Age: 68.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Influenza like illness, Lethargy, Lymphadenopathy, Myalgia, Scrotal swelling
Clinical narrative: Approximately 15 days after he got the booster everything swelled again; his scrotum swelled to the size of the a soft ball/he did have hydrocele; Lethargic; has no energy; every muscle hurts; feels like he is carrying the flu; He said that it has gotten worse with each shot.; 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 25Oct2021 09:30 (Lot number: P220395-0089L) at the age of 68 years as dose 3 (booster), 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; "flu" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: he had the flu previously maybe twice in his life.; "whole body hurts" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He has had no fever, but his whole body hurts.; "He can do no physical activity without straining himself." (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He can do no physical activity without straining himself.; "cant walk" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: He cant walk to the mailbox and back without stopping to rest. There were no concomitant medications. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (First dose, Time the Vaccination Was Given: 22Jan2021 07:30), administration date: 22Jan2021, when the patient was 67 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "Sore arm with the first dose"; Bnt162b2 (Second dose, Time the Vaccination Was Given: 10Feb2021 10:00, Right Arm , Lot: P220395-0052L), administration date: 10Feb2021, when the patient was 67 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "he almost choked to death", "Stomach ache with the second dose", "his throat tightened up", "lost over 15 lbs", "Swollen lymph nodes". The following information was reported: LYMPHADENOPATHY (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Approximately 15 days after he got the booster everything swelled again"; SCROTAL SWELLING (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "his scrotum swelled to the size of the a soft ball/he did have hydrocele"; LETHARGY (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Lethargic"; ASTHENIA (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "has no energy"; MYALGIA (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "every muscle hurts"; INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "feels like he is carrying the flu"; CONDITION AGGRAVATED (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "He said that it has gotten worse with each shot.". The events "approximately 15 days after he got the booster everything swelled again", "lethargic", "has no energy", "every muscle hurts", "feels like he is carrying the flu" and "he said that it has gotten worse with each shot." were evaluated at the physician office visit. The event "his scrotum swelled to the size of the a soft ball/he did have hydrocele" was evaluated at the emergency room visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: barium swallow: unknown results, notes: scope stuck down his nose; blood test: normal, notes: but he did have hydrocele/told him he was not sick; computerised tomogram: unknown results; ultrasound scan: unknown results, notes: Caller said that with every one of his tests ,all of his parameters are nominal; urine analysis: unknown results.  Additional Information: Calling about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and booster dose. said that 2 years he got involved with the prerelease Covid 19 study. He did not know if he got the vaccine or the placebo. He said that he got the first 2 doses in Jan2020 and Feb2020. 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. (Withheld) asked if he wanted to unmask and 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. With the first dose had a sore arm and a slight stomach ache with the second dose. About a month later, his throat tightened up and he could not swallow and could not swallow large pills. He said that he almost choked to death. He got a pill caught in his throat and had to have the Heimlich to get it out. From Mar2021 until Sep2021, he lost over 15 lbs. His wife noticed he had swelling in his thighs. He made a appointment with his primary care physician and was told he had swollen lymph nodes in the tops of his thigh. All of his weight loss pulled the skin back and his wife noticed the swollen lymph nodes. During this period of time, he had a CT scan of his chest and abdomen and it showed other swollen lymph nodes. About the 2nd week of Oct2021 he got a call that wanted him to get the booster. He said that while waiting to get the booster dose he was reading the paperwork on the vaccine and it mentioned swollen lymph nodes as a side effect. Approximately 15 days after he got the booster everything swelled again and his scrotum swelled to the size of the a soft ball from fluid build up. The doctor said that it was from the lymph nodes. He has been to 13 doctors and has been told 13 times that have never seen anything like what he has. He thinks it is a adverse reaction to the vaccine. He was perfectly healthy from the saline shot. He said that it has gotten worse with each shot. (withheld) said that they are reporting this to the research doctors at Pfizer. He has read all of the paperwork given by (withheld). It says that these are temporary side effects and should go away after 2-3 weeks. It has not happened like that with him. Caller said that he has had ultrasounds, CT scans, blood tests, and urine tests. Monday he is going in for more testing. 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 bullshit. The doctor said that he was kidding. He said that he does not have cancer and does not have 2 neuromuscular diseases. He thought he was helping, but he thinks it backfired on him. Time of the Vaccination Was Given: 22Jan2021 07:30, 10Feb2021 10:00, 25Oct2021 09:30. He went to the emergency room on 27Dec2021 for his scrotal swelling, he went to the physician and at least 8 specialists for the rest of his symptoms. No any other vaccinations within four weeks Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine(s). He got the flu shot in Nov2021. No Family Medical History Relevant to AE(s). 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 muscular aches and his joints ache. He has had no fever, but his whole body hurts. He can do no physical activity without straining himself. He cant walk to the mailbox and back without stopping to rest. His blood tests are normal, but he did have hydrocele, but there was nothing they could do and sent him home with urologists to see. The urologist could not do anything due to his lower body swelling. He has been told by 8 specialists that there is nothing they can do because they can not find anything wrong with him. None of this started until he took the vaccine shots. Caller said that there should be a research study file on him with Pfizer somewhere.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.