Hello. I had a flu shot on November 20, 2009. I don't believe anyoone who has not experienced the pain understand how it feels. All of my pain is above the elbow. I went to my doctor 5 days after the shot. I have been prescribed everything from Tramadol all the way up to a Morphone derivative. Other than knocking me out, none of the prescriptions have worked. Tegretol (a nerve pain drug) does ease the pain for a little while. I'm taking that plus 100 mg of trazadone (for sleep) and I am finally able to sleep about 7-8 hours. I pray that you will heal quickly. Unfortunately, I had this same reaction to a DTaP vaccination 2 years ago so that arm is finally usable. I still have pain but it is tolerable. The doctor is doing research to see what is common between the two vaccines. (probably the preservative). I've been told not to take any shots until he finds that out.
Now, just FYI, keep good records of what is going on with this. If it lasts longer than 6 months, you will probably want to file a claim. (also make sure your doctor reported the problem to VAERS). Your best location for research is The Vaccine Injury Table (Table) www.hrsa.gov/Vaccinecompensation/table.htm. It explaines the procedure for filing a claim. I have filed a claim through a vaccine injury attorney. There is minimal, if any, up front costs. The HRSA compensates the lawyer.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can give you any more pointers.
First and foremost, I hope the pain goes away fast.
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Hello. I had a flu shot on November 20, 2009. I don't believe anyoone who has not experienced the pain understand how it feels. All of my pain is above the elbow. I went to my doctor 5 days after the shot. I have been prescribed everything from Tramadol all the way up to a Morphone derivative. Other than knocking me out, none of the prescriptions have worked. Tegretol (a nerve pain drug) does ease the pain for a little while. I'm taking that plus 100 mg of trazadone (for sleep) and I am finally able to sleep about 7-8 hours. I pray that you will heal quickly. Unfortunately, I had this same reaction to a DTaP vaccination 2 years ago so that arm is finally usable. I still have pain but it is tolerable. The doctor is doing research to see what is common between the two vaccines. (probably the preservative). I've been told not to take any shots until he finds that out.
Now, just FYI, keep good records of what is going on with this. If it lasts longer than 6 months, you will probably want to file a claim. (also make sure your doctor reported the problem to VAERS). Your best location for research is The Vaccine Injury Table (Table) www.hrsa.gov/Vaccinecompensation/table.htm. It explaines the procedure for filing a claim. I have filed a claim through a vaccine injury attorney. There is minimal, if any, up front costs. The HRSA compensates the lawyer.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I can give you any more pointers.
First and foremost, I hope the pain goes away fast.
December 14, 2009 - 5:22pmThis Comment
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