This is not an antivax thread.
So when my lad had his last set of injections at about 14 months old the injectuon site developed a lump the size of a £2 coin that persisted for about 18months and is still just about detectable. The lump would go up and down and would be itchy from time to time, never painful and never caused him any distress. The GP wasn't initially concerned but after about 12 months sent him for an ultra sound where it was diagnosed as necrosis of the fatty tissue and the advice was that it would likely improve over a couple of years and if it didn't they could drain it. Anyway as mentioned it appears to be well on its way to being gone.
The GP isn't very forthcoming about why it happened and what caused it, though they did concede it want a common side effect.
So I'm left wondering about it, more so as he has just been called for his 3yrs 4months jabs.
On the day of the job in question I think we had been put back a couple of times due to a shortage of vaccine. On the day in question we had a late appointment about 4pm. Around lunch it had started snowing. At about 1.30pm the nurse called and asked if we wanted to rebook because if the weather, I didn't want to so said no. She then called back and asked if we could come right away due to the snow and the roads were getting bad.
I explained it was only a bit of snow the roads were fine and in any even I was walking anyway and was about 45 mins walk away plus getting ready time. She grumpily said fine. So I thought no more of it and turned up.just before appointment time. I was ushered straight through where a brusque service ensued and I was interrogated as to why I hadn't driven to the surgery. The injection was delivered very quickly.im now expert but the syringe plunger was driven in with some speed and force. I've since watched injections being delivered at a more measured pace.
I can't help but feel the nurse was naffed off at not being able to zip off early due to the weather (that really wasn't that bad). So I'm wondering if she took that out on my lad by banging the injections in fast and if that has cause the necrosis.
If that's the case then there isn't a lot I can do about it now. But it makes me more happy about his forthcoming injections as the "medicine" isn't the issue.
The GP is very non committal about it all which makes me more suspicious about the delivery as I think they're bothered I'll kick up.