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Covid booster given in wrong place.

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Cally62 · 07/12/2021 13:26

As above really and just looking for a bit of advice.

Booked a covid booster for last Tuesday morning. 9.10am.

Arrived on time and took a seat...nurse came out and asked if I was Cally to which I replied yes.

Nurse took in a guy to give him his jab...when the nurse had finished she said that the lady next to me had been waiting ages so took her in. Her appointment was for 9.30am but she'd turned up early.

She then took another guy in who'd been waiting ages too...both had appointments after me. Was just a bit pissed off by this as I had arrived on time...not late and not early. Not my fault some had been waiting ages if they turned up early....

Anyway, after waiting 40 mins I was called in. Offered up my left arm...which I think was wiped. Nurse couldn't get the needle in and asked me to relax my arm...my arm was relaxed, she them took hold of my arm and forced the needle in...they pain was immense and I mentioned this to the nurse straight away. She just said "Oh, sorry for that" she then told me to just go straight out to my car...no waiting 10 or 15 minutes to see if I was ok.

Anyway...I just left and continued with my day. As the day went on my arm began to ache more and more as time went on.

I didn't get much sleep that night as I was in so much pain. I seriously couldn't even pull my knickers up after having a wee.

I had 3 days of intense pain...and only on Thursday evening I looked in a mirror to see that the needle point was on my shoulder. Friday I showed my daughter who is a nurse and said that the needle had been put into the wrong part of my arm.

I've now been left with some shoulder pain at the point of the jab and also have a numb sensation completely down my left arm.

What the hell do I do now..

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pcofmushu · 07/12/2021 13:29

I would definitely phone your GP surgery and see if a Doctor can check you over. They will hopefully be able to confirm if the jab was done properly and then refer/escalate to appropriate services dependent on what they think.

Cornettoninja · 07/12/2021 13:42

You speak to a medical professional is what you do now.

I hope that you can be provided with something to relieve the pain and you’re feeling better soon.

manolantern · 07/12/2021 14:11

I don't want to put anyone off getting vaccinated, but I have what seems like a permanent (but fairly minor) pain in my upper right arm from one of my vaccines (think it was the June AZ one). I think the vaccinator went a bit too high with the jab and it's caused what is minor but annoying nerve damage.

I do wonder if it will have made any difference to the effectiveness of the shot.

I don't feel it most of the time but it's there if I rotate/raise my arm above my head. I'm sure I would be more aware of it if I was exercising, e.g. swimming or weights.

When I went for my booster I mentioned it to the nurse. She didn't seem surprised and said I could try speaking to a physiotherapist. (Which sounded to me like, "There's nothing that can be done about it").

It's a minor nuisance but so long as the jab was still effective I'll take this over Covid!!

Powerpotpie · 07/12/2021 14:24

I had this after the Pneumococcal jab. The jab was in the top of my shoulder and within a few hours my arm was so painful, stiff and numb that I had to lift with the other arm to move it. I got no sleep that night as the pain was immense, even painkillers didn’t touch it, never had anything like it before.

Fortunately after 3 days it calmed down and I was just left with a tender shoulder, no numbness, so I think in your case a call with the GP is definitely a must. I hope that you get some answers and start to improve soon.

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Cally62 · 07/12/2021 14:28

Thanks so much for your replies.

Thought I was perhaps making too much of it.

manolantern I'm sorry that this seems to have happened to you too.

Don't think we should just settle for this over covid.
Nurses have to comply with guidelines...they can't just be jabbing you wherever they think ... obviously in the wrong place in may case as there was resistance.

Have to phone gp back in the morning to get a call back.
Receptionist was shocked and sympathetic.

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FannyFifer · 07/12/2021 14:33

How far up are we talking on ur arm, like on your actual shoulder bone? When she couldn't get needle in do you mean she put it in a bit then tried again?

Sometimes unfortunately there can be a bit of nerve pain even when needle has been sited properly.

Are you very slim as sometimes that can cause the whole experience to be a bit more painful.

You should report to vaccination clinic as maybe the person needs further training also.

SolasAnla · 07/12/2021 14:34

@Cally62

As above really and just looking for a bit of advice.

Booked a covid booster for last Tuesday morning. 9.10am.

Arrived on time and took a seat...nurse came out and asked if I was Cally to which I replied yes.

Nurse took in a guy to give him his jab...when the nurse had finished she said that the lady next to me had been waiting ages so took her in. Her appointment was for 9.30am but she'd turned up early.

Anyway...I just left and continued with my day. As the day went on my arm began to ache more and more as time went on.

I didn't get much sleep that night as I was in so much pain. I seriously couldn't even pull my knickers up after having a wee.

I've now been left with some shoulder pain at the point of the jab and also have a numb sensation completely down my left arm.

What the hell do I do now..

What did the trained medical professional who you birthed suggest you do?

I am guessing she may have a professional skill level above and beyond Dr Internet.

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Cally62 · 07/12/2021 14:46

Fannyfifer She put the needle in on my actual top/round bit of my shoulder and encountered resistance and so took hold of my arm and tried pushing it in further.

SolasAnla The medical professional I birthed apologised for not believing that I was in so much pain...she looked at the jab site and said that it was completely in the wrong place. She suggested that I call my GP. But she also said "Fucking shit mum" she likes telling it like it is.

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nitsandwormsdodger · 07/12/2021 15:28

Is she really a nurse ... like really ?
She should have been more professional , calmer and Gently suggested a gp visit not ratchet up your anxiety ... it’s hysterical unprofessional behaviour not “saying as it is “
If you are slim or have toned arms it hurts more
I think you are both being a bit silly

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Cally62 · 07/12/2021 16:49

nitsandwormsdodger

Seriously

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Blackbird2020 · 07/12/2021 17:04

@nitsandwormsdodger

Erm… the nurse in question is her daughter Slightly different relationship than purely professional, I would reckon

liveforsummer · 07/12/2021 17:38

I'm a bit confused? She put it in the bony part of your shoulder?

CovidCurious · 07/12/2021 17:51

This happened to a friend when he had his booster. The nurse asked him to pull up his sleeve, so he did, to the normal height, and she kept asking him to pull it higher. Then she asked him to take his arm out of his sleeve altogether and instead of injecting into his deltoid muscle she injected his trapezius. Then he bled like a stuck pig and had pain for days. He went back to the surgery to complain and they checked him over and said he was fine, but that the nurse should absolutely not have injected him where she did.

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