I got my flu shot yesterday...
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Can you move it? I've had times when I've gotten my flu shot and my arm felt bruised. Very bruised.
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I have it go all three ways (knock it off in the back!).
I've had my arm hurt like heck for a day or two after, had it not hurt at all, and had it hurt some before I ever got the shot... it just varies a lot between the experience level of the one giving the shot and your physical reaction to both the vaccine and injections in general. If it doesn't stop hurting a lot in 24, I'd make inquiries.
I've had my arm hurt like heck for a day or two after, had it not hurt at all, and had it hurt some before I ever got the shot... it just varies a lot between the experience level of the one giving the shot and your physical reaction to both the vaccine and injections in general. If it doesn't stop hurting a lot in 24, I'd make inquiries.
Then I'll get an infection.
I don't usually have much pain either.
I had it done at the doctor's office. They're closed all weekend.
Did it feel like maybe they hit a bone when you got it?
Now that I think about it, I think I've heard some of my friends complain that their arm hurts for a couple of days.
The firm I work for has someone come in every year and anyone who wants one can a flu shot for free. They said it would be at least late October before they could get the swine flu one . . . but they keep pushing the date back (at first they said mid October). I suspect it will be January before there's enough to go around.
Now that I think about it, I think I've heard some of my friends complain that their arm hurts for a couple of days.
The firm I work for has someone come in every year and anyone who wants one can a flu shot for free. They said it would be at least late October before they could get the swine flu one . . . but they keep pushing the date back (at first they said mid October). I suspect it will be January before there's enough to go around.
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Yeah, that's a possibility. One thing I've noticed is there is some pinkness on the middle of my upper arm. The shot was in the upper arm.
I was hoping there would be a medical person around AW who might be able to comment.
This shot was for the regular flu. No swine flu vaccine available yet.
I'm not, but if your arm falls off I could probably design a dandy replacement using an ax handle and a garden trowel.
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I've never had a flu shot, but when I had the Hepatitis B series my arm hurt like hell after the first shot. I could barely move it. The pain was less after each shot and by the third in the series the pain was localized to the injection site.
You best bet would be call either where you got the shot or your doctor to double check.
Here is some info from the CDC site
You best bet would be call either where you got the shot or your doctor to double check.
Here is some info from the CDC site
Regdog has got the true story.
Hepatitis B and tetanus shots almost always hurt quite a bit, usually the next day. Other vaccinations usually hurt less, but any might be quite sore depending on how near the local nerves are to the injection site.
Hepatitis B and tetanus shots almost always hurt quite a bit, usually the next day. Other vaccinations usually hurt less, but any might be quite sore depending on how near the local nerves are to the injection site.
Thanks for the info!
I've decided to drink a few glasses of wine so I will feel no pain.
I haven't had any shots since I was vaccinated as a child. My mom said I cried a lot at the time, but I was a sissy back then.
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Yeah, it's totally normal. I got the flu shot last week and had the same reaction. Think of it this way: someone just stuck a needle in your muscle and pumped it full of an unfamiliar substance. It's different than getting blood taken, where they just tap into a vein and let some blood drain out. Personally, I prefer the latter. Oh well.
I was kinda ticked off after I got mine because they handed me the info on paper AS they were injecting me. I thought I was getting a swine flu shot... then I'm perusing the papers afterwards and I realize it's just a regular old flu shot which "WILL NOT PROTECT AGAINST H1N1." Gee, thanks, guys.
I was kinda ticked off after I got mine because they handed me the info on paper AS they were injecting me. I thought I was getting a swine flu shot... then I'm perusing the papers afterwards and I realize it's just a regular old flu shot which "WILL NOT PROTECT AGAINST H1N1." Gee, thanks, guys.
My bulging "Man of Steel" muscles might bend or break the needle, but you can try.