Age: 41.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Asthenia, Axillary pain, Back pain, Burning sensation
Clinical narrative: I reluctantly got the Moderna Vaccination on 11/1/2021 at 6pm at , as I needed the vPharmacy vaccination for work, or I faced termination, due to the mandates. I have a family to support, so I decided to get the vaccination, despite my strong apprehensions regarding the safety and how my body will react. I felt fine after initially getting the vaccination, but by Tuesday 11/2/2021 8am, my body was in extreme pain in all my joints and back. I was running a fever of 101.9. I attempted to work through this discomfort but had to stop working by 2pm as the pain was extreme. I have never felt any kind of reaction like this to any vaccine in my life. The Walmart pharmacist told me to take acetaminophen only for discomfort, and to avoid ibuprofen, but by 5pm on 11/2/2021, the pain was so bad I had to take ibuprofen. I felt some relief from the ibuprofen, but just enough that I could function, somewhat. The pain was still there, and I was very tired and weak. By 11/3/2021, I continued to take ibuprofen for post vaccine pain management, and made it through the work day, although I found it was getting harder to type and harder to focus on my work. I felt very weak. By 11/4/2021, I felt pain and pressure in my cervical/thoracic spine. It felt like there is ?something in my spine? as the pain and pressure is noted in a particular area and does not subside with rest or activity. I was starting to get numbness and pins and needles in my right arm down to my right ring and pinky finger.  I was getting burning chest pain and  sharp pains in my chest intermittently. My left armpit also was hurting. I pushed through the day at work, again in tears of pain by the end of the day. By 11/5/2021, I was very dizzy both with eyes closed and with eyes open while laying in still position. When ambulating, I was dizzy with every movement and the pain and pressure in my spine along with weakness and numbness to my right arm/fingers continued. I called my primary care provider and was seen in the office 11/5/2021 at 11am. I had to have a neighbor drive me because I was too dizzy and too weak to drive.  I was given a steroid injection, and Flexeril to take three times daily as needed and steroid titrating dose package. They completed an EKG which was normal. On 11/6/2021, I had enough relief from the steroid injection to be able to function, but the weakness and pain were still present. I could not do much activity without needing to rest. The dizziness also continued through the weekend. By 11/8/2021 9:30am, I was evaluated by my Primary care doctor again. The symptoms were now worse than they were prior to 11/5/2021. I had a fever of 101.9 at the doctor?s office. The doctor sent me for STAT CBC and sed rate and MRI of thoracic spine to rule out infection/inflammation. These results were all negative as of 11/9/2021. As of 11/10/2021, I continue to have dizziness and nausea, no vomiting. The weakness is now in my legs and arms, and my legs feel shaky inside when I walk. I can only walk short distances without feeling like I am going to fall or that my legs will collapse from under me. I feel pressure and pain in my spine that feels like it is pushing up into the base of my skull. I am now having numbness in both hands and fingers. I continue to be out of work as I work on a computer and I cannot bend my neck even slightly without burning, numbness, and tingling in my back, chest, and bilateral arms. It is hard to focus and the fatigue is terrible. I am now at a loss, as my doctor does not know how to help me other than now sending me out for a referral for a spinal doctor or neurologist. I now have accumulated thousands of dollars worth of medical bills from all this. I was feeling fine and healthy prior to getting the jab, and now I cannot work to support my family and now I have loads of medical bills. This is NOT ACCEPTABLE!