Queen Messy's Blog

So, to make sure we are allowed to live in these dorms, we have to be vaccinated against a whole lot of different stuff, and have proof that we are not infected by tuberculosis. I was vaccinated all right for most of the stuff, just missing Hepatitis B, Meningitis (hjernehinnebetennelse), and the not infected by tuberculosis part. So I asked my nurse (over in Eidsvoll) , and she got me started on the Hepatitis series (not before I had a blood test that proved I was negative though). She also gave me a letter saying as I have the BCG vaccine, I will not need the skin test.

So I get here yesterday, get my temporary room key until I get all my vaccinations sorted out, and then today I get in line for my meningitis vaccine. She gives me the meningitis vaccine, (it hardly hurts at all, the hepatitis B vaccine was SO bad but this was OK) but then she says, I have to take the PPD skin test to test for TB anyway... And I show her the letter, and I show her the scar form my BCG, and she says no that is not good enough, I will need to take a skin test. Which is annoying cause that skin test is gonna be positive because I am vaccinated, so then I will need to take a chest X-ray to make sure I am not sick. Although she said it would be good enough with "some blood work", hopefully meaning just a few blood tests. Super annoying anyway. Why can't they just realize I am not sick, I had the vaccine? Grrrrrrr.

So far though, the skin test is doing very well, and not swelling at all So hey maybe I am one of those few where it doesn't turn up there even though I am vaccinated. That would be really nice

On the brighter side, this is my dorm! Katie isn't here yet, she'll be coming tomorrow