Here is my update. Flu shot Oct 26. Arm is still in pain. Cannot lift to take off a t-shirt without excruciating pain. I am offended when doctors say, "well...hmmm...I've never heard of that before." They should peruse this website. I have been on steroids (helped till they wore off), have had an MRI (didn't show anything) and visited my regular doctor and a shoulder specialist on Christmas eve, just hours before I had 12 people showing up for dinner (was that desperate). (I am a person who never goes to the doctor.) Finally went to my trusty chiropractor -- who listens and takes this seriously. She thinks it may be a form of bursitis...not sure how that happens with a shot, but this will take time. I have stopped taking anti-inflammatories, bc I don't think that is good to do ad-infinitum. I am icing the shoulder and trying to stay patient. I wish the media would pick up on this and advise as to whether there is a better way to get a flu shot (how bout in the rear-end)? Based upon what I have experienced, I am loathe to ever allow someone to jab a needle into my arm again.
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Here is my update. Flu shot Oct 26. Arm is still in pain. Cannot lift to take off a t-shirt without excruciating pain. I am offended when doctors say, "well...hmmm...I've never heard of that before." They should peruse this website. I have been on steroids (helped till they wore off), have had an MRI (didn't show anything) and visited my regular doctor and a shoulder specialist on Christmas eve, just hours before I had 12 people showing up for dinner (was that desperate). (I am a person who never goes to the doctor.) Finally went to my trusty chiropractor -- who listens and takes this seriously. She thinks it may be a form of bursitis...not sure how that happens with a shot, but this will take time. I have stopped taking anti-inflammatories, bc I don't think that is good to do ad-infinitum. I am icing the shoulder and trying to stay patient. I wish the media would pick up on this and advise as to whether there is a better way to get a flu shot (how bout in the rear-end)? Based upon what I have experienced, I am loathe to ever allow someone to jab a needle into my arm again.
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