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Every time I get the flu shot it feels like someone punched me hard on the shoulder where it was administered for a couple days, and I feel generally unwell (bu
by geerlingguy 6y ago
Every time I get the flu shot it feels like someone punched me hard on the shoulder where it was administered for a couple days, and I feel generally unwell (but not 'bad' per-se).
But the alternative is I could end up in the ICU with pneumonia without it (and have, in the past, from the flu), so the risk/annoyance is worth it.
- raxxorrax 6y agoPerhaps I should rephrase it, didn't want to make it sound like getting vaccinated is a bad idea. It does activate your immune system though and that can make you feel really unwell. Fever is not a disease, it is an immune response. But those can still induce complications. Doctors won't administer a shot if you already have pneumonia for these reasons.
- amyjess 6y agoMy experience with DTP shots is that one of my arms is a useless-but-painful dead weight for a week or so. I'd still take that over getting tetanus.
- biolurker1 6y agoI felt absolutely nothing.