Age: 64.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Abdominal pain, Abdominal pain upper, Fatigue, Feeding disorder, Illness
Clinical narrative: very ill; very bad stomach issues; felt like someone was stabbing; couldn't eat/hadn't eaten for a couple of days; every time food reached her stomach, it was a horrible pain; fatigue; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient herself). A 64-year-old female patient received the second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection; lot number: EL3284, NDC number and expiration date were unknown), intramuscularly in the left arm on 25Jan2021 at 12:30 at a single dose for COVID-19 immunization. The vaccination facility type was reported as the nursing home. The patient previously received the first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; lot: EL0140, expiry date was unknown), on 04Jan2021 intramuscularly in the left arm for COVID-19 immunization. Relevant medical history included problems in blood pressure and sleep and restless leg syndrome; pain in legs; all from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. Concomitant medications included amlodipine for blood pressure, gabapentin for restless leg syndrome; pain in legs, venlafaxine for antidepressant therapy, bupropion (also reported as the generic for Wellbutrin) for antidepressant therapy, and chlordiazepoxide to help sleep; all medications were ongoing. There were no additional vaccines administered on the same date of the Pfizer suspect. The patient had no prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. The patient worked at a nursing facility, but she was not a healthcare professional. After receiving the first vaccine, she felt great. The vaccine built her immunity up, which was good. With the second vaccine, she got very ill over it on an unspecified date. The patient was asking if there had been other people reporting side effects of the vaccine. The patient further reported that after she was given the second vaccine, they had a waiting time where she had to sit and wait about 15 minutes and it was fine. After work on an unspecified date, she had gone to pick up some groceries and it hit her like a ton of bricks. It was really, really bad. When she was given the vaccine, she asked the pharmacist from the time she was given the vaccine, if there would be any special time she would have symptoms or experience what would be going on. The pharmacist told her everyone was different, but that she would definitely know. The patient stated she had very bad stomach issues; it felt like someone was stabbing her on an unspecified date. She had no vomiting or diarrhea, but when she ate, it was horrible. She couldn't eat; every time food reached her stomach, it was a horrible pain. She also experienced some fatigue on an unspecified date. She got tired a lot. She had to call her employer and tell them that she wouldn't be coming in. This went on for a week. She still had some side effects, but its working its way out of her and she could tell. The patient stated she didn't believe her employer believed her. She had called and left messages and it went no where. She was afraid and she didn't want to lose her job. The patient stated that she really hadn't eaten for a couple of days at the time of the report. She asked one of the nurses where she worked if she should be drinking water and continue to try and eat and the nurse told her to drink as much water as she could and rest her body. The patient didn't believe her employer believed that this was actually happening to her. The patient was very upset that she could lose her job and she didn't know what to do or who else to call. The patient explained that mentally, she was feeling better, but her body hadn't caught up with her mind. The patient stated she needed any information to show that she spoke with Pfizer that she could give her employer. The adverse events (AEs) did not require any visit to an emergency room or the physician office. The patient had no investigation assessment and relevant tests. The outcome of all the events was unknown.