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I am so thankful I found this site. I had a quadrivalent (stronger) flu shot two weeks ago because I have Grave's Disease and wanted the extra bump in flu dosage. The injection didn't hurt and I felt normal for about two days. Then I noticed my left arm hurt, at the injection area (not the site, the entire area), my elbow, the top of my lower arm and my hand was tingling and the skin very sensitive. I kept telling my friends all the lymph glands in my arm were swollen and painful. Then I noticed my left tonsil lymph gland was swollen and I got a sore throat. I woke up a few days ago with severe itching in the palm of my left hand, after a day it turned to burning and tingling, then the next day blistery leather and hard underneath. I went to the doctor and they think I have shingles ON MY HAND which is a rare place to get them. I've had shingles twice before (I'm 62) but this on my hand is more painful than ever. I'm now not able to touch it at all. I would testify in court this all happened due to the flu shot. If I ever get another one, it will be the lower dose. But I likely won't get another one. I am miserable. I'm going to my regular doctor tomorrow and he'll tell me the same thing you all have been told: the flu shot can't cause shingles. Well, it can in persons with compromised immune systems. Also, I couldn't help but notice but I'm wondering if this is something correlated to the 2017 serum.

November 5, 2017 - 5:54pm

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