Age: 67.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Lymphadenopathy, Near death experience, Oropharyngeal discomfort, Swelling, Ultrasound abdomen
Clinical narrative: his throat tightened up; lost over 15 lbs; Swollen lymph nodes; he could not swallow and could not swallow large pills; swelling in his thighs; he almost choked to death; Stomach ache with the second dose; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 68 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 10Feb2021 10:00 (Lot number: P220395-0052L) at the age of 67 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Muscular aches" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He has muscular aches and his joints ache.; "joints ache" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He has muscular aches and his joints ache.; "whole body hurts" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He has had no fever, but his whole body hurts.; "He has muscular aches and his joints ache.He can do no physical activity without straining himself" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He can do no physical activity without straining himself; "He cant walk" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He cant walk to the mailbox and back without stopping to rest.; "The one exception is he had the flu previously maybe twice in his life" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: The one exception is he had the flu previously maybe twice in his life. There were no concomitant medications. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (First dose, Time the Vaccination Was Given:  07:30), administration date: 22Jan2021, when the patient was 67 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "Sore arm with the first dose". The following information was reported: NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE (medically significant) with onset Mar2021, outcome "unknown", described as "he almost choked to death"; ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER (non-serious) with onset Feb2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Stomach ache with the second dose"; OROPHARYNGEAL DISCOMFORT (non-serious) with onset Mar2021, outcome "unknown", described as "his throat tightened up"; WEIGHT DECREASED (non-serious) with onset Mar2021, outcome "unknown", described as "lost over 15 lbs"; LYMPHADENOPATHY (non-serious) with onset Mar2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Swollen lymph nodes"; DYSPHAGIA (non-serious) with onset Mar2021, outcome "unknown", described as "he could not swallow and could not swallow large pills"; SWELLING (non-serious) with onset Mar2021, outcome "unknown", described as "swelling in his thighs". The events "he almost choked to death", "stomach ache with the second dose", "his throat tightened up", "lost over 15 lbs", "swollen lymph nodes", "he could not swallow and could not swallow large pills" and "swelling in his thighs" were evaluated at the physician office visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: barium swallow: unknown result, notes: scope stuck down his nose; blood test: normal, notes: but he did have hydrocele/ told him he was not sick; computerised tomogram: other swollen lymph nodes, notes: he had a CT scan of his chest and abdomen and it showed; ultrasound abdomen: unknown result, notes: Caller said that with every one of his tests ,all of his parameters are nominal; urine analysis: unknown result; weight decreased: he lost over 15 lbs, notes: From Mar2021 until Sep2021, he lost over 15 lbs.  Clinical information: He did not know if he got the vaccine or the placebo. He said that he got the first 2 doses in Jan2020 and Feb 2020. He went through the entire year with no issues and lived his life like he had the vaccine and never got Covid. In Jan2021 the Pfizer vaccine was released. In Jan2021 he found out he had the placebo and on 14Jan2021 or 15Jan2021 he got his first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. 2 weeks later on 07Feb2021 he got the second dose. He has had 2 barium swallows test and a scope stuck down his nose. Caller said that with every one of his tests ,all of his parameters are nominal. He had a doctor look at his blood test and told him he was not sick and he told the doctor nonsense. The doctor said that he was kidding. He said that he does not have cancer and does not have 2 neuromuscular diseases. Patient visited Physician Office. No Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks). He got the flu shot in Nov 2021. All of this is new to him. He has never felt like this before. The one exception is he had the flu previously maybe twice in his life. He has had no fever, but his whole body hurts. He can do no physical activity without straining himself.   Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.