Hi everyone. I'm back with some good news. I had my flu shot back on Oct.8,09. All the same symptoms. My shot was too high on the arm and with an oversized needle (usually used for buttocks injections). Had an MRI done and they couldn't rule out a small tear in the rotator cuff..but did find bursitis and signs of arthritis. My Dr. felt it was "Chemical Bursitis" likely caused by the injection. After painful phys therapy and ultimately accepting the idea of another injection...a corisone shot...I'm better. It really was the Cortisone injection that did it. After 4 days, the pain was almost gone. At this point it only hurts in one position, when raised high and back a bit...oh, and if I reach too far out. I had the cortisone inj. 9 weeks ago. Good Luck to you all. I guess we will never know for sure if it was a bad batch or improperly injected.... This is the only place to vent.
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Hi everyone. I'm back with some good news. I had my flu shot back on Oct.8,09. All the same symptoms. My shot was too high on the arm and with an oversized needle (usually used for buttocks injections). Had an MRI done and they couldn't rule out a small tear in the rotator cuff..but did find bursitis and signs of arthritis. My Dr. felt it was "Chemical Bursitis" likely caused by the injection. After painful phys therapy and ultimately accepting the idea of another injection...a corisone shot...I'm better. It really was the Cortisone injection that did it. After 4 days, the pain was almost gone. At this point it only hurts in one position, when raised high and back a bit...oh, and if I reach too far out. I had the cortisone inj. 9 weeks ago. Good Luck to you all. I guess we will never know for sure if it was a bad batch or improperly injected.... This is the only place to vent.
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