Hi Dr. Bob,
I need some help/guidance in deciding on giving my 4 year old the MMR.
Here is his vaccine history to date.
2 months - PC/HIB/DTaP/Hep b/ Polio
Reaction - woke several hours later crying hard, gave some Tylenol, stop crying but was tired/sad looking. Seemed to be better the next day.
4 months - PC/HIB/DTaP/Heb B/Polio
Reaction - this time I pretreated with Tylenol, he slept for many hours afterwards, but when awake seemed OK.
6 months - DTaP
Reaction - pretreated with Tylenol and seemed to be OK
7 months - PC/HIB
Reaction - pretreated with Tylenol, but woke several hours later crying and fever, very uncomfortable, then gave Motrin and seemed to settle him for the night. Seemed better the next day.
15 months - HIB only
Reaction - pretreated with Motrin and seemed to be OK
17 months - PC only
Reaction - pretreated with Motrin and seemed to be OK
19 months DTaP
Reaction - pretreated with Motrin and seemed to be OK with exception of sore leg and limp. Got better in a few days.
He rarely is sick, mostly he gets a runny or stuffy nose and is better in a few days. But our visits to the doctors have been for allergic type reactions. One was for a spider/bug bite on his eyelid that swelled his whole eye shut (2 years old). Then a few months later he played with a caterpillar and broke out in a rash soon after. Then last year (3 years 4 months) he started with a runny nose on Tuesday with a slight fever. That continued the next day and he didn’t sleep well those few nights. Thursday morning he woke with no fever and seemed to be getting better. But that morning he started coughing a bit and I put Vick’s baby rub on his chest. Later that morning when he fell asleep, I noticed him breathing weird with a lot of belly movement. He woke when I tried to put him down and I noticed a cough that sounded weak. I took him to the doctors and his fever (101) was back and he was having chest retractions. They gave us a breathing treatment and sent us to the hospital cause she thought he had pneumonia. At the hospital he got an x-ray, iv antibiotics and breathing treatments every 3-4 hours. He was released the next day with a nebulizer and antibiotics. When we followed up on Monday, she said that he must have had an asthmatic reaction to something. He continued with cold symptoms for a few more days but got better. On day 10 of the antibiotics (augmentin x strength - this is his first and only antibiotic he has been on) he developed a slight rash, on his belly down to his legs and even on the soles of his feet. The rash was gone the next day, but now I worry he may be allergic to penicillin. He had a few mild colds since then but no asthma attacks. He doesn't have any delays or food allergies. He's been stung several times and no allergic reactions from bees.
Does anything listed make you concerned about him getting the MMR? If I am going to do it, I would really just like to get his vaccine now before the cold season starts again. Thanks for all your help Dr. Bob, you really have helped me in the past with him getting his vaccines.
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