kirovman
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Right here's my story, I thought I'd tell you.
I met my mate back in April, and then he went back to Uni; a couple of days later he got Mumps.
So, I was worried I would get the Mumps too. I went to the doctor's to seek their advice - they gave me an MMR vaccine (according to my records I'd only had an MR vaccine before- Measles and Rubella), but warned it would not give me immunisation if I already had contracted the mumps.
I was too lazy to get the MMR when my university was doing mass vaccinations, which was idiotic of me. The incubation period of Mumps is 14 - 25 days from exposure, before developing a fever, swollen glands in the face and neck, and possible complications such as Meningitis and Orchitis.
So here I've been for 4 weeks, revising for my finals and worried I was going to get mumps, which may have prevented my from doing my finals.
I reckon I got a really mild case of the mumps actually - I had a slight headache and my salivary glands twinged with pain occasionally in the past week, but no swelling or fever. So I've probably infected a couple of people inadvertantly if that is the case.
But it's 28 days later now, the maximum possible incubation period, and no signs of swelling. So I'll breathe a sigh of relief, I didn't get any full symptoms (maybe didn't have it at all), my exams are starting in a few days.
My mate got the Orchitis condition - that's swelling of the testicles BTW, it affects 25% of males who get Mumps, and they end up like tennis balls apparently, and later they will shrink to a smaller size than they originally were - Permanently Atrophied and a slight chance of sterility if untreated, while being extremely painful, so my advice to everyone is GET AN MMR VACCINE, you don't want to go through the 3-4 weeks of worry I have been through. And by the sounds of the full blown symptoms, Mumps is not something I'd wish upon my worst enemies.
I reckon drinking a lot of water prevented me from developing it too - If you think you're gonna get Mumps, drink 10 litres of hot water a day.
In summary don't be a lazy Arse, if you haven't had an MMR vaccine yet, or only had one in your young age, DON'T TAKE THE CHANCE. Get an appointment with your local surgery/hospital and they'll sort you out. Do it now! Do it tomorrow morning! Don't wait until it's too late, seriously. There's an epidemic going on.
I met my mate back in April, and then he went back to Uni; a couple of days later he got Mumps.
So, I was worried I would get the Mumps too. I went to the doctor's to seek their advice - they gave me an MMR vaccine (according to my records I'd only had an MR vaccine before- Measles and Rubella), but warned it would not give me immunisation if I already had contracted the mumps.
I was too lazy to get the MMR when my university was doing mass vaccinations, which was idiotic of me. The incubation period of Mumps is 14 - 25 days from exposure, before developing a fever, swollen glands in the face and neck, and possible complications such as Meningitis and Orchitis.
So here I've been for 4 weeks, revising for my finals and worried I was going to get mumps, which may have prevented my from doing my finals.
I reckon I got a really mild case of the mumps actually - I had a slight headache and my salivary glands twinged with pain occasionally in the past week, but no swelling or fever. So I've probably infected a couple of people inadvertantly if that is the case.
But it's 28 days later now, the maximum possible incubation period, and no signs of swelling. So I'll breathe a sigh of relief, I didn't get any full symptoms (maybe didn't have it at all), my exams are starting in a few days.
My mate got the Orchitis condition - that's swelling of the testicles BTW, it affects 25% of males who get Mumps, and they end up like tennis balls apparently, and later they will shrink to a smaller size than they originally were - Permanently Atrophied and a slight chance of sterility if untreated, while being extremely painful, so my advice to everyone is GET AN MMR VACCINE, you don't want to go through the 3-4 weeks of worry I have been through. And by the sounds of the full blown symptoms, Mumps is not something I'd wish upon my worst enemies.
I reckon drinking a lot of water prevented me from developing it too - If you think you're gonna get Mumps, drink 10 litres of hot water a day.
In summary don't be a lazy Arse, if you haven't had an MMR vaccine yet, or only had one in your young age, DON'T TAKE THE CHANCE. Get an appointment with your local surgery/hospital and they'll sort you out. Do it now! Do it tomorrow morning! Don't wait until it's too late, seriously. There's an epidemic going on.
