Age: 83.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Hypoaesthesia, Joint swelling, Peripheral swelling
Clinical narrative: her whole arm went numb and she couldn't open her hand and her arm is still weak; her whole arm went numb and she couldn't open her hand and her arm is still weak; her calf to her foot is like a block of wood and is swollen; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 84 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 18May2021 (Lot number: EW0182) at the age of 83 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Rheumatoid arthritis" (ongoing), notes: she has had this condition for years and years.; "Osteoarthritis" (ongoing), notes: she has had this condition for years and years.; "Thyroid" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: A thyroid medication. Concomitant medication(s) included: SINGULAIR BABY taken for hypersensitivity; TYLENOL taken for arthritis.The following information was reported: HYPOAESTHESIA (non-serious), PERIPHERAL SWELLING (non-serious), outcome "unknown" and all described as "her whole arm went numb and she couldn't open her hand and her arm is still weak"; JOINT SWELLING (non-serious) with onset Jun2021, outcome "unknown", described as "her calf to her foot is like a block of wood and is swollen".  The she has had 3 doses of the vaccine, the first dose 18May2021, After her first dose her whole arm went numb, and she couldn't open her hand and her arm was still weak. She also states from the bottom of her calf to her foot was like a block of wood and was swollen and she can't make an indent in it, and is still going on; She has talked to her pharmacist and doctor and states they haven't heard of a reaction like this to the vaccine and asks if this has been reported? she states that she has had a lot of vaccines, she has had everything and had them all including Pneumo and Shingrix and the most she has gotten is a headache or soreness of the arm that's it, but now it's getting on her nerves, and she is really held back and needs to find some way of getting rid of this. She states that after 3 weeks she called the pharmacist and she said have not heard of that and to call your cardiologist. The cardiologist kept watch on something I was born with. He said it was just water so gave me Hydrochlorazine, but its solid, so then he gave me Furosemide and I've been doing that; it was not water it was not getting rid of it. She said, she want to get rid of this it's driving me crazy its impairing me. It's my whole right side, everything is on my left side it was too much now. The caller stated she had to go for bloodwork on the 14th and will talk to him again and was going to a brand-new orthopedic doctor. She stated that this makes her lose balance and was not getting a walker as it gives her a back problem. No Investigation Assessment was reported. On 08Jun2021 (Lot Number: EW0185; NDC, Given in the caller's left arm) she got the second shot in the same arm. The man there told her she might have a little reaction. She stated that within 24 hours, from the calf to her foot, her leg was like a block of wood. States it was swelled and you could not make an indent in it. States that she thought it would go away, but it has been ongoing since then. She said she was wondering if Pfizer has heard something like this from anyone else? She said that she asked her pharmacist and they had never heard anything like this. She went to her cardiologist, and they told her it is just water. She told them it is not water; she's retained water before, but this swelling you cannot even put a dimple in it. The doctor put her taking Furosemide one day and her usual medication the other days. She said that in the mornings the leg was swollen and puffy. At night it gets worse. Stated that when it affects her ankles it feels like her skin was going to split. Stated that it was not hot like an infection. She stated that she was just curious because her pharmacist has never heard of this before. She stated that she seldom gets reactions besides maybe a little headache and a little tired. She said this was different and is ongoing. She just wanted it to go away, and it makes her immobile in a way because she goes to walk and loses the strength in her ankle. She asked if there anything she can take for it? She said that she has Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis, and this was not the same thing. This was different, it was like a funny weird stiff numbness like the skin doesn't want to move. It was not a pain. She stated that she saw two people on news that had kind of like what she has. Stated that one of them, a man, was completely immobile from it. She stated that she has been shrinking over time; she was 5 foot 6 inches; now she was around 5 foot 3 and a half inches. Stated she feels like she's becoming compressed, mentioned that she eats more vegetarian. She stated that she had just gotten up and her ankle had given out. Stated she was okay, she was by a chair. She stated that she has not been to see her HCP; but was due to go see her soon. She said she just found a place to have her bloodwork done, since a lot of places are closed due to Covid. She declines to provide phone number, fax number, or email address for HCP. Caller denies any other medications relevant to these events. She then mentions she only takes Tylenol for her arthritis; Singulair and an Inhaler for allergies as needed, seasonally.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.