Swollen arm after dtp jab ...normal? Quick please panicing!

[charliecat]

DD2 (4) had the dtp jab yesterday and her arm is swollen up really badly...is this a normal reaction...

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Ahhh ...Hello!!! I gave her her medicine at 7 and I woke her up for an extra dose at 11 as I was worried that overnight her arm would grow and grow and something dreadful would happen...thought if I gave her an extra dose it wouldnt get chance too...well the swelling had gone by the morning (it was like it had all started again the night before) and now shes fine. Shes got a green snotty cold now...but at least she still has both her arms...so it seems to have been banished although we still have 1 bottle of medicine to get through...Thanks for asking...what a nightmare...glad thats all over till the rubella????!!!!!!!

Hopefully it was just bad luck and she'll be fine for other injections. Glad she's better.

ooh ow! Poor ds. Sounds like the torygraph one as well then... So why don't they swab now, I know there is an official reason but can't remember what it is.

wrong thread, ignore- just linked fio here....