Did your child have any reaction to Gardasil?

[Anonymous]

DD had all three at age 11 -- no problems at all. Ped said that they are going to start lowering the age for both boys and girls.

[Anonymous]

My cousin got the shots as a late teen. After the final shot, she fainted while still at the office. Had mild concussion from the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did your child have any side effects from the Gardasil vaccine? I'm especially interested in hearing from those with teen boys who have received it.

Please respond only if your child has actually received the vaccine, not if you plan to have them vaccinated in the future.

Yes. Fluish enough to miss school after the second round. We are scheduling the third to accommodate that. We lost a (male) friend to HPV related cancer, so it is worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD had all three at age 11 -- no problems at all. Ped said that they are going to start lowering the age for both boys and girls.

Did ped say why?

[Anonymous]

A little arm soreness, but nothing significant. DD was 11-ish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:none. 2 teens

+2 nothing

[Anonymous]

DD had all 3 done at 11/12. No side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My cousin got the shots as a late teen. After the final shot, she fainted while still at the office. Had mild concussion from the fall.

There's a name for that kind of reaction to shots. She needs to take it seriously and always get shots sitting/lying down for now on, and not get up for a bit thereafter. Sorry I don't recall the name of the syndrome.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My cousin got the shots as a late teen. After the final shot, she fainted while still at the office. Had mild concussion from the fall.

There's a name for that kind of reaction to shots. She needs to take it seriously and always get shots sitting/lying down for now on, and not get up for a bit thereafter. Sorry I don't recall the name of the syndrome.

Syncope

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD had all three at age 11 -- no problems at all. Ped said that they are going to start lowering the age for both boys and girls.

Our pediatrician has lowered the age for her patients to 9. My boys had it at 9 and 11. No side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My cousin got the shots as a late teen. After the final shot, she fainted while still at the office. Had mild concussion from the fall.

There's a name for that kind of reaction to shots. She needs to take it seriously and always get shots sitting/lying down for now on, and not get up for a bit thereafter. Sorry I don't recall the name of the syndrome.

Syncope

"Syncope" just means "fainting."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My cousin got the shots as a late teen. After the final shot, she fainted while still at the office. Had mild concussion from the fall.

There's a name for that kind of reaction to shots. She needs to take it seriously and always get shots sitting/lying down for now on, and not get up for a bit thereafter. Sorry I don't recall the name of the syndrome.

My husband faints during shots and blood draws. Life insurance exams and flu shots are a bitch.

[Anonymous]

I got it maybe 8 years ago. I remember it really stung and my arm was sore for a couple days. No other problems.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't it wear off 5-8 years after given?
Seems best to wait until they start to date to get maximum benifit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are people who have a fainting reaction, or something close, to anything involving needles. Its not a reaction to the particular vaccine itself.

Umm. How do you know? I seriously doubt all fainting is related to needles. Did they faint last winter with the flu shot?