The post-exposure rabies vaccination is now quite painless and has no side effects. About five years ago I accidentally placed my hand on a bat while exploring a fort on the Mesa de Cartujanos near Lampazos. I went to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin to get the shots. On the first day there are five shots, all painless, one in in each thigh, two in the butt and one in the arm. There are a few followup shots over a few weeks, also painless. There were no reactions of any kind.
Terry Plemons On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM, George-Paul Richmann <gprichm...@gmail.com>wrote: > Jen and I both got our shots (long story involving me on rope during a > bat flight....). Given cavers exposure to bats ( I know I know less > then 1% of bats, bla bla bla) should it be common practice to get the > pre-exposure series? > > I had the complete post exposure series last year. Wasn't all that > bad, a shot in the arm every weeks for a few months (not in gut any > more). The worst part of it all was mental, Rabies isn't a nice > subject to dwell on---especially when it relates to you ! Starting > symptoms are 'feeling of dread' and mild fever....talked about a > psychosomatics dream!! > > Cheers, > > GP > > On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Mixon Bill <bmixon...@austin.rr.com> > wrote: > > "If untreated, though, rabies, which attacks the central nervous system, > is > > often fatal in humans." That's a spectacular understatement. -- Mixon > > --------------------------------------------- > > He who renders warfare fatal to all engaged in it will be the greatest > > benefactor the world has yet known. - Sir Richard Burton > > ---------------------------------------------- > > You may "reply" to the address this message > > came from, but for long-term use, save: > > Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu > > AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > > > > > > > -- > George-Paul Richmann > (513) 490-3100 > gprichm...@gmail.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >
