Cinnamon Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My daughter,who is 15,has been unwell since her DPT vaccination on Tuesday morning She is nauseous,sleepy & really just not herself - in fact she can't go into school today & its her English mock exam Has anyone elses child had a similar reaction to this vaccine - it seems a fair few of her classmates are off too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 It isn't uncommon to get a very mild febrile reaction like this to an immunisation. It will pass without trouble within 48 hours. Of course the thought of the exam could be helping it along a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Well, we had the decision of either her going in today & having to sit the exam not feeling up to scratch,or keeping her home today & phoning her in sick,giving her the weekend to fully recover & her doing the second sitting on Monday morning. No contest really Why on earth they have a big vaccine programme the same week as the mocks is beyond me....or at least jab them all on a Friday to let them recover Those who had to have the MMR too had jabs in both arms & were really sore for the wednesday exam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 jabs normally give you a sore arm but its not uncommon to have mild feverish symptoms, after all your immune system thinks you're infected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My older DS was fine - in fact when he came home and said he'd had a vaccination, I said what for, don't remember a letter about it - apparantly it was ages ago and i'd forgotten At least it was between the science modules at the beg of the year and the next exams next week. Poor lad didn't get much sympathy either. Hope she's feeling better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My son was quite ill after his last half term and so were some of his friends - but it could have been a gastric flu thing as it was just the boys he hangs around with So we weren't sure in the enif it was the DPT or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 She is much perkier this afternoon,but I am still glad that she wasn't in school today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
