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Bad shoulder pain for weeks after a flu shot?
October 19, 2017, 11:02 AM
old rugged crossBad shoulder pain for weeks after a flu shot?
So my elderll father has had really bad shoulder pain since having the shot.
Primary doc has scheduled an mri.
Thoughts?
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
October 19, 2017, 11:21 AM
Pipe SmokerI can't help. I've never had any pain from flu shots. But this thread ought to be posted in The Lounge.
Serious about crackers. October 19, 2017, 12:24 PM
tannerJust guessing here, but has he been evaluated for possibly adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)? Maybe the flu shot was some sort of triggering event? I am not a doctor.
October 19, 2017, 12:56 PM
JJexpSeveral of the guys at the gun club have been complaining about this after getting their flu shots. Yet another reason to avoid the damn things.
October 19, 2017, 12:58 PM
4x5Is the pain in the same shoulder where the shot was given?
Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ October 19, 2017, 01:09 PM
PASigI've always had a slightly sore arm for a day or so after a flu shot but that's it. This doesn't sound right, he's right to get looked at.
October 19, 2017, 01:11 PM
shoevbMy arm is sore for a day or two also but not longer than that.
October 19, 2017, 01:42 PM
maxwayneNo pain whatsoever this year. Forgot about it until I saw the bandaid.
October 19, 2017, 03:39 PM
Expert308Yeah, on the occasions when I gotten flu shots my arm would be just a little sore for a day or two. The last time I got a tetanus update it was very sore for over a week.
October 19, 2017, 04:30 PM
Sig Sauer KrautSee if his doc reported it through VAERS. Complications are rare but they happen and can be severe or even life threatening. In the unlikely event that it results in a permanent disability or condition, there is a government compensation program for it.
October 19, 2017, 04:49 PM
ARmanThis year I got a flu shot for the first time in 4 or 5 years. It didn't hurt the day of, but it felt like they shot concrete in there the next day, and for a week after! I ever had a slight lump at the ejection sight.
ARman
October 19, 2017, 04:52 PM
nosticksYea, me too on the sore shoulder. It lasted about a week. This is the first time this happened and I get a flu shot every year.
Awake not woke
October 19, 2017, 05:25 PM
zingoFairly severe, and long lasting, shoulder damage can result from a poorly placed flu shot.
We have been going through this for a year. We've had to get lawyers involved. Don't assume it's nothing. Keep detailed records.
Look up SIRVA.
Good luck
October 19, 2017, 06:34 PM
smithnsigquote:
Originally posted by zingo:
Fairly severe, and long lasting, shoulder damage can result from a poorly placed flu shot.
We have been going through this for a year. We've had to get lawyers involved. Don't assume it's nothing. Keep detailed records.
Look up SIRVA.
Good luck
Yes! There is a syndrome of the shoulder from poorly placed injections. A lady I know had a really hard time from it. It was also a flu shot
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October 19, 2017, 07:58 PM
old rugged crossThank you guys and gals. Very helpful.
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
October 19, 2017, 11:07 PM
AZSigsMay not be related to the immunization.
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