I'm in the same boat; I received my flu shot on October 13th (of this year) and of course my arm was sore where they administered the shot but then the next day my shoulder and upper arm became sore late in the evening. This soreness has continued and has gotten worse; my arm and shoulder do not hurt as bad in the morning but in the late evening (6pm and later) the pain worsens. Last night the pain was so bad that I couldn't sleep; when I try to move my right arm (the arm where I received the shot) the pain is sharp, it feels like someone has stabbed my shoulder. It even hurts to move the lower part of my arm, bending and straightening at the elbow. This is my first year to receive the flu shot and I can say I won't get it again. What should I do, I can't afford an MRI; I'm going to try taking some advil or aleve tonight. Oh yeah one last thing; I agree with the person above - When I try to dress, pulling my pants up is a very hard task now.
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I'm in the same boat; I received my flu shot on October 13th (of this year) and of course my arm was sore where they administered the shot but then the next day my shoulder and upper arm became sore late in the evening. This soreness has continued and has gotten worse; my arm and shoulder do not hurt as bad in the morning but in the late evening (6pm and later) the pain worsens. Last night the pain was so bad that I couldn't sleep; when I try to move my right arm (the arm where I received the shot) the pain is sharp, it feels like someone has stabbed my shoulder. It even hurts to move the lower part of my arm, bending and straightening at the elbow. This is my first year to receive the flu shot and I can say I won't get it again. What should I do, I can't afford an MRI; I'm going to try taking some advil or aleve tonight. Oh yeah one last thing; I agree with the person above - When I try to dress, pulling my pants up is a very hard task now.
October 23, 2009 - 10:07amThis Comment
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