Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 Shots are a highly contraversial topic in mito. Some kids do very poorly with them, on the other hand some do just fine. We decided to vaccinate our daughter, since the illness would almost certainly cause serious problems (or death), and the shot was less risk. She does quite well with them, but we use extra precautions. She is limited to two shots at a time, and never more than every 6 weeks. She also takes a pre med of Motrin, and follows a lesser dose every 4-6 hours for the next 48 hours. (Grace has liver problems due to mito, the Motrin reduces any inflamation from the shots.) It's really best for the parents and doctors to make the decision on what is best for each individual child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Gord, I intentionally held off giving my children their shots, b/c i had worked with kiddos who were vaccine injured long before i was ever a mom. then my daughter was born with LOTS of mito symptoms and her immune system was shot so i didn't give either of my kids any shots for several years. Then when my son (up until then symptom free) was 6 and my daughter 3, i agreed to give them a series of shots (MMR, polio, and Hep C). After this, my son started to develop mito symptoms which we are just now in the process of having formally diagnosed (he's now 9). IDK...call it coincidence but in my heart i know it was vaccine linked. ruth mom to Mitch (9) and Lexi (6), both mito affected and my treasures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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