Innoculations and Pandas?

[MMC]

Our DS13 with PANDAS did not have the pneumovax innoculation as a child. But, he just got it Monday. This is because his new immunologist saw a weakness in his immune system against pneumococcol bugs, only showed 1 out of 14 resistance on the labs. And he wants to measure titers after a month to see if his body responds and makes antibodies. (good reason for IVIG with insurance approval if this is the case). So, cannot blame his PANDAS on this vax. His PANDAS is due to a genetic predisposition to an autoimmune issue with strep...not vaccine induced. Could vaccinces in general cause a weakened BBB? Good question, but just speculation at this point. We have been aware to be careful with vaccines, and I will say when he got this shot on Monday, I was nervous about it, but he has shown no problems at all other than a sore arm.

 

I do not get a flu shot, and do not have my PANDAS kids get one. So, I still think the least amount of vaccines, the better.

[JAG10]

Our DS13 with PANDAS did not have the pneumovax innoculation as a child. But, he just got it Monday. This is because his new immunologist saw a weakness in his immune system against pneumococcol bugs, only showed 1 out of 14 resistance on the labs. And he wants to measure titers after a month to see if his body responds and makes antibodies. (good reason for IVIG with insurance approval if this is the case). So, cannot blame his PANDAS on this vax. His PANDAS is due to a genetic predisposition to an autoimmune issue with strep...not vaccine induced. Could vaccinces in general cause a weakened BBB? Good question, but just speculation at this point. We have been aware to be careful with vaccines, and I will say when he got this shot on Monday, I was nervous about it, but he has shown no problems at all other than a sore arm.

 

I do not get a flu shot, and do not have my PANDAS kids get one. So, I still think the least amount of vaccines, the better.

 

I'm sorry. That was my mistake. I did not mean the vaccine caused problems (I have no idea about that chicken/egg!) but that so many of our kids did not respond to it as with your son. I was wondering if the same "lack of response" would be more likely from the meningitis vaccine. My dd is 12 (yesterday ) and was up to date up until this past year and the only one that gives me any pause, and not immediately, is the meningitis one. Just curious.