Hard red spot after shots

mburkhe

DD got shots at her 1 year check up on 7/8. She had a bruise on one leg, but other than that was fine.

This past Friday, 7/16, she developed a hard red spot where the shot was given (same leg as the bruise). I tried to rub it and that didn't seem to bother her. She doesn't seem to have any other symptoms.

I called the Dr today and they want her to come in to have it looked at. Has anyone else experienced this after shots? What was the outcome?

smellycat15

DD got them after her flu shots. When we went in for the booster I asked and she said it could just be a reaction to the preservative in the vaccine. Doc said as long as she doesn't have a large rash or acting any different, she'll be fine. 

laura&bobv

I was just thinking about posting this, and I could have written it word for word. I didn't call the Doc, so I don't really know. Since it had only been a couple of days and she was acting normal, I was going to wait.

I just wanted you to know that you weren't alone. Please post back, I am curious to see what the Doc says. 

Caroline&Stephen

I wouldn't worry.  This is common.  DDs pedi said it was nothing to worry about. 

BTW,  my dog gets the same thing after vaccines....LOL.

lite-bright

The exact same thing happened to my DD1 after her one-year shots. A week afterwards, she got a red lump on one leg where she'd gotten a shot. 

It's a minor reaction, and it goes away. When I got my vax updated before TTC, I had the same reaction to the MMR shot, so I wasn't too worried.  

ohfour

Redness/swelling at the injection site is a common vax reaction.

love.love

I'm currently on hold with my doctors office right now for almost the same thing. DS got his 15 month vaccinations (even though he's 21 months) on july 2, had a small red spot, and just yesterday it turned into a huge raised red rashy looking spot.

The hard spot that you described though, DS had that before too. It was apparent within 1-3 days of being vaccinated though, and it took about a week to go away.