Hep A and B shots

[seouless]

I am a 24 year old Canadian who is currently living in Seoul. I needed to get my shots to travel south East Asia so i went to the fancy international clinic here, it was a disaster. I told them i thought i had a hep B shot in highschool before i know it they gave me what i think was a hep A shot and a hep B booster shot (even though i said i wasnt 100% sure i got it in the first place, is this a problem?) charged me a fortune and wouldnt answer my questions and still will not. I have been contacting them as i think hep A is a two round process (is this true?) could they have given it to me in one round and that is why it costs more than the other korean clinics? After i got the shots my pinky could not be moved for a day as it was completly numb. Since, (almost 1 week) I wake up all night with a numb left side of the body (the side i got the hep a in) and cant talk proberly during the day to what feels like a numb left side of my tougue. I have tried to contact the clinic but they wont answer my emails about my concerns, it is hard to find a doctor here who knows about what is happening and who speaks english. Please help me. Thanks so much for anything you know.

[mycoldfeet]

Hep a is a 2 shot series 6 mo's apart, Hep b is a 3 shot series 3 mo's apart, very important to have if you have hep c, but also important for overseas travel especially asian countries, wish I could tell you about the sx you are having, not normal by any means, you can talk to the Doc on this forum for I think 5 bucks, might be cheap at any cost. I have had both and had no symptoms, with exception of slight flu like symptoms with the hep a shot but only for an hour or so. good luck.

[mycoldfeet]

Hep a is a 2 shot series 6 mo's apart, Hep b is a 3 shot series 3 mo's apart, very important to have if you have hep c, but also important for overseas travel especially asian countries, wish I could tell you about the sx you are having, not normal by any means, you can talk to the Doc on this forum for I think 5 bucks, might be cheap at any cost. I have had both and had no symptoms, with exception of slight flu like symptoms with the hep a shot but only for an hour or so. good luck.

[PasoPerson]

There is a combo shot called Twinrix that I received.  It's a series of 3 shots, one month apart.

You can have a blood test to see if Hep A/B titers are in your blood, as well.

I'm not a doctor/nurse, but this is what I remember in my case.