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I took a mandatory flu shot at work Oct. 19, 2009 on my left arm. I had chills and a fever of 102* along with left arm aching pain, and a bout of severe low back pain within the first 2 weeks after receiving the shot. All other symptoms have since dissipated except for the severe low back pain and a strange wobbliness in my legs. The low back pain is bad enough to where I could not move by myself for a week, and now cannot really sit or bend without a high degree of constant pain.
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Same here. I had my flu vaccine 2 weeks ago and now i am feeling the same: back pain and numbness of my both legs and urgent urination. I came across guillaine barre syndrome and it scares me. Our work place forces us to receive the shot that is why. Have u improved? I hope we will all do
December 18, 2017 - 7:11pmI especially feel the pain when i am not doing anything.
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The exact same thing happened to me yesterday. I do have existing back problems, but after my flu shot the low back pain is so severe I can barely tolerate it. Any update on how you are feeling would be greatly appreciated since this has just started for me.
November 1, 2017 - 8:09amRay
Male/34yrs
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I had the mandatory flu shot on the 24th of Oct, 2017 and have had progressively worsening low back pain since. The pain is constant when I am sitting and with any movement. I am also taking immunosuppression meds and am wondering if this has made things worse. Definitely doesn't feel like my usual muscle strain.
October 30, 2017 - 7:17amThis Comment
I went to ER on Sat for same reason plus vision problems/optic neuritis. Got my first flu shot a month ago. I think you should go in ER asap.
October 24, 2017 - 4:15pmThis Comment
I am very healthy and active but received a flu shot in my left arm and now a week later I am having severe lower back pain. I have not had any injuries so that was the last thing I did was get the flu shot. Maybe a coincidence? I have never taken medication before but I am taking ibuprofen 800mg 3 times a day which is helping.
October 22, 2017 - 5:19pmThis Comment
Yes, I have experienced severe low back pain, centered above the tailbone and deviating to the right side and affecting my right leg. My workplace mandates the flu shot, and I received the shot Oct 16, 2017. That same day, I experienced debilitating back pain to the point where I couldn't bend, stand, sit, or walk. Sleeping was impossible. Staying awake was worse. I am on day 6 and still stiff. Extra strength Tylenol is the only thing that gets me through the day. I called my PCP and got the lot number of the flu shot dose that I received: UT5936MA. Googling that code yields zero information.
October 22, 2017 - 4:45pmFurthermore, this is the third year where I have experienced this pain post receiving the flu shot. The other years, I failed to make the connection and thought it was me. I received an MRI of my pelvis in 2014 and a CT scan of pelvis in 2015, both times around the same dates. Both scans were negative of anything. It was this year that I officially made the connection...the low back/pelvis pain accompanies the flu shot. It is official. My body hates it and each year my body reacts worse to it. My concern is that this shot is not safe and the public should no longer be exposed to it.
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i am having the same symptoms. :o((
October 23, 2017 - 9:12amThis Comment
I have it too...painful! Can someone tell me please how to make it go away? I took Advil, it did little to help ease the pain.
October 22, 2017 - 12:45pmThis Comment
Yes, I have experienced severe low back pain, centered above the tailbone and deviating to the right side and affecting my right leg. My workplace mandates the flu shot, and I received the shot Oct 16, 2017. That same day, I experienced debilitating back pain to the point where I couldn't bend, stand, sit, or walk. Sleeping was impossible. Staying awake was worse. I am on day 6 and still stiff. Extra strength Tylenol is the only thing that gets me through the day. I called my PCP and got the lot number of the flu shot dose that I received: UT5936MA. Googling that code yields zero information.
October 21, 2017 - 7:37amFurthermore, this is the third year where I have experienced this pain post receiving the flu shot. The other years, I failed to make the connection and thought it was me. I received an MRI of my pelvis in 2014 and a CT scan of pelvis in 2015, both times around the same dates. Both scans were negative of anything. It was this year that I officially made the connection...the low back/pelvis pain accompanies the flu shot. It is official. My body hates it and each year my body reacts worse to it. My concern is that this shot is not safe and the public should no longer be exposed to it.
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I had a flu shot on Friday, October 6, 2017. By Friday night my lower back (left side) was hurting really bad. It hurts really bad when I try to pull myself up from a sitting or a laying position. Walking is a little difficult, it is hard to keep up with my husband, I have to walk a little slower. Bending is almost impossible. And it hurts to turn over when I am in bed. I have been rotating heat and ice on it. I hope this doesn't last to long.
October 10, 2017 - 7:39pmThis Comment