Do i have tetanus?!
Question: jus ytd...i did something rlly stupid, out of curiousty, i took a nail clipper and clipped my mole...it bled and now im afraid of tetanus, i do not have any muscle or jaw spasm but i felt a sharp pain in my chest though it does not seem like spasm and happens twice so far...de cut is not very deep but jus deep enough for it to bleed...de nail clipper doesnt look rusty but look shiny and new...do i have tetanus??? help pls..ty
Answers: jus ytd...i did something rlly stupid, out of curiousty, i took a nail clipper and clipped my mole...it bled and now im afraid of tetanus, i do not have any muscle or jaw spasm but i felt a sharp pain in my chest though it does not seem like spasm and happens twice so far...de cut is not very deep but jus deep enough for it to bleed...de nail clipper doesnt look rusty but look shiny and new...do i have tetanus??? help pls..ty
If you have immunity or have taken the tetanus shot, then you are probably okay. Hopefully you already disinfected the cut and covered it with a bandage :)
For the next 3 days- 3 weeks I suggest you watch out for:
Stiffness of your jaw, neck and other muscles
Muscular irritability
Spasms of your jaw, neck and other muscles
Fever
Contact your doctor immediately if you experience these symptoms
It's very unlikely that you have Tetanus. :)
I hope this helped and I hope you are ok!
I agree with everything said above, except that visit yr doc NOW, he may like to give post exposure prophylaxis, preventing development of symptoms.
Good luck!