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There's a different nurse here every day, so it's not likely that I will see the same one again to ask her why. I definitely wont make the mistake of getting another pneumovax!View Thread

Anyway, later that night I started to feel real achy (kind of like the beginnings of the flu) and the arm where I got the 2 vaccines hurt so bad I couldn't move it. I took a warm shower and some sinus meds and tried to go to sleep. I still couldn't move my arm because it hurt so bad. Then I woke up with the chills several times. Needless to say, I didn't sleep very well. Today, I still feel achy and can barely move my arm.
I am a healthy 27 year old female who has had the flu shot for the last few years problem free. I had a tetanus shot in high school without any side effects. The only one I hadn't had before was the pneumonia one. Could this be what is causing me so much pain in my arm? After researching the pneumonia vaccine on Webmd I don't think I should have gotten it at all, but the nurse talked me into it because it was free. Is it normal for it to hurt so bad? Is it normal for me to be achy and have the chills with the vaccines? Or is that part just coincidence? Also, how long til my arm stops hurting? Please help!View Thread
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