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I'll preface this by saying that I know that the internet is no place to get medical advice and I plan on calling my doctor on Monday morning (or going to Urgent Care beforehand if it gets worse - but don't want to risk getting Covid by going there if I don't have to).
I was vaccinated (Moderna) 1.5 weeks ago on the 10th. The shot was particularly painful and that night I couldn't sleep as it was bothering me. Now 10 days later, starting yesterday morning, the injection site has become a little red and warm and is also painful. I feel like there's a lump there too. I have read that if injected wrong they can puncture your shoulder sac (I forget the term) and the guy did the injection so high up that I think it's a possibility. I think it was a firefighter, not accustomed to giving shots.
Does anyone know anything about this. Right now the pain, heat and redness is fairly mild but concerning if it suddenly becomes worse.
You need to call/see your doctor. Your risk of contracting Covid-19 is low. MDs have had a year to get their prevention protocols down. Follow them.
Yesterday I called the clinic that gave me the shot and they said they could do a phone consult for me on Monday.
My doctor is only doing phone appointments - AZ was hit hard and had slim to no covid restrictions. I have at least 3 neighbors who died of covid (that I know of).
It's not bad, just weird and he injected me at the VERY top of my arm.
I got Covid arm 5 days after my Moderna vaccine. The injection site was red and the inflamed area increased. It was hot to the touch and hard at first. I'm wondering if you got the delayed reaction too.
Did they give you any instructions to help give you some relief in the meantime?
You could try putting the arm in a sling. I know this may sound like over kill, but taking weight off and reducing mobility (alleviating stressors) might help it feel better over time.
Aspirin is good to reduce inflammation and excellent for bone pain. If you cant do aspirin - do Tylenol.
Ice on the sore area can also relieve the heat, reduce swelling and inflammation, and help relieve pain.
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It's not bad, just weird and he injected me at the VERY top of my arm.
My wife also got the delayed Covid arm effect about 9 days after injection with Moderna. She said the shot was painful too, which surprised me because mine was essentially unnoticeable.
It resolved fairly quickly. She's since had the second shot with no injection pain and no Covid arm.
I got Covid arm 5 days after my Moderna vaccine. The injection site was red and the inflamed area increased. It was hot to the touch and hard at first. I'm wondering if you got the delayed reaction too.
That's good to know that I'm not the only one. It's 10 days later and it did really hurt for about 3 days when I got it. The heat was concerning but it has cooled off a bit tonight. I also think it went right into my shoulder joint...the guy doing it was definitely not accustomed to giving shots!
My wife also got the delayed Covid arm effect about 9 days after injection with Moderna. She said the shot was painful too, which surprised me because mine was essentially unnoticeable.
It resolved fairly quickly. She's since had the second shot with no injection pain and no Covid arm.
Good to know, this is the kind of thing I wanted to hear.
Neither my doc nor the clinic seemed to know much about this.
Did they give you any instructions to help give you some relief in the meantime?
You could try putting the arm in a sling. I know this may sound like over kill, but taking weight off and reducing mobility (alleviating stressors) might help it feel better over time.
Aspirin is good to reduce inflammation and excellent for bone pain. If you cant do aspirin - do Tylenol.
Ice on the sore area can also relieve the heat, reduce swelling and inflammation, and help relieve pain.
I hope the reaction subsides before Monday.
Not really, but after being weird yesterday, and most of today, it's a little less hot and red tonight. It just seemed so weird to me to start this again 9 days out (it hurt really badly the first night and next couple of days and then was fine until yesterday - day 9)!
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