Can this be a coincidence?
I took DD (2.9) for the flu nasal spray on Tuesday. She was absolutely fine when we got there.
It was an early evening appointment. On the way home in the car, she was unusually quiet. When we stopped the car she was sitting with a mouth full of saliva looking as if she was going to be sick (it was a short journey & she doesn't suffer from car sickness). I took her inside and she said she was okay but she was very quiet & also seemed a bit unsteady on her feet at first. I kept a close eye on her (in case she was having a reaction & I had to drive her back to the surgery). After about 30 minutes she perked up a bit, then went to bed at the usual time.
On Wednesday she was quiet & sat on the sofa for most of the day with a slight temp & a runny nose. She had calpol.
Thursday was worse. DD complained that the back of her neck was sore. She still had a severely runny nose, watery eyes, started coughing, was still a bit hot and was not herself.
Today, just the same except the cough is a lot worse & she has a slight wheeze as well. She has been really clingy and.tkept asking me to "take the cough away" . She has spent the day lying with her head on me.
She went to bed as usual & then woke at midnight, vomiting everywhere & burning up. She's gone back to sleep after being cleaned up and given Calpol. I'm still awake because I can hear her coughing constantly & am worried that she is going to be sick again. I also feel very guilty that I took her for the vaccine. No-one we know has had flu, DD is fit normally and doesn't pick much up. I know she could have picked it up but it seems such a coincidence when she was perfectly well beforehand.
Her younger sister (9 months) has also woken tonight with a temperature, her nose is running & she has started to cough.
Now, this may be a silly question... but I will ask anyway..as DD1 seems to have developed flu symptoms after the vaccine, is it possible that DD2 has caught it from her? Common sense tells me that this can'be possible but I can't help wondering.
I looked at the NHS website for info & I noticed that about 10 people have posted on the page, saying that their children were very ill after the vaccine, with high temperatures, vomiting & flu-like symptoms.
I am so upset with myself for just going along after receiving the letter. If I'd looked at the website first then I would have had second thoughts.
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OldDogNewTricks · 07/12/2013 01:28
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