<p>I've been reading through the mountain of paper that arrived the other day and I see in the "Important Information for the Class of 2012" booklet and on the Immunization Record that documentation of a Tuberculin Skin Test (PPD) done within the last 6 months must be included. </p>
<p>So, of course, my son hasn't had one, so we've got to get that done. Did we miss something somewhere? Was this ever mentioned in anything that we got before the PTR? Would have been nice to know before now that this is a requirement.</p>
<p>We have to do this along w/ all shot records for USMA...the dr. office said we could just do a nurse visit...we were able to schedule almost immediately. Any nurse can read the ppd so follow up is no big deal...you can go to dr. office or anywhere there's a nurse.</p>
<p>PPD test isn't that bad. I don't know about where you are from but at my school the nurse will administer and read them. It might delay you a few days in getting your forms in but you can still get them in by the 15th.</p>
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<p>you are being notified now, and as far as the Navy is concerned, this is before hand.</p>
<p>"Semper gumby"....
there is a reason that motto sicks with academy families, and no doubt military families....</p>
<p>just wait until your mid gets to the airport heading to Pensicola, and before he can hand in his boarding pass he gets redirected and pushed onto a plane headed to San Diego.<br>
Semper gumby.</p>
<p>Quote:
"If he's had the chicken pox instead of the vaccine, don't foget about the varicella titer (a blood test that shows chicken-pox immunity)."</p>
<p>The form says "two doses of varicella required or proof of immunity will be done on I-Day". He did have chicken pox... so it's sounds like they will do the blood test on I-Day. right?</p>
<p>btw: how the heck do you properly quote something from another post??</p>
<p>Doesn't the immunization form have to be brought to I-day and just the TB test sent in by the 15th (along with the patient enrollment and eye glasses form)? I could be wrong, but thats how I read it.</p>
<p>The form has to be mailed back, but you need to keep a copy to bring with you on I-day... from what I understand. My son received an email a few weeks ago telling him that the medical forms aren't due back until the end of May, due to the delay in sending out the PTR packages.</p>
<p>Daughter received 5 shots today plus PPD skin test-2 in each arm, one in the thigh (Tdap-tetanus). Varicella(chicken pox) is live virus so more painful than other ones. She is not a happy camper! dosed her up with tylanol and let her skip swim practice. I told her it's easier to be sore at home on the couch watching TV than during I-day when you get no sympathy! She had her last final today so she is in celebration mode but can't lift her arms very high!</p>
<p>You CAN ask your doctor to run a varicella titre (blood test for Chicken Pox) that will come back overnight to ensure immunity if your son/daughter had the disease as a child. SOMETIMES immunity wanes enough that it will show negative. That would mean another shot on I-Day if you wait until then and one to follow it 6 months later. With proof of two shots, you don't have to get a titre. </p>
<p>Always remember that with vaccines, there is no "too long" between shots in a series, but they CAN be given "too soon" (less than the recommended interval). These shots would be disqualified and have to be repeated as if you never had them.</p>
<p>Re: varicella titre: son had this even though I have pictures of him w/ 500 pocks (actually I stopped counting at 500)...no one will accept that! Positive is anything over 1.09....I knew he had a pretty good case of pocks: the titre came in at 4.09! You are right in that it is a very fast turn-around lab test.</p>
<p>marine2bdad-you're right about shots in a series. The hep A is two shot series. My daughter received first one a few days ago and they said she can't get the second one until after 6 months. I guess the Academy will follow up with that.</p>
<p>The third page of the immunization form is apparently necessary for any vaccines that need to be given on I-Day (or thereafter). It is not for the doctor as it asks questions like, "Are you sick today?" or "Are you pregnant?" Hopefully all shots that CAN given HAVE been given in advance of I-Day (see previous posts). But this form appears to be the fail-safe if the Naval Health Clinic determines that they have NOT all been given or are for some reason invalid.</p>