meningitis vaccine?

[heaven2002]

:salams

so all of you that are going this summer soon inshallah, have u had ur jab?
any side effects?

me got an throat infection from it:torture:

[ur_yusra]

:wswrwb:

Really?

I had mine last year.. alhumdulillah no side effects..

[heaven2002]

yeh nasty thing

and the nurse said to me ' if ur energy is low there then drink flat 7up or sprite' and im sure she said summat about rickshaws carrying germs:confused:
i was like thinking 'rickshaws in saudi?' , woman u iz confused, but i didnt say anyting as she was coming at me with big needle

[`asiya]

:wswrwb: is there a meningitis epedemic in saudia or something :confused: ?

[heaven2002]

the saudi government require u to have a meningitis jab
it has to be within three years of u going there
so my last one has run out
i dont think theres epidemic but esp. at busy times , there is more risk
the nurse or doc gives u a paper which u then show with ur visa

[`asiya]

wow they wont let u into the country without it :rubeyes: looks like i wont be going to saudia then.

[K h a l i l]

How deadly is Meningitis??

[heaven2002]

why? u scared of needles? think u can take the vaccine in tablet form , but not sure if its the same one

[heaven2002]

How deadly is Meningitis??

it can cause brain damage or death if not treated quickly
mainly folks arnt aware of symptoms so they dont get treated quick enough


http://www.meningitis.org.uk/symptoms

[`asiya]

why? u scared of needles? think u can take the vaccine in tablet form , but not sure if its the same one

nope i just dont do vaccines, my mother had me vacined against whooping cough, which gave me whooping cough and i almost died from it. same with my son mmr jab woke up next morning completely disabled as if he had no bones in his body 10 days in hospital and he started to recover, effected his learning.

[mizfissy815]

is there a meningitis epedemic in saudia or something ?

No there isn't...but people from around the world tend to come for Umrah/Hajj...which makes the visitors of the 2 Holy Cities in particular a lot more prone to catching something. Meningitis is not uncommon in Makkah during the Hajj/Ramadhan seasons and the summer holidays. The rest of the cities don't tend to have a problem.

[heaven2002]

http://www.meningitis.org.uk/disease-info/vaccines/vaccines-for-travel-hajj-pilgrims


and umrah

[heaven2002]

nope i just dont do vaccines, my mother had me vacined against whooping cough, which gave me whooping cough and i almost died from it. same with my son mmr jab woke up next morning completely disabled as if he had no bones in his body 10 days in hospital and he started to recover, effected his learning.

if you have the money for hajj than i think for something like this u just have to put ur trust in Allah that the jab will not do u harm

[K h a l i l]

it can cause brain damage or death if not treated quickly
mainly folks arnt aware of symptoms so they dont get treated quick enough


http://www.meningitis.org.uk/symptoms


ahhh... great!!.. About a year ago.. the doctor told me i had meningitis C.. I havent heard anything since then.. But i had my vaccine when I was in primary school..

Nothing has happened since then.. Al-hamdullilah..

[neelu]

I had a reaction to the whooping cough vaccine as a baby and could be wrong but I suspect that vaccines I took before a trip to Pakistan had a role in my developing M.E as well. I'm scared to go abroad now cos' I dunno whether to risk the jabs or risk the diseases themselves:nervous:

[Lady Celt]

immunisations are much better than the disease, and they're very important - it's only thro immunisation that we can eradicate killer diseases like polio and tb.
they work by getting a small amount of the illnes into your blood, so that your antibodies fight it off and thereafter you will be immune to that disease. it's not unusual to have a mild form of the illness after an immunisation - i got german measles twice, both times after immunisation, but it was very mild and i was fine.
you can boost your immune system with herbs like echinacea, available in tablet form. it's not appropriate as a substitute for immunisation, but it can help if you take it beforehand for about a week or 10days, and also before your holiday, if you're worried about picking up an infection or illness.
hope that helps :)

[Reptile]

erm im going umrah this summer i need a meningitis jab? :eek:

[urban_rose]

erm im going umrah this summer i need a meningitis jab? :eek:

you are? :D

yeah, you need a typhoid one too, if you havent recently had it, i didnt get any side-effects apart from extreme pain in both arms :(

[Reptile]

yea was kind of a spur of the moment thing Alhamdulilah

have to do it this week :S going saudi on the 18th yikess

[Reptile]

you going too sis? :p

[urban_rose]

you going too sis? :p

yep :D some time after you though ;)

[heaven2002]

erm im going umrah this summer i need a meningitis jab? :eek:

yes unless youve already had one in the last three years

[Reptile]

im saying till sept 10 so who knows

btw heaven, do the saudi people check you have had the injection? im trying to get it sorted out, but im worried because im going soon i might not be able to get it

[ibn suleman]

i dont think u can get a visa unless u have had the vaccine,,

[.: Anna :.]

i think u need 2 put a certificate or letter from ur doctor in with all the stuff for wen u get ur visa.. like passports, photos, marriage cert if ur going with husband etc...

u cn get the vac from the ba travel clinic.. they charge 50 quid plus 15 consultation fee but if u wnt 2 get it done quickly can do there. we checked n the normal gp is even charging 35 quid!?! and they ask for 8 weeks notice b4 travelling aswel :S altho i got mine done in grimsby gp last summer for free and without ne notice bt i think london doctors surgeries are not all that (more disorganised, more waiting around n stuf cos they busier?)
baba is going 2 day 2 hav his from that travel clinic so will let u kno if that place is ne good insha allah

[Reptile]

i dont think u can get a visa unless u have had the vaccine,,

errr buts it already going through, oh sugar :eek: :S

[Reptile]

i think im going to have a heart attack and not a minor one either,

btw is baba going to a gp near where we live?, mine is near tesco i think they are organised :S

[ibn suleman]

our gp only charged £10

[Reptile]

im worried about the 8 week notice thing, it was all spontaneous insha'allah things will work out :(

[.: Anna :.]

i think im going to have a heart attack and not a minor one either,

btw is baba going to a gp near where we live?, mine is near tesco i think they are organised :S

tesco u mean the one nr the petrol station?? if so that is his GP actually but he aint going there, he is getting it from the british airway travel clinic cos its more convenient, near work and that..

[ibn suleman]

go see ur gp, and see what they say..they might be able to do it quicker..

[.: Anna :.]

im worried about the 8 week notice thing, it was all spontaneous insha'allah things will work out :(well fone them and see if they cn do it quick. u only need 2 have the injection put into u like 10 days b4 u go i think? or even 3 days?not sure...
if u try 2 harrass ur doctors 2 get it done soon it wil b alright

& ibn sul i dnt get why they all charging a dif price :confused:

[Reptile]

nah its along the 210 bus route

oh ok, im waiting for the nurse to call me today so i'll find out then insha'allah

[ibn suleman]

well fone them and see if they cn do it quick. u only need 2 have the injection put into u like 10 days b4 u go i think? or even 3 days?not sure...
if u try 2 harrass ur doctors 2 get it done soon it wil b alright

& ibn sul i dnt get why they all charging a dif price :confused:

the vaccine is free.
the charge is for the certificate saying u have had the vaccine. and cos there is no fixed pricing for that..they can charge whatever they want..

[.: Anna :.]

oh okay in that case i got no idea where that tesco even is :confused: i only kno morrison and waitrose, oh and i kno lidl aswell down the park end :p

[.: Anna :.]

the vaccine is free.
the charge is for the certificate saying u have had the vaccine. and cos there is no fixed pricing for that..they can charge whatever they want..omg r u serious, so the 35 quid is for a certificate?! :rolleyes:
mine they jst typed out a little letter saying it n gave it for free, they r so nice :D

[Reptile]

Lol! i know that lidl

its near like stroud green, does the certificate take time, or is it done or the spot, to be honest ive only been there once i hate doctors, so no idea how they work

[ibn suleman]

omg r u serious, so the 35 quid is for a certificate?! :rolleyes:
mine they jst typed out a little letter saying it n gave it for free, they r so nice :D

yup, a lot of them charge if u want ur passport application signed and stuff as well. £10 is reasonable..but £35/£50 is way too much


lool..i asked my brother if he cud do mine..he said he can give teh injecion, but cos he's not a gp he cant give the certifcate :p

[Reptile]

when you go eygpt do they give you a typhoid injection? i need that aswell right

coz i may of had it, i mean when i went in 04' i had 4 injections not sure which tho, can they test to see if you need it?

[.: Anna :.]

if u need that aswell jst get all them at the same time insha allah
the cert u shud b able 2 ask em for it straight away?

[Reptile]

:jkk:

[Reptile]

my GPs closed from 1-4pm?? whatttt, who does that???? they are not even open on the weekend uff

[.: Anna :.]

my GPs closed from 1-4pm?? whatttt, who does that???? they are not even open on the weekend uff

yeh i think its normal they all or most do that :(

[Reptile]

spoke to the nurseee having it done 2moro Alhamdulilah!!!:D

[ibn suleman]

spoke to the nurseee having it done 2moro Alhamdulilah!!!:D

cool, alhumdulillah... :up:

[Reptile]

had me injections, didnt really feel them, but im starting feel abit of soreness now no typhoid needed, but hepititus a

[Reptile]

:smack: my arms practically disabled they have to stay by my side like a penguin, is this the normal affects?

3000 posts *shakes head*

[ibn suleman]

yeh thats normal :D
it feels lke nothing once u have the injection then after a wlittle while its gets numb and u cant lift ur arm...

shud be ok tomorrow insha'ALlah :)

[Reptile]

ok :jkk: i just realised how do you sleep, i cant sleep on my back that is so uncomfortable n i cant put any pressure on my arm :S

[ibn suleman]

ok :jkk: i just realised how do you sleep, i cant sleep on my back that is so uncomfortable n i cant put any pressure on my arm :S

oh..i dont remeber how i slpet..mine was ok by night time cos it was really early morning i had it.

canu not sleep on ur side with the arm away from ur body?

[Reptile]

yea perhaps insha'allah, tho i sleep weird, have a feeling a i wont be sleeping well tonight lol