<human>: 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?
<bot>: Hi, Thanks for posting in Chat Doctor. It appears from your description that your wife has got a reaction due to taking of injection tetanus toxic. 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.