Flu shots spiking an epidemic of agonizing shoulder pain

Flu shot causing an epidemic of injuries

The CDC is right — there’s an epidemic going around this flu season.

Only it’s not from the flu, it’s from the flu shot.

All across the country people are reporting stabbing, constant shoulder pain after receiving the jab. They’ve lost arm strength, can’t dress themselves any more, and in some cases the pain is so bad they can’t sleep at night.

While this disabling reaction to the flu shot is coming as a shock to many victims, the government has known about the condition for years. They’ve even given it the code name “SIRVA.”

And while it’s possible that any vaccine can injure you this way, there’s something going on with the flu shot that seems to make it the riskiest one of all.

Crying on your shoulderLaurie, a woman from California, has spent the past four months in agony. She got a flu shot in October and the arm pain has been so bad she thought she had bone cancer.

Pat got vaccinated in December and can’t even pick up her purse with her injured arm.

Both women have looked everywhere for answers — but it turns out the government has been aware of the problem for some time now. It’s been six years since the federal Advisory Committee on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) met to acknowledge that vaccines were causing a “whole bunch of shoulder injuries.”

And back then they gave the growing epidemic a name — SIRVA, for “shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration.”

Carelessly placed shots can damage tendons and even bone. And jabs given too high on the deltoid muscle (the muscle that gives the shoulder its rounded look) can puncture the bursa.

Your bursa provides cushioning between your bones. When you fill it with the contents of a vaccine syringe, it will trigger the worst pain and inflammation of your life.

The ACCV promised to get a handle on the problem. But after six years it’s clear they put a lid on it instead.

But why is the flu jab causing so many reports of SIRVA? Experts believe that may be due to the fact that higher doses are now being given, and just about anyone and their uncle is allowed to administer the shot.

It doesn’t seem to matter if they’re qualified or not.

Whatever the reason, doctors are still not required to discuss SIRVA risks before giving you a shot — and you won’t find SIRVA mentioned on vaccine warning labels or on that release form you sign.

The reason is simple. Our government wants you to get your vaccines — especially that yearly flu shot — and they’ll withhold any information that could make you change your mind.

Even if that means sentencing you to months of serious pain.

One SIRVA victim, Sarah, wondered why she was “not told that this could happen.” Well, Sarah, welcome to the club!

The only way to avoid SIRVA is to protect ourselves. And the first step is to keep our sleeves rolled down and say “No” to all these unnecessary vaccines — especially the flu shot.

And if you do find yourself in true medical need of a vaccine, here are some tips:

A shot should be given at least “two finger widths down” from the knobby end of your shoulder. You can tell where the needle is going to be poked by where the alcohol swab is rubbed.
Try to be at the same level as the person giving you the shot. For example, if you’re sitting, they should be sitting as well. If they’re standing and you’re sitting, chances are the shot will be given too high on your arm.
Go for experience. A doctor or nurse will have more practice in giving injections than a pharmacist who only does it once in a while.
If you think they’re aiming too high with the needle, say something! It’s better to risk a moment of embarrassment than months, maybe years, of agony.

Sources:
“Did this year’s flu shot cause persistent arm pain?” Joe Graedon, February 8, 2016, The People’s Pharmacy, peoplespharmacy.com