Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Chicago, IL
Tetanus Posted: 03-25-06 16:56pm
What are the symptoms you get when you
have tetanus(lockjaw)?
I'm 18 right now about a week and a half
ago, my finger got stuck by a fishing hook
outside. It didn't even draw blood so I
didn't think anything about it until now.
I was reading up on symptoms of tetanus
and it seems that you get painful muscle
spasms and such but I don't have any
muscle spasms and no pain but I did read
that other symptoms are loss of apetite
and irritability which I do have but
others which I don't (fever, headache, and
more)
i first got worried when my jaw was a
little stiff yesterday.
I have been vaccinated against tetanus but
I don't know when the last time I got a
booster shot was. I remember getting a
shot when I was maybe 14 or 15 but I don't
know if it was a tetanus booster or not.
If anything is worse i'm going to the
doctor tomorrow.
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Ghost22
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Chicago, IL
Posted: 03-27-06 14:33pm
Good news, it was not tetanus. It was
diagnosed as tmjd.
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