Age: 55.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Myositis, Nausea, Paraesthesia oral, Swelling face, Urinary tract infection
Clinical narrative: inflammation of the jaw muscle; dizzy; nausea; right side of my face swollen; her lips tingle a little bit; head felt heavy above her eyes; Paraesthesia oral; had a minor UTI; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 55-year-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Lot number: EP7533), via an unspecified route of administration in right arm on 07Apr2021 at 12:20 as single dose for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included carpal tunnel syndrome (from: Jan2021), ear trouble predating vaccination. Concomitant medications included atorvastatin calcium (LIPITOR) 10mg taken once daily by mouth for cholesterol (taking for two years), cholecalciferol 2000IU; take once daily by mouth for vitamin D low (taking for two or three years). There was no prior Vaccinations within 4 weeks. On 07Apr2021 (A few minutes later, about 20 minutes after the vaccination), she felt dizzy and nauseous. Later on she noticed when she looked in the mirror, the right side of her face looked swollen. Adds her lips tingle a little bit at the same time as she got the dizziness and nausea. She called her doctor since this was immediately and not 24 hours later. Now weeks have passed and the right side of her face is still swollen; she is still dizzy and the nausea comes and goes. Adds her head felt heavy above her eyes too when she first felt the dizziness and nausea. It was reported that she went to the emergency room about week ago. They did a CT scan, EKG and drew blood and they told her the CT looks good; everything was normal except she had a minor UTI, urinary tract infection, and she was treated with antibiotics. Then later she went to visit her doctor and she said it looks probably like migraines triggered by the vaccine, and mentioned a lot of other theories, she can not remember them all. Adds she never gets the flu shot and the last vaccination she had was 30 years ago. Her doctor had a lot of theories and told her not to take any medication and to give her body a chance to recover. Caller added she also went to the dentist who did x rays and said everything looked fine. Then yesterday she went to the ENT, Ear, Nose and Throat specialist doctor for the dizziness and her face. The ENT doctor did some tests and said it was not vertigo or migraine because migraine comes and goes but hers does not go away. Then the ENT said he thinks it is inflammation of the jaw muscle. Caller adds her ear does not feel good sometimes. The ENT doctor said if connected jaws are not the same that can cause dizziness. He told her to take Aleve but she has not started it yet. She read somewhere today that in Israel other people have reported muscle inflammation, like heart muscle, and she is asking has that happened before with other people. The ENT also mentions she may be tightening her your teeth at night but she doesn't think she does that. Caller clarifies she had problems with her ear when she was very young and very rarely her ear is not comfortable when she sleeps on her side. But she does not sleep on her side anymore because her arms get numb. Adds she has carpal tunnel in both arms starting in Jan2021, predating treatment with the vaccine. Stated she was doing bike exercising and it caused the carpal tunnel. With regard to the swelling in the right side of her face, she stated no one can see it but if you touch it you can tell it is swollen and her husband can tell it was not big swollen but sometimes it gets bigger. Her doctor told her not to get the second dose until all the side effects go away or we know more. Mentioned her left arm was swollen from the carpal tunnel and the sports medicine doctor told her to take Advil. She took two weeks of Advil and her hand was fine. But then three weeks passed and her hand did not feel good again and looked a little swollen so she took Advil again for three days but she interrupted it 48 hours before the vaccine. She has not taken anymore Advil since then and she has not started it back. She was told to take ten 200mg daily but she only took two at lunch, one in the middle and one at night and it worked. The week before the vaccination, she took only 3 a day for 3 days then stopped it 48 hours before the vaccination. Provides for the Ibuprofen she took UPC 096619088041; lot SEP2021; expiration date P116896. This was the product she referred to as Advil. Caller asks isn't it the same thing. Caller mentioned she thought maybe it was a bad batch, referring to her vaccination, and adds she contacted someone that she knew who had the vaccine at the same location two hours later and they did not have any trouble; did not feel anything at all. A clone report is created to document the daughter's experience. It was reported that Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine; treatment first dose 7Apr2021; provides lot number from vaccination card but does not see NDC or expiration date. No specific results were provided other than the UTI. Patient visited to emergency room and physician office visit. Patient was not admitted to hospital. Family history included the patient mother had moderna with no side effects, brother had both Pfizer doses with no side effects, one daughter had one dose of the Pfizer with nothing and the other daughter had both Pfizer doses and had fever but nothing major. A clone report is created to document the daughter's experience. This is report 1 of 2. Caller was provided with  phone number, option 3, and hours of operation for COVID-19 Vaccine only, Monday through Friday 8a-8p Eastern Time and Saturday and Sunday 9a-3p Eastern Time; prior to transfer to hold line  due to high call volume. The outcome of the events dizzy, nausea, right side of my face swollen, head felt heavy above her eyes was not recovered and outcome of the other events was unknown.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected