Age: 71.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Abdominal discomfort, Abdominal distension, Abdominal pain upper, Appetite disorder, Blood creatinine
Clinical narrative: short of breath, her head and whole body are numb; coughing; nauseous; did not feel hungry; felt very tired; felt something jump under her breast; her chest and stomach was bloated and she felt it like air inside; her chest and stomach was bloated and she felt it like air inside; trembling and shaking; She went to the Emergency Room because she had a reaction to the COVID-19 Vaccine, and her breathing was not good; short of breath, her head and whole body are numb; Her chest felt bloated; Stomach pain; Her stomach looked inflated; She had heart pain that woke her up from sleep while she was in bed.; She was not able to get the second COVID-19 Vaccine because she did not feel well.; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A female patient of A 13-years-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot Number: EN6199 and Expiration date: was not reported), via unspecified route, administered on 06-MAR-2021 as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization. The patient medical history included Brain Aneurysms on both side of her brain From: 2018 To: Unspecified), Benign Colon Tumor, flu From: 2018 To: Unspecified, concomitant medications were not reported. Question: Caller got her first dose of the vaccine on Saturday, 06Mar2021. She has a history of a benign tumor in her colon and had an injection in her left eye due to a scotoma and had some bleeding. Her doctor told to get the shot and she told the people at the vaccine site that she had medical conditions and a cough with mucus so they said they would observe her for 30 minutes. She was okay then but when she went back home, she started having symptoms. She is short of breath, her head and whole body are numb and weak. She is nauseated and felt like there was something jumping in her heart last night. Her back was heavy, like something was in there, that there was something in her spinal column and she has pain. She was seeing green in her eye where she was injected. She was very worried she was having a reaction.  She never felt like this before, they said it was safe to take, her doctor told her to get it. She says her doctor is hard to reach. She stated a few times that she wasn't sure she would make it but then stated she needed to get dressed before calling and that maybe she should wait awhile. She said she was very thirsty and asked if she should bring water to the hospital and should she bring her medications. Because she was having trouble breathing. She went to the emergency room. They did labs and X-rays. They also put a syringe between her upper arm and hand. She was also reported that she was coughing. She was asking if coughing was a side effect of the vaccine. She was unsure if she can take the second dose. Does the second dose have more medication than the first dose , She was trying to call her primary care provider but it was difficult to get a hold of the primary care doctor. After she went home her head was numb and was guided to cough and remove mucus from her throat. Caller states that prior to receiving the vaccine, she had mucus and had taken a little, not much, half a tablespoon of cough and cold syrup. Days later, she went to the vaccination area in [Institute name]. They asked if she had cough and cold with mucus, she replied that she had preexisting conditions such as aneurysm, injection in her eye for scotoma, a benign tumor on left side of colon. After deliberating with her colleague, the interviewer allowed her to receive the vaccine followed by observation for 1 hour. On returning home, she felt nauseous, wanted to vomit and cough out something inside her. She took water, did not feel hungry, felt very tired. Her exhaustion caused her to sleep for 2-3 hours. When she woke up, she felt the same. Felt like she was not herself. Felt hungry and ate. Later at night, she felt something jump under her breast, thought it was her heart, very painful, like a very bad pinch. Massaged the area and endured the pain. Stood up to drink water, exercised and went back to sleep. In the morning, her chest and stomach was bloated and she felt it like air inside. It was painful. Spoke to 'one of you' before going to the ER. The pain was so much she felt like she deflated. Later on, she could not breathe, shortness of breath. The paramedic examined her vitals and took her to emergency. She was trembling and shaking. At about 11:00 at night they took her urine and drew some blood. Was kept the whole night with no medication given to her. Now, she was experiencing a bit of coughing with mucus. They too k antibodies against covid test in June that revealed she had antibodies. Also has high cholesterol for which she takes anti cholesterol and anti blood pressure medication. She takes Topamax for her seizures. Cannot take aspirin, due to her colon and aneurysm, causing a risk of bleeding. Patient would like to know if it was okay to take Mucinex as prescribed by her specialist. Patient would like to know if it is okay to take an anti coughing medication. Stated she was diagnosed in 2018 with brain aneurysms on both side of her brain. She said she had symptoms and was undergoing some stress and depression, and everything was terrible. She said she had pain in her ear and eye. She said she went to Hospital's Emergency Room and the doctors found her brain aneurysms on both sides of her head. She said she was admitted to the hospital and was treated with injections, blood tests, and was put on depression medicine. She clarified she was not able to get the second COVID-19 Vaccine because she did not feel well. She said she was interested to find out if an ingredient was in the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine. She said the ingredient helped people with colon problems, like cancer. She clarified she was reading about the ingredient's effectiveness, and thought the ingredient treated people with colon issues. Caller was advised she would be transferred to Pfizer for further assistance with her question. She clarified she had colon problems, and in 2017 was diagnosed with a benign colon tumor. She said that was the reason she was interested in the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, and the vaccine's ingredients. She said she read online a certain ingredient helped with colon problems like cancer. She said she was not diagnosed with (colon) cancer. She said her doctor told her if she doesn't have her benign colon tumor treated, she will have cancer. She said she was supposed to have a colonoscopy, but didn't because of the pandemic. On 08Mar2021 she went to the Emergency Room because she had a reaction to the COVID-19 Vaccine, and her breathing was not good. She said she had blood tests and had to be treated at the Emergency Room. She clarified on the night of 06Mar2021, she had heart pain that woke her up from sleep while she was in bed. She said it felt like a pinch on her heart, and massaged the bottom of her heart with her hands. She said while she laid in bed, she exercised her arms by moving them up and down, and side to side. She said she jumped her body a little while she was lying in bed. She clarified she tried to make her heart get the pain out. She said after a few exercises the heart pain left, and she went back to sleep. She said on 07Apr2021, everything was fine, but that night her chest felt bloated. She said her chest felt like an inflated balloon. She said her stomach looked inflated and was painful. She said she asked herself "what was happening", and then after a few minutes, the chest bloating, stomach looking inflated, and stomach pain went away. Emergency Room Treatment: Stated the Emergency Room tested her urine, did a HIV test, a Hepatitis C test, and a lung x-ray. She said everything was negative, but she did not know the result of the urine test and lung x-ray. Reported she had breathing problems before she had the COVID-19 Vaccine and before the COVID-19 Virus pandemic. She said she would hardly feel the beating of her heart, and when she was laid down, she felt like she was losing her breath. Reported she had an injection in her left eye because of an accident in 2019 where a resident had elbowed her left eye accidentally. She said her ophthalmologist had dilated her left eye, and told her the eye was OK. She said later on in 2019, her left eye was not feeling bad. She said she was given Latanoprost by the ophthalmologist to used for her left eye. She said in Sep2019 she travelled to visit her sister. She said when she arrived at her sister's, her sister told her that her left eye blood vessels looked red. She said there was no pain in her left eye. She said she took her Latanoprost medication and told her sister she would go to her doctor. She said when she got home from her sister's, her left eye blood vessels were red. She said she went to her ophthalmologist, and he dilated her left eye again, and told her to continue to use the Latanoprost. She said she felt like something was going bad in her left eye, but because of pandemic she couldn't see a new doctor. She said she went to a new ophthalmologist, and he told her she would need cataract surgery. She said the new ophthalmologist did no further left eye check-up. She said in Aug2020, she couldn't see anything except black and red in her left eye. She said she had her left eye checked and was told she had an occlusion of a left eye vein caused by bleeding. She said she was told the vein must have been effected by her accident in 2019. She said her left eye was injected with Avastin. She said her left eye retina was effected and she had macular edema prior. She clarified she still took Latanoprost. She said she had several bottles of Latanoprost in her refrigerator, providing: Latanoprost 2.5ml , She clarified the Latanoprost bottle was almost empty, and she was no longer using the Latanoprost from that bottle, providing: Latanoprost 2.5. She said she could be standing, and would feel like she was falling. She said she had mobility problems in small places. She said she had memory problems, as well. She clarified she had her falling, mobility problems, and memory problems, ever since she became old, and prior to the COVID-19 Vaccine. She said she had high cholesterol, and her cholesterol was over 300. She said her neurologist recently ordered another creatinine test as a follow-up to a creatinine test done last year. She said on 08Mar2021 she went to the Emergency Room because she had a reaction to the COVID-19 Vaccine, and her breathing was not good. She clarified on the night of 06Mar2021(13:00-14:00 PM), she had heart pain that woke her up from sleep while she was in bed. She said it felt like a pinch on her heart, and massaged the bottom of her heart with her hands. She said while she laid in bed, she exercised her arms by moving them up and down, and side to side. She said she jumped her body a little while she was lying in bed. She clarified she tried to make her heart get the pain out. She said after a few exercises the heart pain left, and she went back to sleep. She said on 07Apr2021, everything was fine, but that night her chest felt bloated. She said her chest felt like an inflated balloon. She said her stomach looked inflated and was painful. She said she asked herself "what was happening", and then after a few minutes, the chest bloating, stomach looking inflated, and stomach pain went away. Outcome of events are Short of breath, Feeling unwell, Abdominal distension(Bloated feeling), Abdominal pain upper(Stomach pain), Abdominal distension(Stomach fullness) recovered Dyspnoea recovered, and other events Hypoaesthesia, cough nausea, appetite disorder, fatigue, Breast discomfort, Chest discomfort, Stomach discomfort, Shaking, Pain, Abdominal distension are unknown.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.