so I got a tetanus shot

bob · August 24, 2011, 10:01:47 PM

I got my first ever tetanus shot maybe 10 hours ago.

My left elbow aches a bit and my left shoulder feels like dead weight after icing it every so often.

Not fun.

retrorussell · August 25, 2011, 02:44:33 AM

If I had a tetanus shot it was many, many years ago. I used to hate donating blood; those needles were BIG!

Jack · August 25, 2011, 06:24:09 AM

I got one about ten years ago. I was helping my Uncle clean out an old woodshed and stepped on a board with a nail in it.

HappyGilmore · August 25, 2011, 09:34:17 AM

I've gotten a few of these suckers over the years. Always a fun time.

bob · August 25, 2011, 10:58:03 AM

After waking up I reaalize my elbow feels much better and my shoulder is quite sore. Better then yesterday but it has seen better days.

The Burgomaster · August 25, 2011, 11:45:47 AM

I've had at least two, possibly three: One when I was about 6 years old and got bit by a dog. One a few years ago before I took a trip to China. I probably also had one when I went to boot camp in 1982. They gave me about 6 shots within the first day or two I was there. I assume one of them was a tetanus shot.

Cthulhu · August 25, 2011, 12:52:04 PM

I once got one. I don't remember it being particulalry uncomfortable.

Flick James · August 25, 2011, 01:58:50 PM

That brings back bad memories. I got a tetanus shot once after stepping on a nail at a construction site.

I'm pretty sure I was required to get one along with about 2 dozen other shots when processing into boot camp. Essentially you walk from station to station while people on all sides of you treat you like a human pin cushion. Then you spend the next few days sore and sick from all the shots.

Fun times.

Flick James · August 25, 2011, 02:00:14 PM

Quote from: Flick James on August 25, 2011, 01:58:50 PM
That brings back bad memories. I got a tetanus shot once after stepping on a nail at a construction site.

I'm pretty sure I was required to get one along with about 2 dozen other shots when processing into boot camp. Essentially you walk from station to station while people on all sides of you treat you like a human pin cushion. Then you spend the next few days sore and sick from all the shots.

Fun times.

Oh, and did I mention they yell at you and treat you like s**t at the same time? Ah, boot camp.

The Burgomaster · August 25, 2011, 02:35:48 PM

Quote from: Flick James on August 25, 2011, 02:00:14 PM
Quote from: Flick James on August 25, 2011, 01:58:50 PM
That brings back bad memories. I got a tetanus shot once after stepping on a nail at a construction site.

I'm pretty sure I was required to get one along with about 2 dozen other shots when processing into boot camp. Essentially you walk from station to station while people on all sides of you treat you like a human pin cushion. Then you spend the next few days sore and sick from all the shots.

Fun times.

Oh, and did I mention they yell at you and treat you like s**t at the same time? Ah, boot camp.

That was my favorite part.