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In reply to the discussion: So, if you have one of these on your upper arm or thigh, [View all]luvs2sing
(2,234 posts)26. Nope, never had one.
I developed severe eczema when I was an infant. Our doctor refused to immunize me. Apparently there is a risk for people with eczema to develop a serious condition. He said my chances of dying or losing an arm because of the vaccine were much higher than the chances of getting smallpox. I remember having to get a letter from the doctor at the beginning of every school year stating this.
I remember the polio vaccine, both liquid and injection, measles, and German measles. I had mumps three times..once on both sides, then once on each side. I never had chicken pox even though I was exposed several times. When that vaccination became available, I got it.
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I posted in another thread that the fancy girls' doctors did them on their upper
rzemanfl
Feb 2020
#2
Some also got the shot in their butts, too. When my sister was born in 1957 our parents debated....
George II
Feb 2020
#67
I remember polio and went to school with some kids that survived the disease.
Arkansas Granny
Feb 2020
#56
Post-Polio Syndrome is pretty horrible too. It seems to come back when the person is over 60 +/-
Hestia
Feb 2020
#144
I don't know about others here, but when my vaccination was done they used a little fork-like
Arkansas Granny
Feb 2020
#52
When I was 5 and we were leaving West Pakistan my whole family went for a round of shots
abqtommy
Feb 2020
#55
I have the scar. In my youth, I actually knew a young man who had had smallpox.
Shrike47
Feb 2020
#72
Mine is lost among the other scars, especially those caused by overexposure to the sun...
hunter
Feb 2020
#77
Mine is on my upper back because my mom didn't want me to have scarring on my arms.
The_REAL_Ecumenist
Feb 2020
#110