If the pain is in your lower back it might involve your kidneys. It could be a form of glommerulonephritis - IgA nephropathy. Basically, when you inject an Antigen into your body (which is what vaccinations do) your body produces antibodies. The antibodies combine with the antigens to form large molecules called immune complexes. These can get stuck in the small vessels of your kidney (amongst other places such as joints) and cause an inflammatory reaction. There is a growing body of research on this side effect of vaccinations. I don't mean to frighten anybody - I think vaccinations are very safe for the most part. Certainly, for some individuals the risk benefit equation makes them truly a life saver (the elderly, immune compromised individuals, etc). Also, the anti vaccine brigade is largely uneducated and potentially dangerous. Imbibing the polio antigen, for example, is FAR safer than contracting the disease. The risks of childhood ilnesses also outweight those of the vaccine. However, making flu shots mandatory for healthy individuals presents an interesting ethical debate. Personally, I am against it. (P.S. I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with lymph nodes!)
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If the pain is in your lower back it might involve your kidneys. It could be a form of glommerulonephritis - IgA nephropathy. Basically, when you inject an Antigen into your body (which is what vaccinations do) your body produces antibodies. The antibodies combine with the antigens to form large molecules called immune complexes. These can get stuck in the small vessels of your kidney (amongst other places such as joints) and cause an inflammatory reaction. There is a growing body of research on this side effect of vaccinations. I don't mean to frighten anybody - I think vaccinations are very safe for the most part. Certainly, for some individuals the risk benefit equation makes them truly a life saver (the elderly, immune compromised individuals, etc). Also, the anti vaccine brigade is largely uneducated and potentially dangerous. Imbibing the polio antigen, for example, is FAR safer than contracting the disease. The risks of childhood ilnesses also outweight those of the vaccine. However, making flu shots mandatory for healthy individuals presents an interesting ethical debate. Personally, I am against it. (P.S. I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with lymph nodes!)
November 26, 2011 - 7:39pmThis Comment
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