What causes pain, redness and swelling after flu shot?
Patient: I got both the flu zone and the pneumonia shot on Sept.8,2014. I ve already been to the Drs. and was told to take Advil for a severe swelling and pain and redness had two shots one arm at local pharmacy. No fever Next day a large lump on left side of neck shoulder area appeared, has subsided. I have another appt. tomorrow,not better yet, completely out of sorts since shots, complete brain fog. The pain in left arm(intense), numbness, tingling some facial nerve pain and some loss of motion, left arm. Pain in back of right arm pins & needles in hands, weakness ,can t sleep. Was told years ago had Fibromyalgia. Doctor: Hi! Your problem requires a pain killer stronger than Advil. I suggest that you visit a doctor and ask for these 2 drugs, Desvenlafaxine and Tramadol. These two drugs are SNRI's that have a powerful effect on the psychological perception of pain, in addition to this Tramadol is a synthetic opiate that relieves the emotional aspects of the pain that you describe. You need a prescription for both these drugs. Kindly follow these suggestions. You'll get better. Thanks, Dr. Neel Kudchadkar