Oh, goodness. I hope you're okay now. A similar thing happened to my mother last year (except for the foot injury).

Yikes! Hope you are ok.

I had my flu shot yesterday, so far I’m good.

That sort of thing happened to me about 5 years ago. I was so sick after the flu shot and haven't had another one since. I will get one this year because of covid so thanks for the heads up. I will be careful for the next couple of days after getting it.

Sorry you had the reaction but it does not mean that anyone having the shot will have a similar one.

That sounds awful! I hope you are feeling better. I got mine a few weeks ago. My employer provides them on site for whoever wants one. My arm was pretty sore for a couple days but other then that no issues.

I remember a few years ago I had bronchitis and got 2 shots to the hip. The nurses would not let me leave for 20 minutes after the shots and it was a good thing, as I almost passed out and vomited quite violently about 5 minutes after the shots. You just never know.......

Wow! I am sorry about your side effects, and especially your ankle injury. You never know. I have taken a shot for years (early 70’s now) and not had any reactions except the usual arm soreness. This year I had the ‘senior cocktail’ and wondered if it would be different. It wasn’t.

Wow, those are some serious side effects! Good that you had others nearby.

I got mine yesterday. My arm was a little sore last night, but everything is fine today.

So sorry.

I have never had a reaction to a flu shot but I had severe pain for two weeks after my pneumonia shot. I felt fine, I just couldn't raise my arm due to the pain.

Nekotish, I’m sorry that happened to you and hope that your foot is feeling better and will heal well. Good thing you were with others and not doing anything like driving. This year’s flu shot was followed by a sore arm (at site of shot) for about 30 hours. But years ago I caught influenza, spiked a high fever and chills and fainted from a blood drawing.

Do you think your feeling I’ll and fainting might have been from something else? But your feeling ill did not linger.

Take care and I hope that you are comfortable.

The written instructions I was given which were also on the document I signed mentioned to be careful for 72 hours or longer. Perhaps similar instructions are not given but I have never had a flu shot where those instructions were not there.

We got our flu shots yesterday at WalMart before doing our shopping The person who administered the shots asked us to come by the pharmacy & wave at her before we left the store so that she knew we were OK.

We're fine. Just a bit of a sore arm today and a bit lethargic. Also got the Shingrix vaccine so could be one or the other or none of the above. My young, healthy son always swears that the flu shot makes him sick but has to get the shot because of his job. For which I'm glad. Better to be out of sorts for a couple of days than to have full blown flu.

Yes. Sorry you had this tumble and injury.

My wife, who thinks she reacts to everything (mostly without justification to do so) got the high dose version at the beginning of this week and was very proud that she had no reaction at all. The pharmacist who administered the injection told her, in response to the question I knew she'd ask, that she'd heard of a lower rate of reactions to this year's flu vaccines than in prior years.

That doesn't help you any, nekotish. Maybe it was the flu shot. Keep in mind though that there can be many causes of the unfortunate momentary dizziness you experienced and there's probably no way to be sure. It could have been the flu shot as the cause or if it may have been an unfortunate coincidence of timing, with something else being the real cause. You doctor's comment acknowledges that.

When I got my flu shot on Thursday, the pharmacist who administered it asked me not to leave for 10 minutes in the event of an adverse effect. I was fine except for pain at the injection site for a few hours after and I think this was because I had just finished exercising and the puncture caused some bleeding.

Thanks everyone. Elmer, I am the opposite of your wife and prior to that day, I have been perfectly healthy and haven't fainted since I was 9 years old, standing on a choir riser in a stiflingly hot auditorium, and apparently in early stages of chicken pox. I have felt perfectly fine ever since the latest flu shot incident. My GP called the day after I called her and confirmed that it was an unusual reacation (for me) to the shot. She said not to worry about that one isolated incident, but to definitely let her know if I felt unwell in any way - which I haven't. Will certainly not dissuade me or anyone in my family from having a flu shot in the future. I know that there are a lot of folks older than me (who live alone) on this forum, so was just saying to be mindful, that's all.

I for one appreciate the heads-up :-) I have never had a flu shot before.....nor have I ever had the flu (to my knowledge). But this year I figure better to be safe than sorry and was planning on getting one. I will indeed be mindful as I do live alone. And a tad remotely.

I'm so glad you're okay, and hope you don't have any further incidents!!

Wow! That's quite a story. I never heard of anyone having that reaction.

DH and I had our flu shots and no problems. GF told me to swing my arm around after the shot as it helps prevent the soreness afterward. I did and no soreness.

Wow, never heard of such a severe reaction. Once my entire arm aches for a day or two. This time it was just a bit tender at the injection site. I felt it when I slept in that side, but really very minor.

Hope your foot heals quickly.

Last year was the first time I got the high dose vaccine and the next day I was ill with a fever and weakness for about 8 hrs. Then I was fine. This year I got the high dose and had no reaction other than a little soreness in my arm

Usually it’s painless. This year the pharmacist seemed to leave the needle in a little longer and it was a little sore but not much. I felt it a little the next day when I put my water bottle holder over my shoulder. Sorry that happened to you.

Had it also. Had a really sore arm for about three days.

Was thinking of getting the pneumonia shot but heard people had problems after that shot. Maybe I should get it anyway as I always seem to wind up with pneumonia with just a bad cold. I'm 72.

Jane

Jane (that is also my real name) sounds like a pneumonia shot would be a good choice for you. I am by no means giving you medical advice, but having had pneumonia a few years ago, I know it can be terribly debilitating. I hope that my post about my flu shot experience won't dissuade you, but best advice is to talk to your doctor about it.

Wow, that's scary. I get a flu shot every year and lately the senior one. I didn't feel the needle going in and my arm never was even a little sore. I have never had a reaction and I never forget to get a shot after two nasty bouts of flu.

I had both my flu and second pneumonia shot a few weeks ago...one in each arm. I did have a little pain in both arms for a couple days, then gone. Nothing else.

This is my fifth year getting a flu shot. One thing I can say is each of those 5 years I've gotten really sick 4-5 months later. Sicker than I've ever been. However, I'm afraid what might happen if I don't get the flu shot.

Thanks for alerting us! And...whether it was the shot or not, really sorry for your broken bones and pain. Who'd a thunk it? Hope you heal FAST.

Jane! Get The Pneumonia Shot! Not only is pneumonia a miserable illness, but if you have to be hospitalized, you'll be in a section with all the grey people with respiratory illness who are gasping for their last breaths before being transferred to the ICU, on their way out. Terribly sad. (Guess how I know.)

felt unwell for about 3 days after my flu shot this year. Started the evening I got it...headache, malaise, & generally off. Don't recall ever having had that happen before, but my dentist said her husband had a similar reaction this year.

So sorry about that adverse reaction - how scary!

FWIW, there was a report earlier this year about a correlation between regular flu vaccinations and lower incidence of dementia. They surmised it might have something to do with reducing inflammation, IIRC.

Already got mine and it was really sore, but some ibuprofen helped a lot.

I know a paraplegic who passed on a few days after he was given the flu shot last year in a local nursing home. He had been living in the home approx. 20 years and was about 38 years old. Another resident told me her husband was sick for weeks after being given the flu shot. Ditto re: my aunt.

What i do, is simply go on my personal anti-flu regimen, such as gabapentin & high-lysine diet. Minimizing EMFs, sodium, garlic & spices. Blocking forced-air heat vents and resorting to oil-filled radiator. Eating french toast, eggs, syrupy-pancakes, soda crackers, yogurt, veggies, yams, organic honey, chewing-gum, creamy milk chocolate, and mints. Basically starchy, sweet, lysine foods. Also teas such as black cherry-berry tea or jasmine green tea with honey, cane-sugar or stevia.

Thanks for the warning, I never had a reaction either but I guess that could change. I just got my flu shot today...for senior citizens...I will be careful.

I hope your reaction was caused by this particular vaccine and won't happen again. I had a bad reaction to a flu shot about 15 years ago and stopped getting them until my oldest grandson was born 9 years ago. I've gotten one every year since. So far so good.