Ever Have A Bad Reaction To Flu Shot?

**binka_nugget** · 11-12-2007, 05:39 PM

I had a nasty reaction in high school. It got really red and swollen and had flu-like symptoms for a few days. It was aweful!

**sasvermont** · 11-12-2007, 06:57 PM

I had the annual flu shot just last week and it took my arm four full days to recover. That same reaction was standard for the rest of the folks getting the shot the same day. We thought we were all goofy, but now that you have mentioned it, it isn't such an isolated problem. Maybe it is a strain that our bodies just don't like.

I had such discomfort that I said that I would not get the shot next year. Chicken, I guess. My arm was really, really sore. I had a hard time getting to sleep for three nights!

**critter crazy** · 11-12-2007, 07:01 PM

Uggghhhhh.....The Army made us get one every year! Now that I am No Longer in the Army, I dont get them anymore, cause they always made me sicker than a dog!!

**lizbud** · 11-12-2007, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by sasvermont

I had the annual flu shot just last week and it took my arm four full days to recover. That same reaction was standard for the rest of the folks getting the shot the same day. We thought we were all goofy, but now that you have mentioned it, it isn't such an isolated problem. Maybe it is a strain that our bodies just don't like.

I had such discomfort that I said that I would not get the shot next year. Chicken, I guess. My arm was really, really sore. I had a hard time getting to sleep for three nights!

I am so glad to find someone else that had a strange reaction too. The nurse who gave the shot said this years vaccine was developed for a
very bad flu prevalent in Australia this Summer. (their Winter season)

It must have been one heck of a strain of flu.

**sandragonfly** · 11-12-2007, 11:38 PM

I don't remember having one... glad you found a relief.

**K9karen** · 11-13-2007, 12:28 AM

This year, my arm was only a bit sore, but I do recall I had the same reaction as you in years past. The first time I ever had a flu shot, I got a slight case of the flu, but the doc said it was a coincidence..I probably was going to get it anyway. Never had any other problems. Three years ago, when the vaccine was at a premium, I couldn't get one, 'tho I was my mom's caregiver. I was petrified. Have you had a pneumonia shot?

**krazyaboutkatz** · 11-13-2007, 12:41 AM

When I got this years flu shot, my arm started hurting right after getting the shot and then it was very sore for about 4 hours or so. Luckily this went away. A co-worker said that she didn't feel sore at all.

Several years ago my arm became so sore that I could barely lift it up and use it for several days. I called the advice nurse and she hadn't heard of anyone having this kind of reaction. Later on I learned that my roommate had also had the same kind of reaction. I'd still rather get the flu shot than to risk getting the flu though.

**Karen** · 11-13-2007, 01:10 AM

My arm is often kinda sore the next day - it just feels like a bruise. For me, my doctor commanded very sternly, the last time I was hospitalized for my asthma - which was years ago - that I get a flu shot every year. She even moved my annual exam to within flu shot season, so I wouldn't have to make a seperate trip.