Hi I m getting ready for a distal pancreatomy and I had to receive a meningitis pneumonia and flu shot well three days after my shot my arm became very red and swollen. My family dr told me it was because the nurse who gave me the injection hadn t pulled out the needle correctly. Also, I was wondering I m severely allergic to iodine could my reaction be because there was iodine in my vaccine I m on Medrol right now and will be off for five days prior to my surgery. I ve called my surgeon haven t received a call back. Is this going to cause my surgery to be delayed? in your opinion.
Hithis is not due to iodine if it was due to allergic reaction you would have also had symptoms of rashes, itching,shortness of breath. This can be a local hematoma due to small puncture of the blood vessel while with Chat Doctor.