Is it normal for my arm muscle in my shoulder to hurt 2 weeks after flu shot?

Prednisone was the only thing that worked for me after that shot . I am glad to hear you got relief. I only had to take it for five days. I am off now, and so far so good. That was really awful pain, and you know, none of us need that...

I had a pneumonia shot that I think was put tooo high up by the doc who usually doesn't administer shots....thanks to your site I asked for a prednisone pack and it's helping a lot...

I had to come on here. I did not get the flu shot this year and will never get one again. Two years ago I received my first flu shot at age 49. It was painful and I did have localized pain at the shot site for about three weeks. Then it would sporadically flare up and throb just as if I had just had a shot (of course the pain was not as severe). This is where it gets bizarre though. I am still (yest well over a year later) having pain in this exact same location. It flares up periodically and I know it's from that dang shot. My doctor said he has never heard of this but did say that if a nerve was involved, it could have been destroyed. I am convinced it is nerve damage. I wish they'd be more up-front about the risks.

I am having the same problems! I got my shot on Sept 30, 09 and it did not hurt at first then a few days later starting really aching. I cannot sleep on it, any movement that make it go forward hurts. I have to sleep on my back to rest. This is really hurting any ideas? I have been using heat and tylenol to help with pain, but boy when the pain killer runs out, ouch! I have never had this happen before, had the shots for over 12 years. Not allergic to eggs.

Thanks for you post, and sharing. I too found relief with the predisone, Is the medrol dose pack a form of it? And what is an MA? After this episode, I think I better invest some time in becoming a little more attentive to what is going on. Any suggestions on the swine flu shot?

I think the nurses know more than the docs as far as giving shots; never had a problem with a nurse giving it.

I hate to tell you this, but I'm on a month and still in pain...it will definitely take time.
I've been alternating heat and ice, using Ben Gay type creams at bed time...it's a lot of pain and it's scary...tingling fingers, loss of motion and strength.
I can see the dot from where my shot was given, and it's at the top of my arm at the shoulder...had I been paying better attention, I'd have asked them to stop.
I will never go anywhere but my doctors for a shot from now on.
Hang in there...we all have to....at least we're all here for each other!
Now everyone...go ice your arms!!
Blessings and fast healing!
Nay

So maybe requesting Predisone for a short time would help. The doctor must have gone into the muscle, but to have so much pain I can't understand it. It's been a week and a half, and it's not much better.

First of all I want to say I"m sorry about your experience, I too am a nurse and when my symptoms started in my arm I knew it was from where the injection was given and my docs office has not handled it correctly but that is just my opinion which doesn't seem to matter. They had me on a medrol dose pack and I have to say that after a couple days the prednisone really helped. My arm is not where it was before the injection but I do not have the extreme pain and numbness/tingling as I did. I had a MRI and it showed "increased fluid in the bursa" well after my docs office gave me the info I said that when the MA hit the area around the bursa thats why there was all that inflammation and they are still going on the theory that it was a underlying thing.....so now I will see how my arm is now that the prednisone is done.
I told my docs office that I certainly hope someone took him aside and showed him the correct procedure on how to give a IM injection and I'm still upset with myself for if I didn't turn my head to the right I would of saw how high up he was going with the syringe on my left arm...good luck to you.