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punky · 18-05-2004, 01:49

They gave you a skin (heef?) test, where they stamp your arm with what is like a small ink stamper, but actually plunges 6 needles into your arm. This is to see if you are one of the few people with a natural immunity to it.

If you aren't, you get the BCG injection. It is fairly vicious and makes it hard to move your arm for a week. Also hurts like buggery if anyone punches it. So naturally, you have to spend a week ducking guys trying to punch it. The scar for me isn't bad. It is the same diameter as the width of a pencil. The skin tone matches pretty well. You have to look hard to see it..

18-05-2004, 01:49	#10
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 44 Posts: 14,750	Re: TB Jabs They gave you a skin (heef?) test, where they stamp your arm with what is like a small ink stamper, but actually plunges 6 needles into your arm. This is to see if you are one of the few people with a natural immunity to it. If you aren't, you get the BCG injection. It is fairly vicious and makes it hard to move your arm for a week. Also hurts like buggery if anyone punches it. So naturally, you have to spend a week ducking guys trying to punch it. The scar for me isn't bad. It is the same diameter as the width of a pencil. The skin tone matches pretty well. You have to look hard to see it..