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Hi,
Just wanting to know if anyone has had any issues with the 18 month chicken pox injection. I am a bit nervous now with them as 3 weeks after dds 12 month injections, she developed a yeast allergy. Its the only thing I can put it down to, coz nothing else changed and she was able to eat yeast prior to this. nothings proven though....just my observation. So the paranoia is starting to set in!!!
TIA
Melissa
Hiya, DD had hers last Friday and she's fine. It was a bit red for a few hours and now it just looks like an old bruise but really small. The nurse said they may get little chicken pox spots around the area but DD didn't.
HTH :)
It's possible that the yeast infection that your DD got was not as a result of the injection as such, but that her immune system was compromised by the vacc and it allowed a yeast infection to form. You don't have to get her the vacc if you don't want to - simply explain your concerns and get a conscientious objection form, or you can pre-empt any yeast infection by making sure she eats lots of pro-biotic rich food (like vaalia or jalna yoghurt or even giving her a probiotic) before and after the vacc to make sure that she is has optimum gut health.
I believe that the MMR (12months) is more likely to cause complications than the varicella (CP - 18months). As with any vaccination, the choice is yours as to what to do.
Because I am so anti vaccine at the moment (because I believe DD2's allergies were from vaccine) I will be holding off on chicken pox. DD1 didnt' have it until she was 8 years (her choice) and I think I'll wait with the next bub. I just they have enough vaccine's and their systems are so immature. You could put it off even for a year.
Also we take probiotic poweder. Lactobac. You could give this before and after if that is a concern.
Thanks for your replies.
Trillian- its a yeast allergy- not infection. If it were only an infection, I wouldnt worry too much, but she cant eat yeast as it makes the area around her mouth go red and oozes.
Ahh such a dilema....i dont really know what to do!!!
Ah, OK. Here is a PDF for the Varilrix vaccine (Chicken pox) http://www.gsk.com.au/resources.ashx...I_Varilrix.pdf and it includes the list of ingredients. If there is something in there that she is allergic too, then I wouldn't be getting her vaccinated at all.
I held off on Jacks and will give it to him around 10 years, childhood chicken pox usually isn't to bad...the vaccine only lasts 10 years so they will need a booster in their teens
not to freak you out or sway you either way..chicken pox is the only one I have a problem with ok
but in its either Japan or china I think its japan google it you will find the article...have been vacinating for 25 + years and they are finding above average hugely so incidents of shingle in people in late teens early 20's who were all vaccinated and haven't had chciken pox
now you normally only get shingle if you have had chicken pox and then normally after you 50's
so something to think about
Thanks girls...am going to the allergy specialist today so will have a chat to him too.
the chickenpox vaccine is the one vaccine dd will not be getting....
i agree, chickenpox in the young is not a big deal, i mean we all had it right?? if dd doesn't contract it by the time she is going to highschool then i plan to get her vaccinated then.... as from my understanding chickenpox gets worse the older you are.
the vaccine is relatively new and has not been extensively researched, i read in another thread on this site there is risk of causing brain inflammation, amongst other things...
for me i just don't see the point in vaccinating against something that i've had myself and isn't really a big risk to health if she got it....
horses for courses, everyone should do their own research and work out whats best for them.