Age: 69.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Feeling abnormal, Limb discomfort, Neuropathy peripheral
Clinical narrative: feeling the neuropathy traveling up her legs; my legs feel strange, the lower leg. They just feel, it feels like I'm wearing socks; feels strange; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 69-years-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EW0176; Expiration Date: 31Aug2021, NDC number: unknown), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 24Jun2021 (vaccinated at the age of 69 years) as DOSE 1, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included neuropathy from 2009 to an unknown date. The patient previously took chemotherapy. Concomitant medication included plecanatide (TRULANCE) taken for irritable bowel syndrome, start and stop date were not reported. On an unspecified date in Jun2021, the patient experienced feeling the neuropathy traveling up her legs, my legs feel strange, the lower leg. they just feel, it feels like i'm wearing socks and feels strange. The report received as, 69-year-old female received 1st dose of Pfizer COVID19 vaccine last week. The patient has a history of neuropathy with chemotherapy noted as well and a couple of days ago she started feeling the neuropathy traveling up her legs. The patient the neuropathy was not as bad as her feet but "my legs feel strange, the lower leg. They just feel, it feels like I'm wearing socks. Um, and when I walk it just feels strange, doesn't feel right. I am not sure what is going on." "We don't know if it was from the shot, it started after the shot, so we don't know." The patient does not have a Neurologist or anyone that "looks at my Neuropathy." The patient told her Primary Care Physician about "it" and she didn't know what to do about it either. Caller states she is scared and doesn't know what will happen with the 2nd shot. The patient cannot remember exact dates, states sometime this week. When asked if it was still ongoing, she states it seems to be. She states it kind of feels like she is wearing socks. The patient also states she thought she saw something online, something about a warming of certain symptoms. She thought Neuropathy was one of them but apparently there "is nothing to worry about with that and its okay." Advised the patient that if she did not have a neurologist, she should reach out to her health care providers that do care for her as they are the best to provide a further assessment and guidance pertaining to her individual case as they know her the best and can possibly also reach out to Pfizer as well and obtain additional information that may be resourceful in her individual plan of care. The patient took Pfizer COVID Vaccine because its important with the pandemic and to be protected and we need to end this crazy mess. The patient states getting this shot was not easy for her as she doesn't like shots. The patient dad has neuropathy. The patient not visited emergency room and physician office. No additional vaccines administered on same date of the Pfizer suspect. No prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) If applicable, list any other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first. Outcome of the events was unknown.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.