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A member asked:

I got the depo-provera shot yesterday, my arm is realy sore and burnng at injection site also a hard lump under the skin around injection site. is this normal?

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Yes: Sorry that happened. The symptoms you are describing though are normal. It's possible that a small blood vessel broke under the skin, or that your muscle is just cramping up around the area where the shot occurred. A little bit of time and it will be gone. In the meantime, for the pain, try some ibuprofen, 600mg.

Answered 7/10/2018

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