reaction to vaccinations?,.......anyone??

[MountainGirl]

So,...for whatever reason, I delayed Jaspers vaccinations,.... he had his 18month shots on Monday (the chicken pox one), and he has since had a fever,..a really red spotty rash and is generally crusty,.. hmmmm,..reaction to vax or co-incidence?

Has anyone else experienced a reaction to this vax?

[NibbleCurlynBub]

DD had large hard lumps in her legs for over 6 months after one..

But other than that.. No, I don't think so.

[workin'mumof2]

as far as i know the chicken pox one is a live virus one so hypertheticly he can catch it from the vax.

does it look like chicken pox?

[333]

DD had large hard lumps in her legs for over 6 months after one..

But other than that.. No, I don't think so.

Do you mean for six months after the vax or that they appeared 6 months later? DD is due next week and Im starting to reconsider...

[NibbleCurlynBub]

Do you mean for six months after the vax or that they appeared 6 months later? DD is due next week and Im starting to reconsider...

They came about half an hour after the vax and stayed for longer than 6 months afterwards.

They appeared to hurt her too if they were touched..

They are gone now.. Thank goodness. But it has been over a year since now..

ETA: SO SO SO Sorry.. Neither of mine had the chicken pox vaccine.. So DD did not react to that.

[MountainGirl]

as far as i know the chicken pox one is a live virus one so hypertheticly he can catch it from the vax.

does it look like chicken pox?

mmm,..thats what I was thinking.

however,...it doesnt look like chicken pox,..more like measles,...

oh well,... off to the Dr. tomorrow,......

[Cath82]

My daughter had the varicella vaccine 4 weeks ago and she had a fever also. My GP told me that this may be a possible side effect of the vaccine.
It wasn't too serious though - I gave her some children's Panadol and monitored her for several hours and she was fine.
I would contact your GP just to make sure.
I will also point out that none of the other vaccines she has had since birth, have ever given her a fever.

[andrewsmum]

Didn't your GP give you a checklist of possible reactions to look out for after the vaccination?

[MountainGirl]

Didn't your GP give you a checklist of possible reactions to look out for after the vaccination?

tbh, I didnt ask,.. 3 kids,..all being vaxxed..... couldnt hear over crying

[Kittylou]

I'm pretty sure that fever and a rash are one of the listed side effects of the chicken pox vaccine.