I received my 12th annual flu shot at 2pm today and I woke up in pain now at 2am. The pain started about 2 hours after the shot and I just reassured myself- well this is the onsite arm pain... I still have bandaid on my arm and the injection site IS 3 1/2 fingers down from the tip of my shoulder-- so it seems that the nurse did the correct injection site. I had a seasonal flu shot in my right arm--- it is fine and dandy. This is the first year for a pneumonia shot though. This is the left arm that is very painful. Not joint, but the muscle in the arm. I am 36 yrs old with a chronic disease- so why the suggested I get the pneumo vaccine this year in addition to flu shot. I wish they gave them both in same arm now that I think about it. I am right handed and it concerns me that my right arm may be out of commission for up to 3 months??? I am a scuba instructor/swim instructor- use of both arms is imperative out in ocean...Well just posting my 2 cents, so to speak. So far it is 12 hours later and in pain from pneumo shot; but I do recall that the first time I received a seasonal flu shot - 12 years ago; I did get arm pain AND flu like symptoms that lasted 3 days. So perhaps, and the nurse did NOT mention this when she was aware this is my first ever pneumo shot..., it is this painful due to first time of this vaccine? I rarely take any over the counter pain meds; but I will try tylenol to sleep and will report back how it goes in another 24 hours. I googled- arm pain how long flu shot- so I was hoping someone would update their original posting and free2bme is the only one it seems-- so 3 days it seems is normal time range?
Nov 8, 2009 Palos Verdes, CA
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I received my 12th annual flu shot at 2pm today and I woke up in pain now at 2am. The pain started about 2 hours after the shot and I just reassured myself- well this is the onsite arm pain... I still have bandaid on my arm and the injection site IS 3 1/2 fingers down from the tip of my shoulder-- so it seems that the nurse did the correct injection site. I had a seasonal flu shot in my right arm--- it is fine and dandy. This is the first year for a pneumonia shot though. This is the left arm that is very painful. Not joint, but the muscle in the arm. I am 36 yrs old with a chronic disease- so why the suggested I get the pneumo vaccine this year in addition to flu shot. I wish they gave them both in same arm now that I think about it. I am right handed and it concerns me that my right arm may be out of commission for up to 3 months??? I am a scuba instructor/swim instructor- use of both arms is imperative out in ocean...Well just posting my 2 cents, so to speak. So far it is 12 hours later and in pain from pneumo shot; but I do recall that the first time I received a seasonal flu shot - 12 years ago; I did get arm pain AND flu like symptoms that lasted 3 days. So perhaps, and the nurse did NOT mention this when she was aware this is my first ever pneumo shot..., it is this painful due to first time of this vaccine? I rarely take any over the counter pain meds; but I will try tylenol to sleep and will report back how it goes in another 24 hours. I googled- arm pain how long flu shot- so I was hoping someone would update their original posting and free2bme is the only one it seems-- so 3 days it seems is normal time range?
November 8, 2009 - 3:29amNov 8, 2009 Palos Verdes, CA
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