Okay since this topic needs to be broken in I thought I would ask a question..
My son just had his 6 month old shots not long ago. Well where they gave him his shots at (in his upper thiegh) it created a Knot. I thought it was normal and would go away after a day or so. Well it still hasnt! He has a knot in both his thieghs and when you touch them he still screams...
His shots were on April 5th. Should he still have painful knots from them?
Thanks for your advice!!
Stephy Lynn
04-19-2006, 07:26 AM
I don't know about kids, but I got a shot in my leg when I was having my DS1 and it took MONTHS to go away. It hurt so bad. :mad: I'd say try to rub it and maybe massage it out, but if he's screaming when you touch it that's probably not a good thing. I'd call your doctor to make sure it's ok. *Hugs*
Sunny
04-19-2006, 07:28 AM
Never happened with my kids. i would def call the doc poor thing...
Tangy
04-19-2006, 07:35 AM
Totally normal! Just give tylenol when it seems to be more bothersome.
GrowingUpMad
04-19-2006, 08:05 AM
My ds never got that but my dd did. With every set of shots in her theigh a knot would form. The ped. said to give Tylenol and then try to rub it a bit. After like 6-8 weeks I didn't notice it anymore. My ped said it was more commen in the fair skin crowd (my dd is fair skin and my ds is not).
lovemygirls
04-23-2006, 02:03 PM
My dd had a knot in her leg too from the shots. It ended up going away but it took awhile for it to go away.
boomer
04-23-2006, 06:18 PM
My friend's daughter got knots in her legs that persisted for weeks, and now she only lets her dd get 1 at a time. She hasn't had that problem since doing it that way.
FitMommyOf2
04-23-2006, 06:46 PM
Aww poor thing! Both of our kids never got any knots *knockonwood*. I hope it'll go away for him soon!
mommy2zander
04-24-2006, 12:49 AM
I don't have a lot of experience in this area, but I wanted to send you & your son *hugs* & I hope it goes away soon! :D
ocfb16
04-24-2006, 10:02 PM
My daughter gets knots for a few weeks after her shots. They do not seem to hurt her after the first few days though. My doctor recommended that I massage a warm wash rag over the area. I havent been doing that b/c the knots dont seem to be bothering her.
Cog
04-24-2006, 11:06 PM
I'd get him re-checked and avoid future shots until this is cleared up.
Sweet_Fantasy_Fox
04-25-2006, 01:39 AM
thats kinda long for it to be hurting still, poor thing, call the dr in the morning:)
scatterbrainedmom
04-25-2006, 12:43 PM
my ds did that with his 6 month shots also. stayed for 3 months. they couldn't even tell me what shot caused it. your son is having a REACTION TO A VACCINE. if your doctor won't report it YOU NEED TO. i have not gived ds2 anymore shots since then and my youngest in not vaxed at all. who knows what could happen with his next shots?
mom_of_3g_1b
04-25-2006, 01:33 PM
(((HUGS))). Poor guy. I hope he feels better soon.
Drummer's Wife
04-25-2006, 03:28 PM
This is not a normal reaction to the shots, especially since it still hasn't gone away. Call the ped, report it to vaers and definitely be skeptical of all future vaccines.... I'm sorry about his leg, try a warm compress and massaging it but hopefully this will encourage you to research all vaccines because there are much more dangerous reactions that can occur and the fact that his body acted this way after an injection could be a sign that future shots could be more harmful. Good luck with this all, sorry but this is a subject I am very passionate about!
elaina
04-25-2006, 04:30 PM
My youngest gets knots from his vaccines (especially Prevnar). They don't hurt him after the first few days, though. I massage the area while he's in the tub. Last time, the knot lasted 4 weeks. He still has his knots from his 1-year shots that he got last week.
My ped said that it is a "normal" reaction to the vaccine. That it is a side effect although not one of the most common ones (fever, grumpiness, etc).
Hugs to your little one. Call your ped if you're concerned.
scatterbrainedmom
04-25-2006, 06:16 PM
This is not a normal reaction to the shots, especially since it still hasn't gone away. Call the ped, report it to vaers and definitely be skeptical of all future vaccines.... I'm sorry about his leg, try a warm compress and massaging it but hopefully this will encourage you to research all vaccines because there are much more dangerous reactions that can occur and the fact that his body acted this way after an injection could be a sign that future shots could be more harmful. Good luck with this all, sorry but this is a subject I am very passionate about!
i forgot about vaers. if your pedi won't report it you can do it yourself through them
bobandjess99
05-01-2006, 12:27 AM
nevermind..i don't want people pissed at me.
wittymomma
05-01-2006, 06:47 AM
lol Wow! What a can of worms this post opened huh? I did get to read the pp due to it being sent into my email lol. But I am not mad at anybody!
Update on my son. He still has the knots but they have gotten a lot smaller and dont hurt him any more. I actually forgot about them until I actually read one of the posts on here LOL. (I forgot the Icebreaker post that kept getting sent to me was a thread I started lol I never claimed to be the brightest LOL)
Anyways I do have 1 question to all those who are "Anti Vac." How do you get your kids in school? I know in Florida the kids HAVE to have vaccines to get into school. So what are you guys going to do in that case? (I am just wondering not out to start a fight lol. I never met anyone who was "Anti Vac". )
Thanks for all the info and I love hearing other sides of the story! If you know what I mean! :-)
misty
bobandjess99
05-01-2006, 10:18 AM
Anyways I do have 1 question to all those who are "Anti Vac." How do you get your kids in school? I know in Florida the kids HAVE to have vaccines to get into school. So what are you guys going to do in that case? (I am just wondering not out to start a fight lol. I never met anyone who was "Anti Vac". )
misty
wrong, wrong, wrong!!!:yuck:
You DO NOT HAVE TO VACCINATE TO GO TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!
*sigh*
I didn't realize there were still people who believed that.....:banghead: :banghead:
the info is out there people........
Every state has exemptions....they do not advertise them, of course....
They will say something like "no shots, no school"
but what they realy mean is "you must have either a vaccination record OR a signed exemption form to get into school"
In Florida, they have medical and religious exemptions. You simply sign a piece of paper saying that vaccines are against your religious beliefs, and that is all. Your religion does not actually have to say it is against vaccines, just your personal beliefs are. it is fairly simple.
Drummer's Wife
05-01-2006, 01:25 PM
wrong, wrong, wrong!!!:yuck:
You DO NOT HAVE TO VACCINATE TO GO TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!
*sigh*
I didn't realize there were still people who believed that.....:banghead: :banghead:
the info is out there people........
Every state has exemptions....they do not advertise them, of course....
They will say something like "no shots, no school"
but what they realy mean is "you must have either a vaccination record OR a signed exemption form to get into school"
In Florida, they have medical and religious exemptions. You simply sign a piece of paper saying that vaccines are against your religious beliefs, and that is all. Your religion does not actually have to say it is against vaccines, just your personal beliefs are. it is fairly simple.
:yeahthat:
It's as easy as flipping your immunization card over and signing it. Not a big deal at all. And surprisingly the percentage of children in school who are not fully vaccinated is rising (yay!) so no you do not have to vaccinate in order for your child to attend school.
wittymomma
05-01-2006, 01:39 PM
Yeah I never knew all that! I am a successful vacine baby and so are my other 2 kids! lol. I just feel safer knowing they are vaccinated... Who knows now a days you cant eat the food, drink the water, get medicine or vacines and now we cant even drive our car without a loan from the bank for the gas lol. :-)
kezoo
05-01-2006, 03:42 PM
wrong, wrong, wrong!!!:yuck:
You DO NOT HAVE TO VACCINATE TO GO TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!
*sigh*
I didn't realize there were still people who believed that.....:banghead: :banghead:
the info is out there people........
Every state has exemptions....they do not advertise them, of course....
They will say something like "no shots, no school"
but what they realy mean is "you must have either a vaccination record OR a signed exemption form to get into school"
In Florida, they have medical and religious exemptions. You simply sign a piece of paper saying that vaccines are against your religious beliefs, and that is all. Your religion does not actually have to say it is against vaccines, just your personal beliefs are. it is fairly simple.
Yes, I know tons of people who ask me the same question all the time (we don't vax) "so, are you going to home-school then, since they won't be allowed in school??". Uhhh, no, we have exercised our right to not allow our children to be injected w/ toxins. The State of Michigan allows religious, medical or personal exemptions for vaxes, and we simply submit the vaccine exemption form w/ the form that asks for the vaccine record. :mrgreen:
twinsmomkatie
05-06-2006, 01:23 PM
NOT trying to cause a problem or whatever, but I'm new to the whole idea of non-vaccinating kids. Wouldn't your own kids be at the most risk if he/she came into contact with one of these diseases? This is all new to me . . .
wittymomma
05-08-2006, 03:56 PM
NOT trying to cause a problem or whatever, but I'm new to the whole idea of non-vaccinating kids. Wouldn't your own kids be at the most risk if he/she came into contact with one of these diseases? This is all new to me . . .
Thats what makes me too nervous to try it lol. All my kids have been vacinated and have always been healthy! :-) Well besides normal kids colds lol. But yes I too always wondered about that...
LuAnn
05-08-2006, 05:07 PM
Thats not normal, not if its been a month already. He should be fine now. gl mama
LuAnn
MamaLove
05-08-2006, 06:34 PM
Wouldn't your own kids be at the most risk if he/she came into contact with one of these diseases?
The risks of dying or being damaged by these diseases is very rare compared to the risks of the vaccines. For example, only 1 in a million cases of measles result in deafness, but the MMR vax is causing ADD and autism, which is more commen. Getting chickenpox or mumps gives lifelong immunity (unlike the vax), but can be more dangerous in adulthood. Some vaccines have been the direct cause of the disease they are supposed to prevent and more than 1/2 of the mumps outbreaks were vaxed. Risks are also less now than 50 years ago because of our improved sanitation.
My ds got whooping cough from a child who got it immediately after getting the shot for it. My unvaxed ds actually healed with natural remedies before this vaxed kid healed with antibiotics!
It is an individual decision, so we have to choose which risks we want to take and what we feel comfortable with and trust.
Shannon
05-09-2006, 06:07 PM
I"m not positive but I have been told by my Ped that it can be several weeks after the shots when some side affects start to show.
I'm not getting in the vax debate because I don't like the way I get treated or talked to when I disagree with someone.
MamaZ
05-09-2006, 06:20 PM
The risks of dying or being damaged by these diseases is very rare compared to the risks of the vaccines. For example, only 1 in a million cases of measles result in deafness, but the MMR vax is causing ADD and autism, which is more commen. Getting chickenpox or mumps gives lifelong immunity (unlike the vax), but can be more dangerous in adulthood. Some vaccines have been the direct cause of the disease they are supposed to prevent and more than 1/2 of the mumps outbreaks were vaxed. Risks are also less now than 50 years ago because of our improved sanitation.
My ds got whooping cough from a child who got it immediately after getting the shot for it. My unvaxed ds actually healed with natural remedies before this vaxed kid healed with antibiotics!
It is an individual decision, so we have to choose which risks we want to take and what we feel comfortable with and trust.
Wow. I'm nieve and had no idea. I did deny the chickenpox vac for my DS and I will for my DD too, I thought that one was silly. But menangitis runs rampid in NJ (though they don't want you to know it) and I lost a few friends to it :(
I'd like to know more though. Anyone suggest any reputable sites to check out? I really want to read up more on this.
MamaLove
05-09-2006, 07:19 PM
I am peacefully resigning from vax threads after this post, but here's some of the sites I know of if interested (and there are more, too).
www.909shot.com
www.vaccinetruth.org
http://vaers.hhs.gov/
www.thinktwice.com
kezoo
05-09-2006, 08:43 PM
I'm glad everyone is being respectful of everyone's choices! My biggest thing w/ the pro/anti-vax situation is that many people go into vaccinations without having any info, and not knowing they have any kind of choice. I think it is our responsibility as parents to investigate and research things that directly affect our kids (including finding out the ingredients in the shots being injected into our infants). If you do your research and ask questions, then you can make a confident decision one way or the other.
