Re: Sams flu shot reaction

[Guest guest]

Sue,

our got his H1N1 shot last Monday (due to his heart defect, he is

considered to be a high risk candidate) and he vomited in his sleep

during the night after the shot. Sounds similar to Sams reaction,

doesn't it?

Three years ago his GI tract kind of slowly shut down over the course of

a few months after his second MMR shot. Strangely his first shot didn't

have any effect at all. Two months after the 2nd shot he needed to be

hospitalized for a whole month and even spent some time in the ICU,

because he could not keep down a single ounce of food anymore.

Eventually he got a ng-tube and had it removed only 4 months later. It

took all that time for his stomach to get over that MMR shot, so

understandably we were VERY reluctant to have him vaccinated again. We

too hope that his 2nd H1N1 shot won't cause any side effects...

/Zurich

Sue Mayer schrieb:

>

> ,

>

> Sam and I will say a special prayer for your Sam.

>

> We finally ended up getting the H1N1 vaccine for our Sam. We were

> advised two weeks ago as they were distributing the H1N1 vaccine for

> the " high risk " population that a discussion of Sam came up between a

> couple of his doctors. They contacted me and said that although Sam

> had a bad reaction to a flu vaccine in the past they really wanted Sam

> to have this vaccine. Four years ago Sam had his flu shot, an hour

> later we were at home and as Sam was walking across the living room

> floor he passed out falling backwards and then vomited which caused us

> to worry about the reaction as well as the potential of him having

> aspirated into his lungs. But they pointed out that their real concern

> was if Sam was to get H1N1 and his respiratory system acted up or shut

> down after the flu and then we have to also keep in mind the fact that

> he is difficult to medicate. They wanted us to pick the lesser of two

> evils. Honestly, I hate being put in these situations and making these

> type of decisions. Jeff and I talked and we went ahead with the flu

> shot which he had last Monday. Thankfully he did not have a reaction

> this time, hopefully because his immune/digestive system is stronger.

> Sam will have a second shot in about a month and we will hope and pray

> again that he has no reaction.

>

> So honestly, it is scary with or without the vaccine. I have heard

> about many children with Down syndrome that have gone through it just

> fine with no complications. It is so hard to figure out how much is

> real and how much is media hype. Give Sam extra hugs from us!!

>

> Sue Mayer

>

> Mom to Sam (8) with Down syndrome, Brain Injury, Apraxia, Dysphagia,

> Respiratory/Immune Issues and Bi-Lateral Conductive Hearing Loss or as

> I like to say “Yada, Yada,Yada”

>

> www.suemayer-specialneedsmom.blogspot.com

> <http://www.suemayer-specialneedsmom.blogspot.com>

>

> *From:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

> [mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] *On Behalf Of *

> *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2009 4:00 AM

> *To:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

> *Subject:* [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Sam may have swine flu

>

> Doc is unsure but Sam is not very ill at present , keep him in your

> prayers , please please

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I've never heard of this type of reaction to a vaccine, I've heard of

anaphalatic shock, swelling, trouble breathing and localized

discomfort. Is this a typical type of reaction? If not, what made

doctors think it was the MMR that caused his symptoms?

Ruby

> Sue,

>

> our got his H1N1 shot last Monday (due to his heart defect, he

> is

> considered to be a high risk candidate) and he vomited in his sleep

> during the night after the shot. Sounds similar to Sams reaction,

> doesn't it?

> Three years ago his GI tract kind of slowly shut down over the

> course of

> a few months after his second MMR shot. Strangely his first shot

> didn't

> have any effect at all. Two months after the 2nd shot he needed to be

> hospitalized for a whole month and even spent some time in the ICU,

> because he could not keep down a single ounce of food anymore.

> Eventually he got a ng-tube and had it removed only 4 months later. It

> took all that time for his stomach to get over that MMR shot, so

> understandably we were VERY reluctant to have him vaccinated again. We

> too hope that his 2nd H1N1 shot won't cause any side effects...

>

> /Zurich

>

> Sue Mayer schrieb:

>>

>> ,

>>

>> Sam and I will say a special prayer for your Sam.

>>

>> We finally ended up getting the H1N1 vaccine for our Sam. We were

>> advised two weeks ago as they were distributing the H1N1 vaccine for

>> the " high risk " population that a discussion of Sam came up between a

>> couple of his doctors. They contacted me and said that although Sam

>> had a bad reaction to a flu vaccine in the past they really wanted

>> Sam

>> to have this vaccine. Four years ago Sam had his flu shot, an hour

>> later we were at home and as Sam was walking across the living room

>> floor he passed out falling backwards and then vomited which caused

>> us

>> to worry about the reaction as well as the potential of him having

>> aspirated into his lungs. But they pointed out that their real

>> concern

>> was if Sam was to get H1N1 and his respiratory system acted up or

>> shut

>> down after the flu and then we have to also keep in mind the fact

>> that

>> he is difficult to medicate. They wanted us to pick the lesser of two

>> evils. Honestly, I hate being put in these situations and making

>> these

>> type of decisions. Jeff and I talked and we went ahead with the flu

>> shot which he had last Monday. Thankfully he did not have a reaction

>> this time, hopefully because his immune/digestive system is stronger.

>> Sam will have a second shot in about a month and we will hope and

>> pray

>> again that he has no reaction.

>>

>> So honestly, it is scary with or without the vaccine. I have heard

>> about many children with Down syndrome that have gone through it just

>> fine with no complications. It is so hard to figure out how much is

>> real and how much is media hype. Give Sam extra hugs from us!!

>>

>> Sue Mayer

>>

>> Mom to Sam (8) with Down syndrome, Brain Injury, Apraxia, Dysphagia,

>> Respiratory/Immune Issues and Bi-Lateral Conductive Hearing Loss or

>> as

>> I like to say “Yada, Yada,Yada”

>>

>> www.suemayer-specialneedsmom.blogspot.com

>> <http://www.suemayer-specialneedsmom.blogspot.com>

>>

>> *From:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

>> [mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] *On Behalf Of

>> *

>> *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2009 4:00 AM

>> *To:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

>> *Subject:* [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Sam may have swine flu

>>

>> Doc is unsure but Sam is not very ill at present , keep him in your

>> prayers , please please

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

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Ruby

the point was NO ONE ever admitted it was caused by the MMR shot - it

was absolutely clear though that it was. His decline started two days

after the vaccination and no doctor was ever able to diagnose his

problem - idiopathic is what they said. From time to time (my wife and I

had lots of time to speak with medical professionals - we were virtually

living in the hospital for 4 weeks) we'd ask the doctors if there was

any possibility the vaccine was involved in it - they would just shrug

their shoulders and say possibly yes, but as there are no studies to

back up this " assumptio " they couldn't say for sure. It certainly is not

a typical type of reaction, but it can happen.

Ruby Bowdoin schrieb:

>

>

> I've never heard of this type of reaction to a vaccine, I've heard of

> anaphalatic shock, swelling, trouble breathing and localized

> discomfort. Is this a typical type of reaction? If not, what made

> doctors think it was the MMR that caused his symptoms?

> Ruby

>

>

>

>> Sue,

>>

>> our got his H1N1 shot last Monday (due to his heart defect, he

>> is

>> considered to be a high risk candidate) and he vomited in his sleep

>> during the night after the shot. Sounds similar to Sams reaction,

>> doesn't it?

>> Three years ago his GI tract kind of slowly shut down over the

>> course of

>> a few months after his second MMR shot. Strangely his first shot

>> didn't

>> have any effect at all. Two months after the 2nd shot he needed to be

>> hospitalized for a whole month and even spent some time in the ICU,

>> because he could not keep down a single ounce of food anymore.

>> Eventually he got a ng-tube and had it removed only 4 months later. It

>> took all that time for his stomach to get over that MMR shot, so

>> understandably we were VERY reluctant to have him vaccinated again. We

>> too hope that his 2nd H1N1 shot won't cause any side effects...

>>

>> /Zurich

>>

>> Sue Mayer schrieb:

>>

>>> ,

>>>

>>> Sam and I will say a special prayer for your Sam.

>>>

>>> We finally ended up getting the H1N1 vaccine for our Sam. We were

>>> advised two weeks ago as they were distributing the H1N1 vaccine for

>>> the " high risk " population that a discussion of Sam came up between a

>>> couple of his doctors. They contacted me and said that although Sam

>>> had a bad reaction to a flu vaccine in the past they really wanted

>>> Sam

>>> to have this vaccine. Four years ago Sam had his flu shot, an hour

>>> later we were at home and as Sam was walking across the living room

>>> floor he passed out falling backwards and then vomited which caused

>>> us

>>> to worry about the reaction as well as the potential of him having

>>> aspirated into his lungs. But they pointed out that their real

>>> concern

>>> was if Sam was to get H1N1 and his respiratory system acted up or

>>> shut

>>> down after the flu and then we have to also keep in mind the fact

>>> that

>>> he is difficult to medicate. They wanted us to pick the lesser of two

>>> evils. Honestly, I hate being put in these situations and making

>>> these

>>> type of decisions. Jeff and I talked and we went ahead with the flu

>>> shot which he had last Monday. Thankfully he did not have a reaction

>>> this time, hopefully because his immune/digestive system is stronger.

>>> Sam will have a second shot in about a month and we will hope and

>>> pray

>>> again that he has no reaction.

>>>

>>> So honestly, it is scary with or without the vaccine. I have heard

>>> about many children with Down syndrome that have gone through it just

>>> fine with no complications. It is so hard to figure out how much is

>>> real and how much is media hype. Give Sam extra hugs from us!!

>>>

>>> Sue Mayer

>>>

>>> Mom to Sam (8) with Down syndrome, Brain Injury, Apraxia, Dysphagia,

>>> Respiratory/Immune Issues and Bi-Lateral Conductive Hearing Loss or

>>> as

>>> I like to say “Yada, Yada,Yada”

>>>

>>> www.suemayer-specialneedsmom.blogspot.com

>>> <http://www.suemayer-specialneedsmom.blogspot.com>

>>>

>>> *From:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

>>> [mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] *On Behalf Of

>>> *

>>> *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2009 4:00 AM

>>> *To:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

>>> *Subject:* [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Sam may have swine flu

>>>

>>> Doc is unsure but Sam is not very ill at present , keep him in your

>>> prayers , please please

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

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>>

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>> intended to be medical or pharmaceutical advice or otherwise take

>> the place of your physicians orders, nor to diagnose or treat your

>> specific health problems.

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>> on this list will NOT be tolerated.

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