Finding this thread has calmed my fears about recent health problems after getting a flu shot here in Austin, TX. After getting the flu shot the end of Oct. 2016, my right arm was killing me much worse than any past flu shots. The next morning my arm pain had gone away but my back was hurting. It felt like the pain in my arm had moved to my back and I became convinced the pain was from the flu shot.
A few nights later, I woke up in the middle of the night with stabbing back pain and the underside of my thighs were moving involuntarily and so were my armpit muscles. My back and legs were numb and I was scared to move them for fear that it would cause a nerve problem in my spine. I lay still for a few minutes and gradually started moving my legs until feeling came back; then slid across the bed and slowly got up once I felt circulation come back. My husband massaged my back the next day and I got blurred vision for about 5 minutes.
Last night I woke up again with numbness in my back and legs and my fingers started cramping up. I moved them too fast and now am having trouble controlling them. I wish I had been more patient and slowly got circulation to start flowing before trying to move. Anti-inflammatory foods help: broccoli, green tea, green veggies. I have been drinking lots of water and I sleep on my right side because sleeping on my back or left side seems to bring on the numbness and muscle convulsions.
I will update when it seems to have gone away. So far it has been almost two weeks and the back pain has improved slightly but the numbing and muscle twitching (the scary part) has not improved.
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Finding this thread has calmed my fears about recent health problems after getting a flu shot here in Austin, TX. After getting the flu shot the end of Oct. 2016, my right arm was killing me much worse than any past flu shots. The next morning my arm pain had gone away but my back was hurting. It felt like the pain in my arm had moved to my back and I became convinced the pain was from the flu shot.
A few nights later, I woke up in the middle of the night with stabbing back pain and the underside of my thighs were moving involuntarily and so were my armpit muscles. My back and legs were numb and I was scared to move them for fear that it would cause a nerve problem in my spine. I lay still for a few minutes and gradually started moving my legs until feeling came back; then slid across the bed and slowly got up once I felt circulation come back. My husband massaged my back the next day and I got blurred vision for about 5 minutes.
Last night I woke up again with numbness in my back and legs and my fingers started cramping up. I moved them too fast and now am having trouble controlling them. I wish I had been more patient and slowly got circulation to start flowing before trying to move. Anti-inflammatory foods help: broccoli, green tea, green veggies. I have been drinking lots of water and I sleep on my right side because sleeping on my back or left side seems to bring on the numbness and muscle convulsions.
I will update when it seems to have gone away. So far it has been almost two weeks and the back pain has improved slightly but the numbing and muscle twitching (the scary part) has not improved.
November 9, 2016 - 8:50pmThis Comment
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