Age: 70.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Blister, Chest discomfort, Chills, Condition aggravated
Clinical narrative: She had itchiness in her body that felt kind of like poison oak, and it created little blisters that went away.; It is still tender, but it is not pain; Body aches; Those disappeared little by little, but not the cough and not this pain she feels in her vein; She feel congested in her chest; Dry cough; she is short of breath; Short of breath; Chest tight on the left side; Dry cough was reported as worsened; Knee, side, and mandibula on left side hurting; Chest tight on the left side; Knee, side, and mandibula on left side hurting; Hives; Chills; Muscle aches; Headache; Face very red; she did not want to eat because she was nauseated; she had a light fever; Itchiness in body; Ache bad in her arm; Joints hurt; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient) reported for herself. A 70-years-old female patient received second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot number: D10FSM3, Expiration date: unknown), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm left on 16Jun2021 (age at vaccination was 70 years) as 2nd dose, single for COVID-19 immunization. The patient's medical history included ongoing AFib (her Afib started like 5 years and 5 or 6 months ago, She takes medications for Afib that include high blood pressure medicines), ongoing water on her heart and lung (she started having water on her heart and lungs about 17 years ago) and she was very allergic to a lot of stuff. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The patient previously received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection) via an unspecified route of administration on an unspecified date (age at vaccination was 70 years) as 1st dose, single for COVID-19 immunization and the patient experienced body aches, hives, headache and body had no energy. It was reported that, the caller was doing what the doctor told her to do. Stated that, today, it had been 9 days since she had the COVID vaccine and she was still suffering with side effects. Stated that, she doesn't know how to spell her physician's name. Due to the fact that, she has Afib, today she was going to see her cardiologist. She happened to have an appointment from last year. He sees her twice a year, so she was hoping that he will find out what was wrong with her. Stated that, she doesn't remember her physician's phone number. She does not have contact information available for her physician. Her doctor told her that if she was completely short of breath due to the Afib she needs to go to the emergency room. Stated that, she got the shot on Wednesday, 16Jun2021 and the patient had regular side effects. Stated that, she understands the regular side effects she had like headache, muscle ache, chills, hives and that kind of thing on 16Jun2021. Her concern was the pain she felt and the reason she was calling. The vaccine was put in her left arm and on the same side her knee, side and mandibula on her mouth have been hurting on 17Jun2021. Not the center which would be her esophagus. It started on Thursday 17Jun2021. The doctor called it something and she can't pronounce it. It is a vein that goes to the heart. That is why she was concerned. She was waiting for the insurance for a CAT scan. Stated that, she has to pay at least 250 dollars. When she was retired, she was on a tight budget. Stated that, she waited until this Monday to see her doctor. Her doctor requested and was waiting for the insurance to approve a CAT scan. Her doctor wanted it because she had water in her heart and lungs and Afib. Her doctor was concerned, so she gave her some anti-inflammatories but she had a reaction to them. She was very allergic to a lot of stuff and wasn't able to continue them. The patient wanted to know if someone else has had this and what to do. Stated that, she still had a dry cough. She cannot sleep laying down because of the pain and bending down hurts. It has been 8 days that it has been going on. Stated that, on 16Jun2021, her chest was tight on the left side all the way down to her heart. It was deep and goes into her back. It doesn't go away. She felt congested in her chest and she was very healthy. She had no cough or anything. She went to get the vaccine and has a tightness she feels in her chest. She doesn't know whether it was because of the cough or what. Stated that, it felt like an asthma type of tightness and she was short of breath and it has gotten worse. Stated that, the chest tight on the left side started on Thursday somewhere around 03:00 or 04:00. It has gotten worse. She started having water on her heart and lungs about 17 years ago. If she has anything abnormal she was supposed to go to emergency. Stated that, every year they do an echocardiogram and X-rays for her lungs to control it and make sure it has not increased. The patient stated that, she takes medications for Afib that include high blood pressure medicines. Stated that, on wednesday she had it all. She had body aches and it was bad in her arm. It was still tender. Her joints hurt, she had chills, she had a light fever and she did not want to eat because she was nauseated. She had all the symptoms, but she called them regular or normal which was the side effect she felt anyway when getting a vaccine. Stated that, those disappeared little by little, but not the cough and not this pain she felt in her vein. She doesn't know whether it was a vein or muscle. Stated that, all of her other symptoms started somewhere around 15:00 or 16:00, on the day she had the vaccine. Stated that, her headache went away over the weekend, the chills went away on Friday and the joint pain went away on Sunday or Monday. Stated that, the ache bad in her arm was still tender, but it was not pain. She doesn't know whether it was going to take the same amount of time to disappear or longer like her throat. The other thing that she had was her face was very red and by Friday it was going away. Stated that, she had itchiness in her body that felt kind of like poison oak and it created little blisters that went away. Every now and then, she felt it more in her face than her body. The doctor was checking all over her body. Her doctor was concerned she might have shingles, but she doesn't. Stated that, she doesn't remember the name of the anti-inflammatories that she had a reaction to. Stated that, she only took one pill, but immediately the hives started more like in the eyebrows, hair line and behind the ear. It was completely different from the feeling she got when she had the vaccine. She knew something was different and called and told them she was going to stop it. Stated that, her card says she had her second dose of Pfizer on 16Jun2021. Stated that, the patient had taken the vaccine due to her age and she already has a lot of illness and she hates hospitals and did not want to go to the hospital with Covid. She had the vaccine on Wednesday and by noonish the next day it was gone. Stated that, she had her first dose of the vaccine on Wednesday and she thinks it was 2 or 3 weeks prior to the second dose. She doesn't remember the exact date she had it. They took her card and she has no NDC, lot or expiration date for the first dose. They took that one and gave her the one she had. Stated that, with her first dose the reaction she had was very low. She had her vaccine on Wednesday and her symptoms completely went away by Thursday mid-morning. She had body aches, hives, a headache and her body had no energy. It was reported that, the caller declined to complete the vaccine supplemental form. The reporter seriousness for the events was reported as unspecified. The investigation assessment was reported as no. On an unspecified date, the patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included echocardiogram and X-rays, resulted as unknown. The outcome of the event chills was resolved on 18Jun2021. The outcome of the events for headache, joints hurt, she had itchiness in her body that felt kind of like poison oak, and it created little blisters that went away, with her first dose the reaction she had was very low and she had her vaccine on Wednesday, and her symptoms completely went away by Thursday mid-morning was resolved on an unspecified date in 2021. The outcome of the events ache bad in her arm, face very red, itchiness in body was resolving. The outcome of the events knee, side, and mandibula on left side hurting, chest tight on the left side, dry cough, those disappeared little by little, but not the cough and not this pain she feels in her vein was not resolved. The outcome of the other events was unknown.