Are you all up to dateon this before surgery?

I talked to my step mom and she said she hasnt had it since she was a minor..

My dr has no record of it, and i dont remember when i got it..

So are you all up to date, and i should just get it to be safe or??

Does your surgeon require one? I get one every 10 years, but then my husband is an RN and he's more alert to that type of thing...are you afraid of getting tetanus during the surgery? If so, ask your doc.

If you are going through Kaiser, you have to be up to date on all of your preventatives - ie immunizations, female stuff. Mine came due during the process and I had to get a tetanus shot.

Ive only been a patient of kaiser for 3 yrs. I got my last one when i was 16 so i shouldnt be due? But they say i am, but they dont have any of my younger records.

No im scared of the shot.. lol

My surgeon never asked me about this, but I am current. I had the shot in 2003.

I don't know how old you are, but if it has been more than 10 years since you remember getting one, I would get it before your surgery. They combine the diptheria shot with the tetanus now - my arm hurt for about a week.