Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Gait disturbance
Clinical narrative: minor joint pain in the side that she received the injection, the left side; She had elbow and knee pain; She had elbow and knee pain; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable other HCP. A female patient of an unspecified age received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, formulation: Solution for injection, Batch/lot number: unknown), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 21May2021 as single dose for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. It was reported that caller called previously and is still having an adverse reaction to the Covid vaccine. She was in the middle of reporting it, and unfortunately she ran out of time on her lunch break. She would like to finish reporting that and get a case number. She did not get a case number from the previous report she started. reporter works at a hospital in a clerical position. The previous call handler said she was going to ask specific questions about what body part was hurting and what was going on. That was where she left off before. It was reported that the patient had the first shot on 21May2021, and within 24 to 48 hours she experienced minor joint pain in the side that she received the injection, the left side. She had elbow and knee pain. It progressively got worse throughout the next several weeks. She did go to her family physician 2 and a half weeks later. She was trying things at home like ice, heat, and Motrin. None of that seemed to be working. Her main concern was whether to get the second shot or not. Her doctor put her on 2 different anti-inflammatories. One was making her too tired, and the second hasn't helped much either. She has an appointment now with the rheumatologist and the orthopedic doctor. Now her elbow has subsided, but her knee was still very painful to walk on. The Motrin that she took is 200mg, 100 count. She cannot read the number on the back. It is too small and she doesn't have her readers on. Tramadol HCl: The first anti-inflammatory the doctor put her on was Tramadol, but it made her too tired. They were 50mg tablets. They are in an amber colored pharmacy bottle. The second anti-inflammatory that her doctor prescribed is downstairs. She has to go up and down the stairs for work, and she tries not to. They said it was something that was a bit stronger than Motrin because the Tramadol was entirely too strong for her. She thought her vaccination card was in her wallet, but it must be in her purse. She does not have her vaccination card available to provide an NDC, lot, or expiration date. She opted not to get her second dose of the vaccine until they can figure out what is happening with her leg. To be honest, she and her husband were on the fence. The local hospitals in her area were making it mandatory, and she felt that her hospital would make it mandatory in the near future. Her family physician did a battery of different blood tests on her. He was assessing for Lyme's and Parvo and did other blood tests that she doesn't have right in front of her. Those were what he was most concerned with. He did do a sedimentation rate which came back elevated. It is to show inflammation. Other than that everything was normal. The previous call handler said she would receive something in the mail, and she has not yet received that. 09Jun2021 she believes is the last time she caller. While reporting an AE, caller mentioned that she tried Motrin and it didn't help her pain. The Motrin that she took is 200mg, 100 count. She cannot read the number on the back. It is too small and she doesn't have her readers on. She mentioned a second anti-inflammatory that didn't work, but she does not have the name for it. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood test: result unknown, lyme disease: unspecified, parvovirus b19 test: unspecified, red blood cell sedimentation rate increased: elevated on. It is to show inflammation. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of minor joint pain in the side that she received the injection, the left side, body part was hurting and what was going on, she had elbow and knee pain. The outcome of the event Vaccination site pain was unknown for knee pain was not recovered and for event pain in elbow was recovered on an unspecified date 2021.