i got a meningitis shot today and it hurt .. now my arm is super sore especially where they gave me the shot
2007-08-16 16:20:52 · 8 answers · asked by sdlove9090 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Your arm's arteries are the first site where a small amount of the meningitis itself was introduced. It is more concentrated here. Over a few hours, your blood will circulate the contents of the shot throughout your body, "unclogging" your sore arm's arteries and easing the stress/pain.
If there's abnormal swelling, itching, or inflammation, call your doctor immediately.
2007-08-16 16:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by kissmehrass216 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain things injected into the muscles cause pain or aching just because they have been jammed in the space and not absorbed yet. Other times the needle may have split or touched something sensitive or damage one fiber of a muscle, the pain indicating repair is going on. Normally, this goes away quickly, but if it does not talk to your caregiver.
I have had a lot of shots, including long acting bicillian for a strep infection and learned that different shot givers had different skills. My mother, rest her soul, was pretty bad, I found out after nurses reacted to my requests and did shots with very low pain. Relaxing certainly helps.
2007-08-16 16:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's also because of a mild inflammatory reaction (I think that's right...it's been a while since bio...). Anyway, it's a somewhat complicated reaction to a foreign substance that causes lactic acid to come to the area, as well as increased blood flow, causes heat and soreness and sometimes swelling...Anyway, make sure to move your arm a lot. It will help, even though it hurts.
2007-08-16 16:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by lilyvera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the shot goes through to your muscle, and you often will feel the result of your muscle repairing itself.
2007-08-16 16:23:55 · answer #4 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite typical. It made your muscle sore, you'll be fine in a day or 2 and you will be protected
2007-08-16 16:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by Raul21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just got mine on tuesday it went away early thursday
but its because whatevers in the shot goes through your mucsle but it will go away soon
2007-08-16 18:34:30 · answer #6 · answered by lalabear =] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends wht kind of shot. tetnis shot does that to every one
2007-08-16 16:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by alex L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that will happen. it happen to be so don't worry. it will go down in a few days. soak it in ice for a while. its the type of needle i think that does that.
2007-08-16 16:24:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋