Free Vax for Cervical Cancer

[Bambaloo]

I am getting this free vax on 19th when DD is getting her 4 mth needles.

Has anyone received it yet & had a reaction?

I am going on my own with DD & worried about reacting to it, I feinted from MMR in high school & a couple of the girls who were guinea pigs for the CC vaccine were hospitalised.

Interested to hear from anyone who has or is receiving it.

[Bambaloo]

Someone must've had it or knows someone who has had the vax? I'm nervous!

[TwoBoysOnly]

I am still undecided as to whether to get it or not...I'm not rushing in getting it....I have until Sep to decide (that's when I turn 27 and won't be eligible for the free one)....I think if you have a regular sexual partner that you have been with for a long time and neither of you cheat....the chances of getting HPV are next to nothing unless you already have it???? Am I wrong????

[Josh]

Hi carrieB, i haven't had it (i'm too old at 37), but my 2 girls have had it at school, they have had the first 2 shots there is another next mth, they have coped really well with it, no probs,it's good to know that they are fairly well protected.Good luck with it.:thumbsup:

jodie+DH+the 9 cherubs:smiliedance:

[Bambaloo]

Hi carrieB, i haven't had it (i'm too old at 37), but my 2 girls have had it at school, they have had the first 2 shots there is another next mth, they have coped really well with it, no probs,it's good to know that they are fairly well protected.Good luck with it.:thumbsup:

jodie+DH+the 9 cherubs:smiliedance:

Ok that's good to know - didn't realise there was more than 1!

[SilverStarfish]

I'm too old for the vaccine too - but I'd certainly be getting it if I was under 27 :yes:

Those girls were not "guinea pigs" really, the vaccine had been tested and trialled already. It was put down to contagious hysteria. Watch House next week :laughing: and you'll see what I mean.

It was only a handful of girls, all from the same school who were vax'ed at the same time... :detective:

There haven't been any reported problems in the media since.

[Josh]

Ok that's good to know - didn't realise there was more than 1!

Hi carrieB, yeah there is 3 shots done over a period of time, that's what they are doing with the teenage girls anyway, maybe it's different if you are a little older.

jodie:smiliedance:

[OM]

I was reading about the Cervical cancer/HPV vaccine and reading about the ingredients in the vaccine. It contains Borax.


Borax is natural, but that oes not mean it is automatically safer for you or for 'the environment; than man-made chemicals. Although plants need Boron, too much of it will kill them, so borax can be used as an herbicide. Borax may also be used to kill roaches, ants and fleas. In fact it is toxic to people.

Sign of chronic exposure include red and peeling skin, seizures and kidney failure. The estimated lethal dose (ingested) for adults is 15 - 20grams; less than 5 grams can kill a child or a pet. For this reason, borax should not be used around food. More commonly, borax is associated with skin, eye, or respiratory irritation. It is also important to point out that exposure to borax may impair fertility or cause damage to an unborn child.

Taken from 'about chemistry'.

[Josh]

I was reading about the Cervical cancer/HPV vaccine and reading about the ingredients in the vaccine. It contains Borax.

Hi oscar's mum, so what you are saying is that, the health care/government, are going to go to an enormous amount of trouble and money just to kill us off like cockroaches, do you even know what the vaccine is for?, do you have a teenage daughter, i do 2 in fact and they have coped really well with this vaccine as have every single other girl in yr 10 and yr 12 at their school, YES, every other girl.

jodie+DH+my babies:D

[Dooce83]

Just a note: Some people aren't aware that the vaccine is not so much against 'cervical cancer' but is for HPV (genital warts) which is one of the greatest causes of cervical cancer. I too think that if you plan to be with the same partner for the rest of your life then it isn't essential but if not then it's a great idea! Why not protect yourself against something so terrible! :yes:

Oh and btw i have a friend who got one recently and she felt a little bit off-colour for a couple of days but is doing fine now :)

[OM]

Hi oscar's mum, so what you are saying is that, the health care/government, are going to go to an enormous amount of trouble and money just to kill us off like cockroaches, do you even know what the vaccine is for?, do you have a teenage daughter

Not quite sure where in my post I said that the healthcare/govt are going to kill us off like roaches:confused: Yes I do know what the vaccine is for - no I don't have teenage daughters but am eligible for the vaccine myself so I am going to look into the ingredients and side effects aren't I.

[Bambaloo]

Although I have only ever slept with my dh & I don't plan on sleeping around with anyone else, I am still going to get it anyway. I go on the motto "better to be safe than sorry".

Swaying my decision to receive the free vax, no matter what the ingredients, is the fact that I have just witnessed both my grandparents go through the pain & suffering of cancer. My grandmother originally had breast cancer which then was in remission then in May was diagnosed with bone cancer & died early July, with no time to get used to the fact my grandfather died only 3 weeks before her & coming to terms with the fact she is following very very quickly.

The point is, all cancer starts somewhere but even if that particular cancer is caught, once you have had it, it can reappear in any part of your body, your bones & liver basically being "it".

I will do anything to prevent having cancer in the first place.

If only my dh would quit smoking!!

[MamaSage]

Just a note: Some people aren't aware that the vaccine is not so much against 'cervical cancer' but is for HPV (genital warts) which is one of the greatest causes of cervical cancer.

Just wanting to reiterate on this, it is only selected strains of HPV as well, which means you can still contract HPV in some forms, which is the precursor to cervical cancer. And it is still said to be neccesary to have biannual pap smears as well. I personally wouls be aiting a few years to see the outcome before thinking about having a new vaccine - whether it *does* seem to impacting on the instance of cervical cancer, and to see the longet term effects of said vaccine.

[MCNmummyof2]

Im definately going to leave it. Its a new vaccine. We dont know long term effects. Too risky in my eyes when Im in a long term monogamous relationship.