We have a member on PN who developed all over burning neuropathy after a whooping cough vaccine. She is an adult and did it for her grandchild.

The pertussis vaccine was always harsh on the kids. Consider it a risk for anyone with autoimmune issues IMO.

The injection area is swollen, and hot this morning. My arm is a little stiff, or maybe I'm just being overly cautious about moving it at the shoulder.

My SPMS has been stable for 12 years. With the exception of the current emotional turmoil thrust upon me, only fevers have affected me. So far so good with this vaccination.

I had whooping cough when I was three months old. That was a long, long time ago before any vaccines. It was an awful time for my parents as I almost died.

My children all had the vaccine when they were young. It was combined with Tetanus and Diphtheria vaccines. DPT as it was called. Maybe still is. No problems at all. Whooping cough is not something a person wants to fool around with especially in the young. I believe if you get whooping cough when you are older it is not so bad unless if you have a compromised immune system - maybe.

Since the subject of Polio was mentioned the Polio vaccine began in 1957 and licensed in 1962. That's around the time I received the vaccine. Way before that my younger brother got polio. He was 2 1/2 years old - no vaccine then. He got a really bum leg out of it and at some point he may get post polio syndrome. Who knows. I know some who have gotten post polio syndrome. Some of those have died. Polio was prevalent back then. Nothing to fool with either.

Kitt, now it is called Td or Tdap, and covers the same diseases as in the past.

My father had polio in 1931, at 2 y/o. He did get Post Polio Syndrome. His symptoms were quite similar to mine.

hey sparky, so nice to hear from you.
being a neonatal nurse i hole heartedly agree with getting children and babies vaccinated.

i too have a friend who had polio as a child and now has post polio syndrome and she's in a WC.

i'm lucky i guess. i get flu shots every yr and have had the shingles vaccine and done fine. i know others have trouble with shots.

i'm going to ask my pcp about vaccine boosters now that we're talking about this.

Im on the fence with all these vaccinations now. When my kids were little, they got all their shots. The one I wasnt sure about was the hepatitis shots. They threatend to kick my kids out of school if I didnt take them for this shot. I did, but wasnt in agreement with it.

Now my kids have kids of their own, and my one daughter and her husband are all for immunizations, except for the chicken pox vaccine. I agree with their decision. I worked in hospitals for 20yrs, alot of that time in pediatrics. I saw 2 cases of chicken pox in that whole time be admitted to the hospital. I had the pox, all 3 of my kids had the pox (at the same time) and so on, and we are all fine. I do believe going thru some of these will help with your immunity to it.

Whooping cough, definately not! Some things you just dont mess with. The only one I debate is the pox shot. I now understand why they want the hep shots for kids.

My arm never got really sore. The only time it hurt was when I leaned on it. I slept on that arm last night with no problems.

Aside from unusual weakness (which I believe is prompted by recent emotional turmoil) the vaccination doesn't appear to be affecting me.

Those of you who have been adversely affected by a vaccination - was it a delayed reaction or soon after the shot?