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minus-square@Ducks@ducks.devlinkfedilinkEnglish19•2 years agoTetanus is fucking terrifying. I’m happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.
minus-square@Tar_alcaran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink11•2 years agoMy last tetanus shot hurt for 3 weeks straight. But I ended up not breaking my spine with muscle convulsions, so I think it’s a pretty good trade off.
minus-square@thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoThat’s probably on whoever gave you the shot. If you hit fat or a tendon with an IM shot it hurts for a while.
minus-square@Hereforpron2@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoYeah mine was mildly sore for like 24 hours tops and no other symptoms, super not bad
minus-square@thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoYeah, I have to do testosterone shots, and my left leg doesn’t seem to have any good spots, so it usually has a painful knot for like 10 days.
minus-squareLev_Astovlinkfedilink1•2 years agoIt’s not chemicals that protect from tetanus; it’s the dead tetanus bacterium the vaccine contains that train the immune system to recognize the threat.
minus-square@jarfil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 years agoAnd what are the dead tetanus bacterium made of? Chemicals 😜
Tetanus is fucking terrifying. I’m happy to have chemicals to protect me from that.
My last tetanus shot hurt for 3 weeks straight. But I ended up not breaking my spine with muscle convulsions, so I think it’s a pretty good trade off.
That’s probably on whoever gave you the shot. If you hit fat or a tendon with an IM shot it hurts for a while.
Yeah mine was mildly sore for like 24 hours tops and no other symptoms, super not bad
Yeah, I have to do testosterone shots, and my left leg doesn’t seem to have any good spots, so it usually has a painful knot for like 10 days.
It’s not chemicals that protect from tetanus; it’s the dead tetanus bacterium the vaccine contains that train the immune system to recognize the threat.
And what are the dead tetanus bacterium made of? Chemicals 😜
It’s chemicals all the way down!