Age: 63.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Sciatica
Clinical narrative: Arthritis pain has doubled, increased and skyrocketed: arthritis includes pain and swelling of hands, thumbs, right shoulder and knees, after first and second vaccine; Sciatic pain, worsened, after second vaccine; Swelling of left foot and numbness of toes on left foot, after second vaccine; Swelling of left foot and numbness of toes on left foot, after second vaccine; Arthritis pain has doubled, increased and skyrocketed: arthritis includes pain and swelling of hands, thumbs, right shoulder and knees, after first and second vaccine; Arthritis pain has doubled, increased and skyrocketed: arthritis includes pain and swelling of hands, thumbs, right shoulder and knees, after first and second vaccine; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient).  A 63-years-old male patient received second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 15Mar2021 at 11:30 (Batch/Lot Number: EN6204) as 2nd dose, single dose for covid-19 immunization. Medical history of the patient included ongoing arthritis and egg allergy. Concomitant medications were not reported. Patient did not receive any other products and doesn't get the Flu vaccine because he has an allergy to eggs. Patient had no other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine. The patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 22Feb2021 at 11:30 (Batch/Lot Number: EN6198) as 1st dose, single dose for covid-19 immunization and felt a little arthritis pain after the first vaccine.On an unspecified date in Mar2021, after the second dose at night, patient's arthritis pain was doubled and it had increased, skyrocketed, his arthritis included pain and swelling of hands, thumbs, right shoulder and knees. Patient stated that, he mentioned his increasing pain to his pain management doctor twice, and his doctor told him to call Pfizer. His sciatic pain kicked up, and clarifies as worsened, after the second vaccine. Pain went higher than an 8, sometimes from a 7 to a 9 on the pain scale. Patient experienced swelling of left foot and numbness of toes on left foot, after second vaccine and the swelling goes down, and results in numbness of patient left foot toes, swelling was off and on, and the numbness was more frequent. Reportedly, patient would normally feel the arthritis pain a day or two before bad weather, and his usual pain would elevate. The patient felt the same way after his second shot, as if it was a day or two before bad weather. He experienced this after the first and second vaccine, but worse, after the second vaccine. Patient states that he has been getting a needle, with medication, in his hand, for the pain, and it was not working. Patient could not tolerate the pain of his arthritis, and the needle, with medication, did not helped his pain. Patient states he does not know what medication he was injected with and cannot provide any specific details about this medication. Outcome of events Sciatica aggravated Numbness in toes, Swelling of feet were not resolved and outcome for rest of the events were unknown.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.