Flare

[Jillyanne]

Hi, I had my flu jab on Friday , absolutely no problem but today having a flare , does anyone else have a flare after the flu jab OR is it just a coincidence .

Really suffering 😫😫😩😩

[allanah]

Mist likely coincidence although you feel fluey and achh with RA flare but a small dose of flu makes it feel like RA flare .... better then a small dose than the real flu!,I gave had a " cold" since mine though .. sore arm day 1 but that's been it. Dudnt want to risk flu or worse flu plus covid. And Iwanted it early as it appears there has to be a two week gap after flu jab to get covid jab from the data I read.

[Jillyanne in reply to allanah]

Unfortunately I had to wait 2 months after my treatment, Rituximab, so only just had my jab 🙄By the time they have vaccinated nhs and old people , I will definitely be over the two weeks , more like 2 months for the Covid jab

[allanah in reply to Jillyanne]

Me too . But boy will it be worth it !! I'm taking a risk and booking july holidays , ferries etc already nearly full !!

[Jillyanne in reply to allanah]

😂😂I am booked for a holiday in Cumbria in April, so they better get vaccinating soon 😉😉

[allanah in reply to Jillyanne]

I know , hope they dont mess it up , oh and the med gets passed lol 👍

[Moomin8]

Hi, sorry to hear that you're not feeling great😏I had a flu jab way back in September and I was absolutely no different than before I had it. Hope you feel better soon.

[Jillyanne in reply to Moomin8]

Thank you , must be a coincidence 😍

[Ninaseven]

I got my flu shot on Friday afternoon. I felt fine all day Saturday but Saturday night the pains in my body wouldn’t let me sleep. It hurt yesterday but calmed down late in day. I’m back “to normal” whatever that means on any given day. Normal for me isn’t normal to others as you know with RA.

[Tortoise18]

I felt very achy the next day after my flu jab this time. I don’t always have this reaction but remember the swine flu jab a few years back did the same.

[Jillyanne in reply to Tortoise18]

I do feel better today, suppose everyone is different and reacts differently.

[nomoreheels]

The simple answer is it's not known. It could be coincidence but either way don't fight it. As you'll know the best thing to do is rest up as much as you can & hopefully it will pass quickly. If you feel you need to do let your team know, especially if your meds have been altered or changed recently. I had no reaction at all this year, not even an achy arm which, having thought about it, bothers me a little. Take care.

[Jillyanne in reply to nomoreheels]

Thank you , feel better today , as for contacting the nurses , think they have all left the building 🙄🙄😂😂

[nomoreheels in reply to Jillyanne]

Oh good, that you're feeling better I mean.

[Leics]

Sorry I’m a bit late to this conversation. I had a flu jab in September and for three days afterwards boy did I hurt but I had to ride the wave of pain and debility. The day after the jab was the worst but thankfully it didn’t last too long. So yeah I know we are all different but I had a flare after the flu jab so I suppose it depends on how your immune system responds. Hope you feel better now and it doesn’t last longer than a few days.

[Jillyanne in reply to Leics]

Thank you so much , definitely feeling better now 😘😘