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Should Precautions Be Taken If No Redness Is Seen On Tetanus Injection Site?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My wife received a tetanus shot 1 week ago and her initial reactions of redness and swelling and pain in her injection have changed and seem to be improving. Should she take other precautions?
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It appears from your description that your wife has got an reaction due to taking of injection tetanus toxoid.
If you see pain and redness at the site, she can apply ice pack to reduce the inflammation.
She can take anti-inflammatory and analgesic like Ibuprofen and Paracetamol combination, twice a day after food.
If she is pregnant, she should avoid ibuprofen has to be avoided and only paracetamol needs to be taken.
Hope the information provided would be useful.
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Should Precautions Be Taken If No Redness Is Seen On Tetanus Injection Site?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. It appears from your description that your wife has got an reaction due to taking of injection tetanus toxoid. If you see pain and redness at the site, she can apply ice pack to reduce the inflammation. She can take anti-inflammatory and analgesic like Ibuprofen and Paracetamol combination, twice a day after food. If she is pregnant, she should avoid ibuprofen has to be avoided and only paracetamol needs to be taken. Hope the information provided would be useful.