extra hep B shot

blanid · November 2012

My pediatrician called me today and told me that she had given my son an extra hep b shot at his last appt. in Sept. She said everything would be fine and he has been behaving totally normally. I just can't help but worry about long term effects, especially because of all of so many people's concerns with immunizations. Has this happened to anyone else or have any advice?

Thanks

jesselayne8 · November 2012

Don't know about infants but I personally have had 7 hep B shots because I am a non-converter. He will probably be okay. Sorry this happened:(

blanid · November 2012

thanks:(

Tussie Mussie · November 2012

When we first took Eleanor in for shots, they didn't have proof of getting her Hep B at birth. They said if we couldn't find the paperwork to prove it they would just give her another one (this would have been at her 9month shots). We found the paperwork, but they didn't make it sound like a big deal at all. It's easy to worry about things like this, but sometimes we just have to trust the doctors. I'm sorry they made a mistake though. It'd be nice if things like that never happened.

Rebecca2024 · November 2012

jesselayne8:
Don't know about infants but I personally have had 7 hep B shots because I am a non-converter. He will probably be okay. Sorry this happened:(

Alright; I'll bite. What is a "non-converter"? I asked Dr. Google with no luck; it just returned results for catalytic converters... no help.

Am I correct to assume, that the vaccine didn't "take"?
How does the general person know this?

I had the Hep B series in high school when I wanted to go to a medical camp. No one ever tested me after that...
So it's possible that it "took" or that it didn't "take"?

What happens that one would be tested for the results?? Do you work in the medical field or another risky field?

This is just so bizarre to my mind for some reason... Maybe I need sleep.

jesselayne8 · November 2012

Rebecca2024:
jesselayne8:
Don't know about infants but I personally have had 7 hep B shots because I am a non-converter.  He will probably be okay. Sorry this happened:(
Alright; I'll bite.  What is a "non-converter"?  I asked Dr. Google with no luck; it just returned results for catalytic converters... no help.
Am I correct to assume, that the vaccine didn't "take"?
How does the general person know this?
I had the Hep B series in high school when I wanted to go to a medical camp.  No one ever tested me after that...
So it's possible that it "took" or that it didn't "take"?
What happens that one would be tested for the results??  Do you work in the medical field or another risky field?
This is just so bizarre to my mind for some reason... Maybe I need sleep.

I worked as a nurse prior to having DD. Each place that I worked, checked a titer to see if I have developed immunity. My bloodwork looks like I have never had the vaccine. The same goes for having chicken pox. My titer is also negative. Less than 1 of the population are "nonconverters". The other interesting thing is that I have never ever had a fever in my entire life.

blanid · November 2012

thanks everyone:)

capulet · November 2012

We've moved several times since DD was born. Her pediatricians' offices sometimes fail to transfer her records fully. The last time this happened, her pedi said she would rather give her the shots she didn't have records of over again rather than risk her missing them entirely (I did manage to get the records before this was necessary). I assume this happens sometimes and there would be more safeguards (or stupid record departments would be better about actually sending records) if it were risky. But my kids have never had a negative reaction to a vaccine, and I do not personally share the concerns about immunizations that some other people have, so this is not something I am inclined to worry about.

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