Flu jab

[Alan1956]

Morning - had the flu jab on Saturday and have felt dreadful since - really cold and tired. Swelling on my injection arm and it went really red. Anybody else have same symptoms?

[Suzy6]

yes Alan everytime. Ouch if I roll on that arm in bed. mine goes a little stiff too. mine passes in a few days.

Suzyxxx

[freefaller in reply to Suzy6]

How are you doing Suzy?

[Suzy6 in reply to freefaller]

Hi Not too good at moment but hanging in there. How you are? Good news I think from reading your posts.

Love Suzy.

[freefaller in reply to Suzy6]

Sorry to hear you are not too good Suzy. I am doing OK at the moment snotty gunky nose and back to bright green phlegm but peak flow OK and I feel fine so not prescribing anything for this. Doc thinks it may be the Itraconazole tablets causing changes. Am on them for the third week now so he thinks, hopes that lots of changes will be happening in the fungal nodule. Hope so.

Lots of love and hugs to you Suzy.

Sian

Xoxoxxo

[Ergendl]

Yes, I had a big red sore itchy lump on my arm for about a week, but it didn't stop me going to the gym or getting on with my life.

[Alan1956 in reply to Ergendl]

I've been to gym twice since the jab but I get really cold and tired. Feeling better this morning though, even though the lump is still tender

[Ergendl]

Yes, I didn't do as much in the gym, but still make sure I went despite feeling a bit tired.

[velvet55]

Hello Alan

Every year l suffer the same reaction as you...amazingly though..not this year. I wonder why.

Velvet xx

[Corin1950]

Please be careful, Alan. I got cellulitis from having the flu and pneumonia jabs. It is caused by a bacteria getting into the bloodstream . Think it was the flu jab as it was on the site of it. I had a very painful arm, red and lumpy. 24 hours in bed feeling really ill. Terrible headache and couldn't eat for a couple of days. Needed a weeks course of antibiotics and 2 weeks later still don't feel 100%. The doctor said it was just bad luck. If you are still feeling ill I'd go to the doctors or ring them to report your symptoms and get it checked out.

Take care and hope you're felling better soon.

[Hidden in reply to Corin1950]

Jesus that's awful!

[Hidden]

I always have a really sore arm afterwards. I'm getting mine on Wednesday. Haven't had it in 2 years as I always have bloody chest infections this time of year!

[mmzetor]

mine was bit sore in night but woke up laying on it was ok once I got up , hope your feeling better soon , take care

[Alan1956]

Thank you everyone for your support and advice - feeling fine now and off back to gym this evening

[chopsticks]

Yup, sore for days.