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DS having hpv injection tomorrow

30 replies

TeddybearBaby · 09/02/2020 15:27

My son is having his injection tomorrow at school and I can’t find much info online about it. Has anyone on here any experience? Should I give him paracetamol before school?

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Feenie · 09/02/2020 15:29

My ds had his last Monday - the actual injection was fine but his arm was painful and swollen all week afterwards and he needed painkillers then.

Jessica8903 · 09/02/2020 15:29

There’s no need to do anything except make sure he’s wearing a short sleeve shirt so he doesn’t have to take it off to have the vaccination.

woodencoffeetable · 09/02/2020 15:29

not needed.
it stings a bit (like any vaccine really)
if dc feels unwell after you can give something, but tbh I don't think it's needed.

PollyParrotsCrackers · 09/02/2020 15:30

Your son??

woodencoffeetable · 09/02/2020 15:30

in some areas boys are vaccinated as well as girls.

Feenie · 09/02/2020 15:30

Yes - boys also have the vaccine as they can be carriers, I believe.

Coffeethrowtrampbitch · 09/02/2020 15:32

My ds had it on Wednesday and his arm was a bit sore but he hasn't mentioned it since. Half the class was off on Thursday though so it might be painful for some (or a convenient excuse!)

Pipandmum · 09/02/2020 15:32

@PollyParrotsCrackers boys get it now in Y8 just like girls. My son missed the window I psid for him to be vaccinated at Boots.

PollyParrotsCrackers · 09/02/2020 15:33

Well, I did not know that!!
My son wasn't offered it, I'll have a read up on that.
Thanks.

Squigean · 09/02/2020 15:33

No need for paracetamol imo.

DS had a sore arm for a bit, but not so sore he needed pain relief

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TeddybearBaby · 09/02/2020 15:33

Thanks for all these replies. He was supposed to be playing sports after school, sounds like we should probably give it a miss for this week!

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Pipandmum · 09/02/2020 15:35

Hpv is one of the leading cause of penile, throat and head cancers in males.

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TeddybearBaby · 09/02/2020 15:35

It’s a shame you paid. I read somewhere that boys and girls can get it for free at the doctors up until age 25 if they miss it at school.

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ChicCroissant · 09/02/2020 15:37

It's being offered to boys and girls in year 8 this (academic) year for the first time in our area.

My DD had it about a week ago, arm felt a bit numb at the injection site for a day or so, not as painful as having her brace tightened she tells me! She was really nervous so we had it done at a community clinic where she could hold my hand to ease the nerves!

HoldMyLobster · 09/02/2020 15:45

All three of mine have had it - just carried on as normal afterwards.

recededpronunciation · 09/02/2020 15:49

Nationally available to girls AND boys in year 8 for the first time this year. Mine has it this week. Eldest had it with no problems a few years ago.

Etinox · 09/02/2020 15:50

Can anyone link to where they can get it free up to 25. I’m ashamed to say I balked at paying for it for DS although very grateful that his sisters had it.

AuntieStella · 09/02/2020 15:50

"I read somewhere that boys and girls can get it for free at the doctors up until age 25 if they miss it at school"

Unfortunately there is n catch up programme for boys older than the current year 8s (first cohort). Girls who missed their scheduled jabs should be able to get a catch up, but if it is likely they have been exposed already, then the shot might be useless.

My DC (both sexes) have all had it. No particular reaction, except the occasional sore arm. I wouid not give painkillers before the jab, but wouid equip them with a single dose on the day to take if needed

recededpronunciation · 09/02/2020 15:52

Catch up is only for those eligible when they were in year 8 so not the boys from before this years cohort who missed out :-(

Savingshoes · 09/02/2020 15:58

Fantastic that your son is eligible. I'm interested in getting this done for myself at a pharmacy. Costs the earth, less effective the older you are but still I feel it's money worth spending.

TSSDNCOP · 09/02/2020 16:10

DS has it last week. Hats off to the HCP as DS is a nervous wreck at the doctors usually as we hardly ever go. It may have helped that I forgot to mention it in advance.

I really wouldn’t cancel sport. DS played hockey, swam and did nets that week.

IWantAPinkHouse · 09/02/2020 16:16

www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/hpv-human-papillomavirus-vaccine/

Not sure how to do a clicky link but there is loads of information here from the NHS website.

caramellasagne · 09/02/2020 16:19

My ds won’t have it severe needle phobia amongst other issues can’t even go in on the day
We’ve explained to him what it’s for and told him we respect his decision and at any point he can revisit it and see how he feels when he’s older

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TeddybearBaby · 09/02/2020 16:38

This is what I read on the nhs website.

From September 2019, the first dose of the HPV vaccine will be offered to girls and boys aged 12 and 13 in Year 8 of school.

People who have their first vaccination after the age of 15 will need to have 3 doses.

Females born after 1 September 1991 who missed their HPV vaccine at school can get the vaccine up until their 25th birthday.

Boys born after 1 September 2006 who become eligible for the HPV vaccine in September 2019 will also be able to get the vaccine up until their 25th birthday if they miss having their 2 doses at school.

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OrwenOrdduOrgoch · 09/02/2020 16:41

He’ll be fine. Definitely don’t cancel sports, DS1 felt abit funny afterwards but that is because they insisted on showing him the needle and talking him through it (presumably they’d been on a course). He is not good with all things medical and he is fine as long as they just happen and no one explains.