Long term pain from flu shot years ago--flares up whenever I am coming down with something.
OK, I'm a nurse, not a hypochondriac, not looking to sue anyone...just puzzled as to what is causing my symptoms.
Several years ago I had a flu shot that hurt like heck in the upper deltoid of my left arm. It stung and it felt as if the occupational nurse went too deep--and I am pretty thin. I had, as expected, injection site soreness--no redness, no big deal. Except that it didn't go away for weeks. Then, whenever I started to feel a cold or any illness coming on, this site throbs to the point of being sore to the touch. No swollen lymph nodes that I can find. No travelng, no numbness. Just intense pain that is somewhat relieved by ibuprofen. So, what the heck is this besides what I call my "illness barometer." I've had flu shots for for years before this, as well as continuing to get them for a few years after this incident, including the h1n1--all in the other arm from now on--again no problems.
My doctors figure "nerve damage"--but why would the pain disappear then reappear whenever I'm getting sick/ie related to some immune response? I wonder if it didnt all go into one lymph node deep in my arm that just goes bonkers when I get sick.
This pain is a 7-8/10 and wakes me up at night it hurts that bad. Then, once I am getting over the cold or whatever, it goes away until the next time... I'd say about 6 times per year roughly.
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Long term pain from flu shot years ago--flares up whenever I am coming down with something.
OK, I'm a nurse, not a hypochondriac, not looking to sue anyone...just puzzled as to what is causing my symptoms.
Several years ago I had a flu shot that hurt like heck in the upper deltoid of my left arm. It stung and it felt as if the occupational nurse went too deep--and I am pretty thin. I had, as expected, injection site soreness--no redness, no big deal. Except that it didn't go away for weeks. Then, whenever I started to feel a cold or any illness coming on, this site throbs to the point of being sore to the touch. No swollen lymph nodes that I can find. No travelng, no numbness. Just intense pain that is somewhat relieved by ibuprofen. So, what the heck is this besides what I call my "illness barometer." I've had flu shots for for years before this, as well as continuing to get them for a few years after this incident, including the h1n1--all in the other arm from now on--again no problems.
My doctors figure "nerve damage"--but why would the pain disappear then reappear whenever I'm getting sick/ie related to some immune response? I wonder if it didnt all go into one lymph node deep in my arm that just goes bonkers when I get sick.
This pain is a 7-8/10 and wakes me up at night it hurts that bad. Then, once I am getting over the cold or whatever, it goes away until the next time... I'd say about 6 times per year roughly.
Ideas?
February 23, 2010 - 7:15amThis Comment
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