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What Do Pain And Swelling In The Upper Arm Indicate?
I recently had the pneumovax 23 injection. By afternoon following injection my upper arm had swollen by 50% and was sore/burning/tender. I tried to take an afternoon nap to forget the constant pain only to awaken to massive chills and sweating. This carried on thru the night (3 episodes of freezing chills & sweats). By day two I developed flu-like symptoms and massive hives (walnut sized) all over trunk and legs. It has taken 5 full days to recover and sequellae to subside. This certainly cannot be the typical reaction to the vaccine otherwise no one would get it. I am 70 yrs old and in perfect health... no Rx drugs. Any thoughts ?
Thu, 24 May 2018
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The pain, swelling and skin eruptions indicate drug sensitivity or reaction to particular vaccine components (though not a typical reaction).
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The pain, swelling and skin eruptions indicate drug sensitivity or reaction to particular vaccine components (though not a typical reaction).
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