hep a shot for traveling

[crazycanuck]

my family will be traveling to cuba on march 1st. would it still be okay to get the hep a shot, or is it too late. i should have got it before when they dx'd the hep c but i didn;t. does the hep a shot make you feel sick?  anyone out there know?

[Tater-ToT]

LoL
;)

[jmjm530]

I guess you would have gotten a new nickname in that case :)

[HopefulllyCured]

I was required to start Hep A&B vaccines immediately upon diagnosis.  They were no big deal at all.  A second Hep infection could be devastaing to your system, even when your original one may not give you many, if any, side effects.


As far as your trip goes... Although you are not fully covered immediately, your body will begin building antibodies right away.

Have fun on your trip!

[Tater-ToT]

I remember freaking out when they had that green-onion recall when I was on TX... & I had been eating a lot of Taco Bell with green onions... I just knew I was gonna keel over!

but If we are clear & just have the c "antibodies" is it still like lethal to us??? Or is that just with ACTIVE "c"..???

I just don't know that much about it!

[orphanedhawk]

I wish I were heading to Cuba!! I got my hep A&B shots in Bangkok. Don't worry, just get them. I did become more careful about eating street food after being diagnosed. Just mainly common sense stuff like being sure meat and seafood are freshly cooked.  Bon Voyage

[Cindy10]

I would get them regardless. You get one shot for both
A & B (twinrix they are called) and then 1 month later another shot and 6 months later the last shot and your done. Hubby and I both had them and no sx at all, except if I remember correctly my arm was a little sore for a couple days ;-)

[friole]

Hey, girl -- I am in the same boat you are.  I never got the hep A or B vacinnations either.  My GI said when I first went to see him that he was going to give them to me and then I think he forgot.  We do still need them.

(but it sure is easy to forget about them- he he -- too many shots!)

[mremeet]

You should get your shots at least a month before leaving the country for it to reach acceptable levels of protection. If you get the vaccine less than one
month before traveling, you can also get a shot
called immune globulin (IG) at the same time you get the hepA vaccine. IG gives immediate, temporary protection and can tide you over until you get back for your booster shot.

[Tater-ToT]

I LUV Cubian Music...
The "Buena Vista Social Club" is one of my favorites...
That oughta be FUN Trip!

I'm glad you brought that up... cause it reminded me of something I have been meaning to ask too, & never got around to.... Sooooo... can I combine this question on your thread!!!! Maybe we can get some answers to BOTH!

I was told that with having hep C... that we should all get our shots for A & B... but to this day I have never gotten either... even mentioned it to my doc once... but being the Quack he is... I'm lucky to have cleared the C, much less have him take into consideration that obtaining a, or b on top of c could be leathal...

I am wondering IF that still holds true with just antibody's after we have cleared c??? I mean should we make a POINT of getting those shots anyways???

Just wondering, cause if so.... I might try to get them in April when I go for a check up & PCR!

Then If I do... I have the same questions as you... sides, ect, ect,.....
;)

[snowbyrd]

I do a lot of travelling and was got the twinrix shot for both hep a and b. I had no side effects from the shot but you do have to get them 1 month apart. The first time we went on vacation i only had enough time to get the first shot but at least it was somewhat protecting me. I am now fully protected and highly recommend that anyone travelling gets protected. Good luck with everything. You will Love Cuba My husband and i went in Oct and had a great time.