. It's not a good choice to get a booster during a flair up - or at the same time as other drugs - unless it's an emergency shot.
The booster cannot prevent a potentially fatal case of tetanus from the current wound, as it can take up to two weeks for tetanus antibodies to form.
. . . In the United States, approximately 100 people become infected with tetanus each year, and there are about five deaths from tetanus each year.[6]
- full article at link above.
-
[ 08. May 2008, 02:27 AM: Message edited by: Keebler ]
Posts: 48021 | From Tree House | Registered: Jul 2007
| IP: Logged |
Truthfinder
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 8512
posted
xtine, see this recent discussion about Tetanus (and other vaccines). I wouldn't get one unless I had to. There is some risk....
-------------------- Tracy .... Prayers for the Lyme Community - every day at 6 p.m. Pacific Time and 9 p.m. Eastern Time � just take a few moments to say a prayer wherever you are�. Posts: 2966 | From Colorado | Registered: Dec 2005
| IP: Logged |
The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:
The
Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey 907 Pebble Creek Court,
Pennington,
NJ08534USA http://www.lymenet.org/
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic