I feel your pain. But know that it does get better!! In 2008 I came to this site, after receiving a DPT shot from what apparently was an untrained individual in my upper left arm that left me in the same situation as you and others here for months. Soreness, pain, swelling, odd burning sensations, numbness. Experienced it all. Night time was the worst. I will tell you now that it is completely gone, so that is the good news. If you think back to the individual that gave the shot and the type of needle used, you will probably have your answer as to what occurred. The individual administering my shot did not pinch the skin in my arm to prep it, she just jabbed it in and it most likely hit a nerve, and possibly bone too.
I read an article recently that they are looking into/have developed retractable needles for this purpose. This would be a great thing!
As to what I did: KEEP IT MOVING. I know this may sound painful, but it is essential. You can Google exercises for shoulder pain or frozen shoulder and do those. Once the swelling is alleviated, you can use heat. Massaging the area also helped me. It may take weeks or months (mine took about 4-5 months to heal) to go back to normal. I also took Tylenol under a doc's supervision and he also did prescribe a muscle relaxer which I only took at night to sleep during the first month.
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I feel your pain. But know that it does get better!! In 2008 I came to this site, after receiving a DPT shot from what apparently was an untrained individual in my upper left arm that left me in the same situation as you and others here for months. Soreness, pain, swelling, odd burning sensations, numbness. Experienced it all. Night time was the worst. I will tell you now that it is completely gone, so that is the good news. If you think back to the individual that gave the shot and the type of needle used, you will probably have your answer as to what occurred. The individual administering my shot did not pinch the skin in my arm to prep it, she just jabbed it in and it most likely hit a nerve, and possibly bone too.
I read an article recently that they are looking into/have developed retractable needles for this purpose. This would be a great thing!
As to what I did: KEEP IT MOVING. I know this may sound painful, but it is essential. You can Google exercises for shoulder pain or frozen shoulder and do those. Once the swelling is alleviated, you can use heat. Massaging the area also helped me. It may take weeks or months (mine took about 4-5 months to heal) to go back to normal. I also took Tylenol under a doc's supervision and he also did prescribe a muscle relaxer which I only took at night to sleep during the first month.
Good luck, and happy holidays.
December 9, 2013 - 1:03pmThis Comment
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