Daughter received 2nd Chicken pox shot on Monday and she has developed bad reaction?The spot in which the injection was given has become about 4 inches in diameter. Extremely hot to the touch and very painful. We have been putting ice on it but the red area does not even turn cold while doing it. Anyone had any problems like this? Any solutions? or will it just take time?? She did not have a reaction like this the first time.
Answer by Texas RN
A warm compress will work better to sooth the injection site than ice, and give her Tylenol for the pain. If it has been over 24 hours since the injection, you might want to call the doctor... (it's always a good idea to let them know so they can mark her chart for future reference). Hope she feels better soon! :0)
Answer by The mom
Swelling at the injection site is something that happens to about 1 in 5 children, and 1 in 3 adults and teens- so it's not something that unusual to see happen. In my experience it is more common after the second shot than with the first. That is probably because you have some antibody formation from the first vaccination, so your body already knows to attack it. For now you are doing exactly the right thing, which is to put ice on it. Two of my own children had the same thing happen with the second vaccination. My son had a red raised spot for about a week after the vaccination. You might want to call the pediatrician and ask him for advice. My doctor had me give my son Benadryl to help calm things so he was more comfortable. Otherwise, you just give them Tylenol or Motrin to help with the soreness and any fever that may come on. The doctor also said that if you do see the reaction, it generally means there was a very good immune response to the vaccination, and the child is more than likely well immune to chicken pox. I give routine child immunizations all the time, and I have seen this happen before. It's never caused a major problem, although it sure is miserable for the child and parents until things calm down again.
Answer by leftcoastliz
I know what I would do if I had such a reaction. Kaiser has advise nurses on duty 24/7, & that's the clinic I use, so I'd make a phone call immediately. That person would probably reassure me, give some suggestion, or have me come in to the urgent care clinic this evening or on Sat. or Sun. Once in awhile they send people to the emergency room if they see the need, but usually not. If you don't have such a thing a thing as a 24/7 advice nurse, then call your doctor or the clinic where you got the shot.. If everyone has left for the day, then you might get an answering service or emergency number. Then, either you'll be reassured by the answer (as in: no problem; this is typical), or you will be told what to do next. I wouldn't want to be wondering about it all wkend. Hope everything's ok. You probably know all this, but sometimes it's good to have another person to push you to make that phone call as a first step. So, the answer is: If you're at all concerned, which you are, then make that phone call.
The other 2 people also gave you very good answers, perhaps better than mine. I'm giving them thumbs up.
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