Re: has anyone gotten the pnemonia shot (slightly off topic, i guess)

[Guest guest]

I don't know if a reaction to an immunization like that has anything

to do with IgE or not. Surely the fact that fever was a part of it

would indicate that either IgE is not involved or it's involved in

addition to some other component. I'm sorry you had such a reaction

but glad all of us can be warned to think carefully about the P

shot. Interesting question about the science of reaction.

Addy

--- In , " heather " <heaven1975@y...>

wrote:

>

>

> my dr suggested the pnemonia shot (pnemococcal vaccine) as another

> possibility to help strengthen my immune system and decrease the

> amount of infections i seem to have. so, monday afternoon i got it

>

> anyway, i had some crazy reactions to the shot. by monday night, i

> had a 102 fever. later that night, i had a lot of trouble

breathing.

> like a dope, instead of going to the dr or ER, i went to work. i

> used my nebulizer more times on tuesday than i have in a

looooooong

> time. i struggled to make it to two hours. tuesday afternoon, my

> upper arm, frommy shoulder to my elbow became one large hive

> (injection site). until the hives, i didn't put the

breathing/fever

> together with the shot. when i called the dr yesterday, she had me

> take benedryl and report back today. the benedryl did nothing. the

> dr today said " if anyone would have a reaction, i knew it would be

> you " . gee, thanks!! she felt the benefits were far greater than

the

> risks.

>

> i'm no better today than yesterday, but no worse either. she

> offered me an appt today, but i declined. i'd rather try to ride

> this out than face the alternative (prednisone). i've been pred

free

> since thanksgiving!

>

> anyway, my long drawn out story was just wondering if anyone else

> ever got the shot? did you have a reaction? i'm wondering if

xolair

> kept it from being worse, or if this type of reaction is above the

> abilities of xolair.

>

> thanks

> heather