Hello, I wanted to offer you a response regarding your flu shot. two years ago I also had a flu shot with long standing residual pain. Initially I thought that the shot had been given to high? or that maybe the wrong size needle was used? At any rate, my shoulder continued to hurt with the pain radiating down my arm to my hand and now 2yrs later, I still have periodic shoulder pain and my thumb has been affected and I developed what is called "DeQuarvan's Tendonitis" I wear a thumb spicca brace, which helps with the pain. I had an MRI initially of my shoulder and there was also "tendonitis" which is inflammation of the tendon. I had my flu shot given to me by a pharmacist at a grocery store. When I contacted the store to tell them about my shoulder and concerns that i may have received the shot in the wrong area or with a long needle (My arm is very thin and it is recommended that a shorter needle be used in thin people so as to not give injection into the shoulder joint) the store manager referred me to their regional office, who basically blew me off. Which was upsetting. I did obtain an attorney as a result and I'm still in litigation however as it turns out, new findings on the flu vaccines and from the CDC it appears that the "flu material" maybe causing a type of "allergic" reaction, and there are several thousands of people who all have the same varying degrees of shoulder injuries after they've gotten the flu vaccine.
I would contact The National Vaccine Injury compensation program:
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Hello, I wanted to offer you a response regarding your flu shot. two years ago I also had a flu shot with long standing residual pain. Initially I thought that the shot had been given to high? or that maybe the wrong size needle was used? At any rate, my shoulder continued to hurt with the pain radiating down my arm to my hand and now 2yrs later, I still have periodic shoulder pain and my thumb has been affected and I developed what is called "DeQuarvan's Tendonitis" I wear a thumb spicca brace, which helps with the pain. I had an MRI initially of my shoulder and there was also "tendonitis" which is inflammation of the tendon. I had my flu shot given to me by a pharmacist at a grocery store. When I contacted the store to tell them about my shoulder and concerns that i may have received the shot in the wrong area or with a long needle (My arm is very thin and it is recommended that a shorter needle be used in thin people so as to not give injection into the shoulder joint) the store manager referred me to their regional office, who basically blew me off. Which was upsetting. I did obtain an attorney as a result and I'm still in litigation however as it turns out, new findings on the flu vaccines and from the CDC it appears that the "flu material" maybe causing a type of "allergic" reaction, and there are several thousands of people who all have the same varying degrees of shoulder injuries after they've gotten the flu vaccine.
I would contact The National Vaccine Injury compensation program:
http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/index.html
They do indicate that you have to have had the symptoms for at least 6 months.
December 26, 2013 - 8:20amThis Comment
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