shot reaction - is this normal?

[Grace]

My dh is still having headaches from his tetnus shot. At first, he had a sore arm, woozieness and nausea. Those all cleared up in a day, but he's still having headaches. I'm beginning to be sorry I made him get the d@mn shot. I only wanted to protect him from what I knew to be a deadly disease and now, I fear I have made him sick anyway. Are these headaches a normal reaction? When can we expect them to stop?

[Alyse]

Grace - I had a tetnus shot about 3 months ago and I don't remember having any headaches from it. That's not to say it's not a possible reaction though. My arm was a bit sore at the injection site though.

[Grace]

Growing up on a farm with known tetnus on it, I had the shot every year for 18 years and never had a reaction to it. I've never known anyone who had a reaction to it.

[Liz&NicksMom]

I toio have never known anyone to have a reaction to it before....maybe try calling your Dr. Steve could be having these headaches for other reasons.....such as just because??

[Grace]

He does have problems with headaches. He's been complaining his sugar is out of whack. Could that be the cause of the headaches, too? Is it just a coincidence that the shot and the headaches started at the same time? He says only pain relief drugs (ibprophen) gets rid of the headaches. Normally, he can sleep them off.

[Liz&NicksMom]

Yes his blood sugar can cause head aches (ask Maree)....I too use Ibuprofen to get rid of mine......

[KimmerRN]

:yup: Yep, fluctuations in blood sugar can cause headaches, esp. in people who have problems with headaches.

Lenora, please don't second-guess yourself on having him get the tetanus shot. Dealing with headaches is so much better than the alternative. (And that's coming from the headache :queen: !)

I hope Steve feels better soon! :ghug:

[Grace]

Now, he says he has a sinus infection which is causing the headaches. I made him some homemade minestone for dinner. I hope it helps.

[Spaggie]

It probably is his bolld sugar. But if it doesn't clear up soon, call the doctor and talk to him.

[Grace]

He says his infection broke and his headache went away. He's feeling good enough to whine about my homemade minestone soup not having chicken chunks in it. :roll: I think I liked it better when he had a headache.