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Stephen's going to Dominican in July... after a whole runaround with doctors to just get some info, I asked one doctor to run immunity testing for hepatitis (dr ran some other immunity testing too). Stephen's fine on the hepatitis but he's not immune for mumps!
How can this be??? He had his two MMR vaccines as a child (his measles immunity is fine).
So, now what? Mumps is a live vaccine.
How serious is mumps? I've never even really read much about it as I assumed my kids were immunized for life! Now I'm reading and it's scaring me that Stephen is not immune!
The doctor who told me this is washing his hands of it... last time we saw him, he got pissed at me because I questioned his 'speciality', now he's suddenly only a 'travel' doctor and barely wanted to answer my questions - said I should speak to GP and, with the remicade involvement, didn't want to say anything.
Before Stephen started remicade, I specifically asked the GP about vaccines, he said Stephen was up-to-date and only tested for TB. (This is what I meant in another post about worrying that one day I wouldn't ask the right questions/do the right thing - I should've had immunity checked for EVERYTHING! - But, OMG, shouldn't the GP know that, know the implications/complications of being on remicade! :ymad
I'm so pissed and worried now! Does this even impact Dominican??? I don't know how worried I should be??
Anyone have any thoughts?
How can this be??? He had his two MMR vaccines as a child (his measles immunity is fine).
So, now what? Mumps is a live vaccine.
How serious is mumps? I've never even really read much about it as I assumed my kids were immunized for life! Now I'm reading and it's scaring me that Stephen is not immune!
The doctor who told me this is washing his hands of it... last time we saw him, he got pissed at me because I questioned his 'speciality', now he's suddenly only a 'travel' doctor and barely wanted to answer my questions - said I should speak to GP and, with the remicade involvement, didn't want to say anything.
Before Stephen started remicade, I specifically asked the GP about vaccines, he said Stephen was up-to-date and only tested for TB. (This is what I meant in another post about worrying that one day I wouldn't ask the right questions/do the right thing - I should've had immunity checked for EVERYTHING! - But, OMG, shouldn't the GP know that, know the implications/complications of being on remicade! :ymad
I'm so pissed and worried now! Does this even impact Dominican??? I don't know how worried I should be??
Anyone have any thoughts?