hissingsid Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Also polio that was a cruel one now hopefully eradicated because we all had our jabs and as remember not very pleasant and left a mark. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, hissingsid said: Also polio that was a cruel one now hopefully eradicated because we all had our jabs and as remember not very pleasant and left a mark. Polio was the one on a sugar cube. The mark was either TB or maybe smallpox if you’re old enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, wrighty said: Polio was the one on a sugar cube. The mark was either TB or maybe smallpox if you’re old enough. He's thinking of the one that left you with a puss oozing scab for weeks that probably had more to do with the fact they jabbed half of the school with the same needle! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, wrighty said: Polio was the one on a sugar cube. The mark was either TB or maybe smallpox if you’re old enough. When I was a baby or toddler, the family GP gave me the TB shot in my buttock so I wouldn't have a visible scar. Thoughtful, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gladys said: When I was a baby or toddler, the family GP gave me the TB shot in my buttock so I wouldn't have a visible scar. Thoughtful, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Gladys said: When I was a baby or toddler, the family GP gave me the TB shot in my buttock so I wouldn't have a visible scar. Thoughtful, eh? Don’t know if that was kindness or cruelty. How big is the scar these days 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, finlo said: He's thinking of the one that left you with a puss oozing scab for weeks that probably had more to do with the fact they jabbed half of the school with the same needle! I think the TB one was applied with a small cross made with a scalpel and the vaccine dropped on to it? That came up in a scab which left a scar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Just now, Max Power said: I think the TB one was applied with a small cross made with a scalpel and the vaccine dropped on to it? That came up in a scab which left a scar. Maybe. The TB jab had to be intradermal, which was a more careful injection than most. A scratch then topical application might do the same, but that certainly wasn’t how I had mine in about 1982 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, wrighty said: Maybe. The TB jab had to be intradermal, which was a more careful injection than most. A scratch then topical application might do the same, but that certainly wasn’t how I had mine in about 1982 The one I'm thinking of you got stabbed on the forearm with some multi pronged thing a week in advance and if they stayed red you didn't require it or something like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Gladys said: When I was a baby or toddler, the family GP gave me the TB shot in my buttock so I wouldn't have a visible scar. Thoughtful, eh? I too have the scar on my arse. Probably done on the same 'roll-out' all those years ago 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, finlo said: The one I'm thinking of you got stabbed on the forearm with some multi pronged thing a week in advance and if they stayed red you didn't require it or something like that. BCG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, finlo said: The one I'm thinking of you got stabbed on the forearm with some multi pronged thing a week in advance and if they stayed red you didn't require it or something like that. That’s right! That was the Heaf test I think, to see if you had prior immunity to TB. If negative you got the BCG jab a week later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 As you're on wrighty, have you a view on the aspiration theory with the vaccine application? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, quilp said: I too have the scar on my arse. Probably done on the same 'roll-out' all those years ago 😉 Is yours still on your arse? Mine has migrated a little. 🤭 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Gladys said: Is yours still on your arse? Mine has migrated a little. 🤭 Lol, likewise 😁 Now it's a little further down and to the left. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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