2007-06-15 04:36:47 · 4 answers · asked by Lauren H 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Because you were injected into your muscle, and muscle is loaded with sensitive nerve endings.
2007-06-15 04:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several reasons: 1) a small amount of the injected liquid leaks back along the needle track into the fat tissue. This may be where the reaction occurs.
2) There is an adjuvant added to the tetanus toxoid to increase its immunogenic effect. Some people are sensitive to the adjuvant, hence the swelling.
3) The toxoid may have been injected into the subcutaneous fat rather than into the muscle.
2007-06-15 04:49:58 · answer #2 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt..ive given several shots to several patients in the ER i havent encountered it yet.. its not a side effect, any injectables can cause swelling, it depends on how the body adapts the puncture & maybe you do not apply pressure on the injection site to prevent bleeding & leakage of the medication to your muscle that causes pain or maybe swelling
2007-06-15 04:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by gillette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The volumn of medication that displaces the muscle until absorbed
2007-06-15 04:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by Joe M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋