Age: 73.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Blood test, Musculoskeletal pain, Musculoskeletal stiffness, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: prevents me from sleeping more than an hour or two at a time; pain in my upper thighs and buttocks/leg pain/developed severe pain and stiffness in my right upper arm and shoulder; pain in my upper thighs and buttocks; have more leg stiffness than I am used to/stiffnessin my right upper arm and shoulder; severe pain and stiffness in my right upper arm and shoulder.; bicep tendonitis.; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer for himself.  A 73-year-old male patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Lot Number: EL9266, expiration date not provided), 2nd dose via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 02Feb2021 at age of 73 years old as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history was not reported. Concomitant medications included losartan; atorvastatin; acetylsalicylic acid (ASPRIN). The patient experienced 'pain in my upper thighs and buttocks/leg pain/developed severe pain and stiffness in my right upper arm and shoulder , pain in my upper thighs and buttocks, have more leg stiffness than i am used to/stiffness in my right upper arm and shoulder, severe pain and stiffness in my right upper arm and shoulder, bicep tendonitis', all on 01Mar2021, 'prevents me from sleeping more than an hour or two at a time' on an unspecified date. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood work to test for rheumatoid arthritis: negative, X-rays of my right hip and right shoulder: negative for arthritis, all on an unknown date. The patient previously received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Lot Number: EL5318, expiration date not provided), 1st dose via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on an unknown date (reported as 02Feb2021) as a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The outcome of the events was not recovered. The patient had not received any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. List of any other medications the patient received within 2 weeks of vaccination included: Losartan, Atorvastatin, asprin. The adverse events resulted in: Doctor or other healthcare professional office/clinic visit. Treatment received for adverse event (AE). Treatment included Cortisone, NSAIDS, opiods, physical therapy. Prior to vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. Since the vaccination, the patient had not been tested for COVID-19.  Clinical course: After the second shot patient developed pain in his upper thighs and buttocks while sitting. This had lessen somewhat, but he still cannot sit for extended periods without pain and he had more leg stiffness than he was used to, especially in the morning. Following the leg pain, he developed severe pain and stiffness in his right upper arm and shoulder. This occurs mainly at night, and prevents his from sleeping more than an hour or two at a time. The pain diminishes during the day. He had to take Percocet to manage pain when it's at its worst. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) do not help. He had seen his Primary Care Provider (PCP) multiple time and had two cortisone shorts which provided very short term relief. He had had x-rays of his right hip and right shoulder which were negative for arthritis. He had seen a orthopedic specialist who diagnosed bicep tendonitis. He had been doing Physical Therapy (PT) for a month for this with no improvement. He had blood work to test for rheumatoid arthritis; it was negative.