I had a tetanus shot yesterday (Friday morn) and I'm experiencing bad arm pain/muscle pain that some of you have mentioned and that I've also seen posted about on other sites. I know it seems early to be concerned but I had a tetanus shot more about 12 years ago and I had NO reaction to it except for a bit of slight soreness for a few hours. This time, I have pretty bad pain and I cannot get my arm above my head. The pain started about 3 hours after the shot and is mostly when I move my arm.
The shot was given about an inch and a half from the top of my shoulder, so like some others here and elsewhere I'm wondering if it was given too high in the arm and maybe that is the cause of the pain? I'm trying not to baby it too much, using it as much as I can and taking Tylenol. I have also been massaging it as well as using a heating pad. I will try and post next week to report the results which I hope are good and I wish all of you the best.
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Hello all,
I had a tetanus shot yesterday (Friday morn) and I'm experiencing bad arm pain/muscle pain that some of you have mentioned and that I've also seen posted about on other sites. I know it seems early to be concerned but I had a tetanus shot more about 12 years ago and I had NO reaction to it except for a bit of slight soreness for a few hours. This time, I have pretty bad pain and I cannot get my arm above my head. The pain started about 3 hours after the shot and is mostly when I move my arm.
The shot was given about an inch and a half from the top of my shoulder, so like some others here and elsewhere I'm wondering if it was given too high in the arm and maybe that is the cause of the pain? I'm trying not to baby it too much, using it as much as I can and taking Tylenol. I have also been massaging it as well as using a heating pad. I will try and post next week to report the results which I hope are good and I wish all of you the best.
May 30, 2009 - 3:01pmThis Comment
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