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Poor Avalon. I have her in a vaccination study where they are trying a new combo vaccine and an improved one for hepatitis (I think, I'm a bit fuzzy on the details). She had to go in on Wednesday and get not only four shots, but blood drawn as well. Even with putting that numbing cream on her elbows, she was still very unhappy, especially as they discovered she has "rolling veins" and had to attempt drawing blood twice (unlike the first time they did it from her heel and she fell asleep). Then the immunization shots were painful, too. Now every evening for a week, I have to take her temperature, measure her both arms (to see if there's any swelling), and look at all her injection sites for swelling and redness. Normally, there's very little, but I noticed when she was in the tub last night, one of the ones on her leg has a big goose egg around it, and it's hard to tell which injection it came from; there are two and they are only about a centimeter apart. Kind of like when I get a tetanus shot, only it doesn't look red and itchy. Other than that, they don't seem to be bothering her, except for her being sleepy the rest of the day after she got them. Angus got a cold earlier this week, so of course she's getting that too.

She only has one last appointment to go. One more shot and blood draw and then she's done. All her doctor appointments have been free during the study, and afterwards she'll get $150, which I'll put in a savings account for her. some of my friends have teased me about using my daughter for a guinea pig, but it's saved us some money, and if kids in the future can get fewer shots, we're happy to help.

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milo is in this study also. the blood draws were horrible. they had to take blood from the top of his foot!!!! yikes.

i still have yet to see the 150 for completing the study (milo really needs to have some money put in his savings account.).
congratulations for being a good mommy and trying to make life better for our babies and for future babies everywhere.

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