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Re: tb shot inquire....From: kami (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 9 May 2003 19:27:19 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 9 May 2003, AMANDA wrote: > >i work at a nursing home and i am a C.N.A and i was required to have a >T.B shot. The R.N gave it to me at work. And told me to come let him >check it in three days. It became a big red circle and is swollen. It >dosent hurt. When i went back to work on the third day, their was >another nurse working and he looked at it w/ a measuring tape and told >me it went too deep in the skin and told me he had to redo the shot. >Well it is past the third day of the second shot, and the second shot is >a big red swollen circle also. He said it was okay. But i have two big >blotches on my arm. It dosen't seem normal. I don't want to spend the >money to go to the doctor unless i need to. So advice would be good. >Also like most people when i started elementry school i had one too. Is >the t.b shot a once in a lifetime shot? And is all of this normal and >what do you think is going on if it is not normal. I'm not too sure about the swollen circle you're getting to be honest. That could either be a reaction to the injection, or some kind of indication. I work in health care too, and upon my first tb series, you receive two separate sticks. Then, each year, you get a single injection test. I do know people at work who simply can't receive this injection because they do have reactions to it. Right after the injection is given, I know it forms what is called a "wheel", which puffs up your skin, but typically that doesn't remain swollen. Perhaps call your doctor and describe your situation, and then see what he/she may want you to do further. Hope this helps to some extent.
-- kami
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