Age: 59.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Peripheral swelling, X-ray
Clinical narrative: Inflammation; Her arm was swollen, with fluids in her arm; Didn't want people in her family to say that the vaccine had hurt their sister; Can't straighten her arm; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 60-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 24Feb2021 as dose 1, single (Lot number: EM9809) at the age of 59 years, in right arm, on 24Mar2021 as dose 2, single (Lot number: EN6204), in right arm and on 05Oct2021 as dose 3 (booster), single (Lot number: ANERSF8839), in right arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient had no relevant medical history. The patient took concomitant medications. The following information was reported: LIMB DISCOMFORT (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "Can't straighten her arm"; INFLAMMATION (non-serious), outcome "unknown"; PERIPHERAL SWELLING (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "Her arm was swollen, with fluids in her arm"; PAIN (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "Didn't want people in her family to say that the vaccine had hurt their sister". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section.  Additional information: Patient can't straighten her arm since the booster and second vaccine. She says they did an MRI on it to make sure that it was not arthritis or something torn or gout, the did the MRI to rule out all of that. Caller initially said torn tendon or ligament but did not clarify when call handler queried this. She says that she can't straighten her arm back since the vaccination. Patient has had three doses or the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. First dose was 24Feb2021 with LOT: EM9809 and NDC/EXP: not provided. Second dose was 24Mar2021 with LOT: EN6204 and NDC/EXP not provided. Third dose was 05Oct2021 and for the LOT, she can't understand the writing. Patient provided LOT: ANERSF8839, and she thinks the pharmacist did that one and came out and did it, they did not write it neatly. NDC/EXP were not provided on vaccine card for her third dose. Patient has not been able to straighten her arm out period, and even when her home health care nurse who comes once a year did her evaluation said they had a patient that did the same thing. She provided no further information about home health nurse's other patient. Patient says it was around the first or second dose that her home health nurse did her evaluation and asked her why she couldn't straighten her arm, then they did an MRI. Patient didn't want people in her family to say that the vaccine had hurt their sister, and discourage them from getting it. Patient said, after getting the booster her arm won't go back at all, she is sleeping with it on top of a pillow. Patient thought it would go away but it didn't, and she didn't want to tell nobody about it if it could discourage people from getting the vaccination. Patient said it kept getting worser, so she told the doctor and then the doctor got her taking something for inflammation. She says her arm was swollen, with fluids in her arm after the last vaccination. Patient said they did the x-ray and found fluid in there, then did the MRI and did all that. It was her right arm that she can't straighten out, and said she is right handed and got all three vaccinations in the right arm. Concomitant Medications: Caller says her medications are the same ones she has been taking for years, there is nothing different. Caller provides no further details about her medications. Patient said, she had listened to her regular doctor, then went to an orthopedist, and after she went to get the injection she told them she can't straighten it since then.