Your self-righteous, know-it-all, gov't conspiracy theory is WRONG. I have never gotten an H1N1 inoculation. I had a seasonal flu shot last month, which I've had almost every year my whole life, 27 years. I have never had one hurt so bad going in. It hurt when he put the needle in, and it burned like fire as the liquid was going in. It was the slowest flu shot I can remember (either b/c it was, or b/c it hurt so bad it felt like forever). He put it up high, in my shoulder joint/tendon, and I even asked the nurse at that point, if it was too high. I don't ever remember a shot so high on my arm. He said "No it has to go into the muscle, that part here *pinches the back of my arm* is just fatty tissue." I am not just saying this b/c of the pain of the shot, but that man is one of the biggest JERKS I have ever had the misfortune of having to interact with. He is the ONLY one at the Schweinfurt Army Health Clinic who gives shots and I detest going to his window. It's always SOME little jibe, or way of telling you you're doing something wrong. He's very direct, opinionated and rude, I mean just plain RUDE for no reason, to everyone who comes there. Once when waiting to talk with a Dr., A baby began screaming, from the direction of the shot room, and I heard the other nurses discussing how he enjoys his job too much, and that he says he hasn't done his job right unless the babies are screaming. So, personal issues with this nurse aside, I was not happy with his offhand, insulting, dismissal of my questioning his execution of the shot. With all the hundreds of comments I'm reading though, it REALLY makes me wonder why they are suddenly being instructed to give shots SO high up (in the shoulder joint). That's not the muscle. Someone mentioned symptoms of bursitis, and it sounds like that's what's could be going on, only caused by the shot being placed where it is. I have had a sore arm for a day or two after a shot before, but I agree this is not "NORMAL" pain, neither in intensity, presentation nor length of duration. It lasted a few weeks, and then seemed to be getting better, only to now feel like it's getting more sore today. I just finally told my mom about it today on Skype, and decided to google it tonight. It's a sharp stabbing pain in the joint when I try to lift or move my arm, especially more than 90 degrees or over my head. Or if I have to lift something with it. The muscle directly connecting the tendon with the shoulder is sore, and the tendon itself feels sore and hurts if I touch it. Every morning I wake up with it feeling even more sore, and if I can stretch some it feels a little better throughout the day. What IS going on? This should NOT be ignored, but is being pooh-pooed by nurses and Drs. alike. What are pain pills going to do for what's CAUSING the pain?!?!
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Your self-righteous, know-it-all, gov't conspiracy theory is WRONG. I have never gotten an H1N1 inoculation. I had a seasonal flu shot last month, which I've had almost every year my whole life, 27 years. I have never had one hurt so bad going in. It hurt when he put the needle in, and it burned like fire as the liquid was going in. It was the slowest flu shot I can remember (either b/c it was, or b/c it hurt so bad it felt like forever). He put it up high, in my shoulder joint/tendon, and I even asked the nurse at that point, if it was too high. I don't ever remember a shot so high on my arm. He said "No it has to go into the muscle, that part here *pinches the back of my arm* is just fatty tissue." I am not just saying this b/c of the pain of the shot, but that man is one of the biggest JERKS I have ever had the misfortune of having to interact with. He is the ONLY one at the Schweinfurt Army Health Clinic who gives shots and I detest going to his window. It's always SOME little jibe, or way of telling you you're doing something wrong. He's very direct, opinionated and rude, I mean just plain RUDE for no reason, to everyone who comes there. Once when waiting to talk with a Dr., A baby began screaming, from the direction of the shot room, and I heard the other nurses discussing how he enjoys his job too much, and that he says he hasn't done his job right unless the babies are screaming. So, personal issues with this nurse aside, I was not happy with his offhand, insulting, dismissal of my questioning his execution of the shot. With all the hundreds of comments I'm reading though, it REALLY makes me wonder why they are suddenly being instructed to give shots SO high up (in the shoulder joint). That's not the muscle. Someone mentioned symptoms of bursitis, and it sounds like that's what's could be going on, only caused by the shot being placed where it is. I have had a sore arm for a day or two after a shot before, but I agree this is not "NORMAL" pain, neither in intensity, presentation nor length of duration. It lasted a few weeks, and then seemed to be getting better, only to now feel like it's getting more sore today. I just finally told my mom about it today on Skype, and decided to google it tonight. It's a sharp stabbing pain in the joint when I try to lift or move my arm, especially more than 90 degrees or over my head. Or if I have to lift something with it. The muscle directly connecting the tendon with the shoulder is sore, and the tendon itself feels sore and hurts if I touch it. Every morning I wake up with it feeling even more sore, and if I can stretch some it feels a little better throughout the day. What IS going on? This should NOT be ignored, but is being pooh-pooed by nurses and Drs. alike. What are pain pills going to do for what's CAUSING the pain?!?!
October 22, 2010 - 5:35pmThis Comment
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