vaccine

You should get a tetanus shot every 10 years?

Yeah. Neither did I.

I was visiting my new doctor the other day to check into a serious chest cold I was battling when the subject of tetanus shots came up. When the doctor learned it had been about *cough* 20 years *cough* since my last shot, I was immediately escorted to a nurse who proceeded to stick a needle into my arm and then note my chart that I was now ‘current’.

While the nurse was administering the tetanus shot, I was told it would hurt for a couple of days, but honestly – I never really felt it (well, I didn’t feel it until Heuer went to hug me and pushed on the area), but otherwise, it really was no biggie. When I think about it, feeling the liquid enter my arm through the syringe affected me more than the shot itself did.

I am lucky to be able to get by 20 years without a tetanus shot, but I think it might be best for every one to get in and get this vaccine every 10 years *just in case*. With all the crazy stuff we come into contact with today, there is no excuse NOT to be prepared.