I am a 23-year-old female, and I have not
had a tetanus booster since the original
vaccinations as a child. About a week ago,
one of my cats jumped into my lap and gave
me a small puncture wound on my leg. This
morning I woke up to mild spasms in the
muscle near the wound. Knowing that
tetanus causes muscle spasms, I did some
research. I have not had the typical
lockjaw or difficulty swallowing. I did,
however, have some mild spasms on one side
of my neck a couple of days ago that
lasted about half a day and then went
away. I have also had stiffness in my left
calf muscle for the past couple of days,
but this seems to be much better today.
Having done my reasearch, I know that
tetanus is rare...but I also know how
serious it is if you *do* get it, and now
I am very worried.
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