Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Choking, Condition aggravated, Crying, Dysphonia, Illness
Clinical narrative: She feels like she is choking all the time; she's sick everyday and it's going into her throat up into her head and it 'scars' her whole body; mucous in her throat and in her head/mucous or phlegm in her head and neck; I have phlegm/mucous or phlegm in her head and neck; I can't breathe right; she got the 1st shot she was laying in bed and had a feeling like snakes running through her legs, it was a weird feeling; she's sick everyday and it's going into her throat up into her head and it 'scars' her whole body; She is hoarse; crying; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team, Program ID.  An 81-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 omi xbb.1.5 (COMIRNATY (2023-2024 FORMULA)), as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown), in arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "COVID" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Covid-19 vaccine (DOSE NUMBER UNKNOWN; MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN), for COVID-19 immunisation. The following information was reported: CHOKING (medically significant), outcome "not recovered", described as "She feels like she is choking all the time"; ILLNESS (medically significant), outcome "not recovered", INCREASED UPPER AIRWAY SECRETION (medically significant), outcome "not recovered" and all described as "mucous in her throat and in her head/mucous or phlegm in her head and neck"; PRODUCTIVE COUGH (medically significant), outcome "not recovered", described as "I have phlegm/mucous or phlegm in her head and neck"; DYSPNOEA (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "I can't breathe right"; FEELING ABNORMAL (medically significant), outcome "recovered", described as "she got the 1st shot she was laying in bed and had a feeling like snakes running through her legs, it was a weird feeling"; SCAR (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "she's sick everyday and it's going into her throat up into her head and it 'scars' her whole body"; DYSPHONIA (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "She is hoarse"; CRYING (medically significant), outcome "unknown". The events "she feels like she is choking all the time", "she's sick everyday and it's going into her throat up into her head and it 'scars' her whole body", "mucous in her throat and in her head/mucous or phlegm in her head and neck", "i have phlegm/mucous or phlegm in her head and neck", "i can't breathe right", "she got the 1st shot she was laying in bed and had a feeling like snakes running through her legs, it was a weird feeling", "she is hoarse" and "crying" required physician office visit and emergency room visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of choking, illness, increased upper airway secretion, productive cough, dyspnoea, feeling abnormal, scar, dysphonia, crying. Clinical course: Caller was a patient and was wondering if other people had a problem of mucous or Phlegm in the head and neck after receiving the COVID vaccine and what were they doing to treat it. Patient was an 81 year old female, wants to know if the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes mucous in the neck and the head. Upon referring patient to HCP, patient states that she had been to 27 doctors and nobody can figure it out. Patient states that it was so bad and she does not know what to do and mentions that she was sick everyday and it was going into her throat up into her head and it scars her whole body. Patient mentions that she had been to the emergency room several times now, her stats are good, stated some inaudible descriptions. Patient adds  that she had this mucous in her throat and in her head and it won't go away and was wondering if someone complained about this because these symptoms started right after COVID. Patient adds that they were giving her everything they can to try and reduce the phlegm and nothing was really working yet and she was just sick all the time and she had phlegm but it was getting worse and worse and nobody can figure out what was happening here. It all started right back when she had, she went crying to doctors because her throat, this was like after covid, it was filled and she can not breathe right. She had fly home to place name one time because she was so sick and they had to do an operation on her to get the phlegm taken out, it worked for a while and it was back. She don't know what was causing it. Dates for mucous or phlegm in her head and neck was from: Unknown To: Ongoing and mucous or phlegm in her head and neck was reported as worsened. Reported that after having it she had an issue that was getting worse. Caller was wondering if it was because of the shot because she had never had this kind of problem before and it was getting worse. Stated that no one can do anything for her. Asking was there anyone else with the same problem or if Pfizer has gotten complaints from people after this shot. Caller asking how long a report would take. Patient Details: Age adverse event started: States about 4 years ago when Covid started. Had been working with a lot of specialists like a pulmonologist to try to figure this out and she was getting worse. The longer this goes on and no one can find out why she had it makes her wonder because it happened after Covid and the stupid shot. She won't take the shots again, she thought that is the problem she was having from them. She was so sick all the time and stated it comes and goes but was not leaving her. States it is mainly mucous or phlegm in her head and neck and she can't get rid of it. It slows down also but now is so bad no one knows what to do and they are throwing all kinds of medications at her and she still has it. She has it all the time and never in her life before has she had this problem. She was going to a pulmonologist and has seen 27 doctors. (Withheld) put shots in her neck to try to stop it and said they can't do anything more to help. Stated this started after Pfizer Covid vaccine not too long after. She went on vacation and had to fly home to see what was wrong with her. Went in after a while and they did a Nissen fundoplication on her stomach and had another one in March and it's still there and still causing problems for her, she is hoarse, and it comes and goes. Had it in (Withheld) after she got the shot and flew home and went right to doctor to find out what is wrong with her. Stated it started after she got the shot but was not sure that is what it is from. Stated it was not going away. Suspect Product: Pfizer Covid 19 vaccine. 1st dose was 17Sep or something like that and she can't read the year. She can't read writing on the card.  She got it at (Withheld) County Dome. Dose, NDC lot and expiry unknown. Got it in her arm. Stated she just had what was required, she did not remember how many Covid vaccines she had. She got them all and is so glad she did. She had one son that refused to and was fine. For some reason something was not going away and it was concerning. Stated she recalls when she got the 1st shot she was laying in bed and had a feeling like snakes running through her legs, it was a weird feeling. That happened that night, same day as vaccine. outcome: it went away probably by next day it was ok. Caller stated she had a dental appointment she had to get to. Declined to complete report at this time. Wanted to know if it was only her or if other people have had this. Stated that everyone was trying to treat it and they were not getting anywhere. Her doctor looked at her and said he doesn't know where the mucous is coming from. Stated sometimes she gets reprieve and sometimes not, yesterday was bad. Last week maybe, she went to ER crying because she was so full of this and can't do anything. They said her heart and everything is fine.  She felt like she is choking all the time. Did not know what caused it and why it was her.  Did not know what they could do for her. Clarified she had Nissin procedure after this happened and was told they thought it could help.  The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 omi xbb.1.5 will be requested and submitted if and when received.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202400228521 Same patient, different dose/event;