Any help you can give is welcome.
In January I had a flu and pneumonia shot - recommended because I am a teacher (never doing that again!). I reacted to one of the shots... the muscles in my arms started to quiver and shake. That went away.
A week later I got a chest infection and was treated for 2 weeks with 500 dose amoxicillin.
Now (for the past 2 weeks) I've been having leg pains (like growing pains in puberty) and weakness in my legs. My arms are starting to feel the same way.
I do not usually get sick. I've had maybe 2 colds in the past ten years. I'm 34. I am tired all the time and really sick of this. I live in Northern Canada... if I go to our Nursing Station they'll just send me home with a bottle of Tylenol and tell me to rest. All I know is that I feel REALLY strange... and not in a good way!
Any advice? Am I over-reacting by linking all these medical events together?
2007-03-04 03:00:01 · 8 answers · asked by Mikisew 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I think you should go to the Nursing Station...if there is a doctor near you, that would be even better. Maybe the events are unrelated, but the weakness in your legs and now your arms is worrisome. There is one diagnosis that can tie these things together, and that is Guillain-Barre syndrome. Hopefully you do not have that, it is pretty rare, but if so, you will probably need treatment in a major medical center. The treatment is fairly high-tech. Here is a site with some more information about Guillain-Barre.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain-Barr%C3%A9_syndrome
Again, I hope you do not have this, and I hope that your symptoms will go away, but I do think you need to be checked out. Feel better soon.
2007-03-04 03:15:18 · answer #1 · answered by vegan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you are over reacting. If you don't feel right, you deserve to be listened to by your doctor. I have heard about a condition called Guillian-Barre Syndrome that has some of the symptoms you are describing. It can come about as a result of a virus and sometimes from vaccines. I would see your doctor and insist they run some tests. Pain and numbness in your extremities should not be ignored. I wish you good luck.
2007-03-04 03:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skip the Nursing Station, and go see a real doctor. Your symptoms could be indicative of a bigger problem. For your own safety and security get it checked out.
2007-03-04 03:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not! Get another opinion, have you been checked for cellulitis?(sp.) It is an inflammatory disease that can respond to what you went through. It can scare the Hell out of you! Also, was the meds batch contaminated? Did you get more than your "shot"?
2007-03-04 03:08:29 · answer #4 · answered by sanctuary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with peramedic girl. Their are way to many symptoms and the only thing i could think of is her liver. but still..go to the doc. sorry for the bad news. I'll be thinking of your question.
2016-03-28 23:18:03 · answer #5 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm..sounds kind of serious. You need to go to the Doctor. You may be experiencing a circulatory problem. You should see your doctor ASAP.
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2007-03-04 06:23:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the doctor? b/c i don't think it's normal what ur having. even Barney the purple dinosoar knows that!
2007-03-04 03:03:29 · answer #7 · answered by who am i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound serious. You should go see a doctor ASAP!
2007-03-04 03:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by RUDOLPH M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋