Age: 51.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Weight, Weight decreased
Clinical narrative: Determined had neuropathy/chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy/neuropath has gotten worse and worse; Determined had neuropathy/chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy/neuropath has gotten worse and worse; Had huge difficulty eating; felt super bloated like was going to explode; The caller could not feel hands or feet; lost 54 pounds since Apr2021; stomach has shrank; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 51 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 15Apr2021 09:30 (Lot number: EW0153) at the age of 51 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (1st dose of covid vaccine, Vaccine Name: Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine, Lot Number: ER8727, Expiry Date: Unknown, Anatomical Location:  Right arm, No. of Previous Doses: First dose), administration date: 25Mar2021, when the patient was 50 years old, for COVID-19 Immunization, reaction(s): "The caller received the first dose Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine with zero effects"; Flu vaccine (Flu vaccine received a year and a half ago.), administration date: 2020, for Immunization. The following information was reported: CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY (medically significant), CONDITION AGGRAVATED (non-serious) all with onset 16Apr2021, outcome "not recovered" and all described as "Determined had neuropathy/chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy/neuropath has gotten worse and worse"; EATING DISORDER (non-serious) with onset Apr2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Had huge difficulty eating"; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION (non-serious) with onset Apr2021, outcome "unknown", described as "felt super bloated like was going to explode"; FEELING ABNORMAL (non-serious) with onset Apr2021, outcome "unknown", described as "The caller could not feel hands or feet"; WEIGHT DECREASED (non-serious) with onset Apr2021, outcome "unknown", described as "lost 54 pounds since Apr2021"; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT (non-serious) with onset Apr2021, outcome "unknown", described as "stomach has shrank". The events "determined had neuropathy/chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy/neuropath has gotten worse and worse", "determined had neuropathy/chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy/neuropath has gotten worse and worse", "had huge difficulty eating", "felt super bloated like was going to explode", "the caller could not feel hands or feet", "lost 54 pounds since apr2021" and "stomach has shrank" were evaluated at the physician office visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: colonoscopy: (2021) unknown results; endoscopy: (2021) unknown results; investigation: (16Apr2021) chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; (2021) neuropathy; nerve stimulation test: (16Apr2021) chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; weight: (Apr2021) lost 54 pounds. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, condition aggravated, eating disorder, abdominal distension, feeling abnormal, weight decreased.  Clinical indication: Had huge difficulty eating: Had huge difficulty eating. The caller states this difficulty eating began in Apr2021 when the caller felt so bloated. The caller could not eat anything because would make feel more bloated. The caller had issues where did not eat for a while and stuff so the caller lost 54 pounds since Apr2021. The caller previously weighed 198 or 199 pounds. Had huge difficulty eating: The caller states the difficulty eating is still going on a little bit. The size of the callers stomach has shrank and the caller cannot eat as much food. DSU Agent asked if difficulty eating has improved, worsened or persisted and the caller replied a couple of callers friends force the caller to eat whether the caller is hungry or not. Thought the Adult Pfizer Covid 10 Vaccine would feel cold, the caller never recalled being cold: The caller also states Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine has to be stored at subzero temperatures. The caller thought the Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine would feel cold, the caller never recalled being cold. Maybe the Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine the caller received was left out too long. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) If applicable, list any other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine(s): NO, the only vaccine the caller has received prior to the Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine was the Flu vaccine received a year and a half ago.  Determined had neuropathy: On 16Apr2021, the day after the caller received the second dose Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine, the caller developed all kinds of medical issues that the caller first thought were gastric related. After every single possible test it was determined the caller had neuropathy. The caller went through a course of different testing, brain wave testing and secondary nerve testing. It was determined that the Adult Pfizer Covid 19 Vaccine caused the caller to have chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. GBS is acute and CIDP is chronic. Patient Assistance Octagam: The caller states the neurologist prescribed Octagam, which is a human immunoglobulin infusion. The caller goes three days in a row every month to receive the Octagam infusion for  total of 9 months. The caller woke up the morning of 16Apr2021 and felt super bloated like was going to explode. The caller was sent to the gastroenterologist. The caller had a colonoscopy and endoscopy. The caller tried 15 different kinds of medicine, and nothing worked. The caller was told there was nothing more could be done for the caller and the caller had neuropathy. The caller could not feel hands or feet. The caller states the neuropath has gotten worse and worse. The caller tried 15 different kinds of medicine, and nothing worked; The caller states: Omeprazole, which is for heart burn gas release and stuff like that. The caller then says caller still takes Omeprazole sometimes and would prefer to not provide this information.  Cholestyramine: Lot:2905684; expiration: 31Dec2021. The caller states has not taken Cholestyramine in a while. Dose: 1 packet by mouth twice a day, supposed to help break down food, 9 gram pouch, 60 packet count. Was to take two a day for a months supply.  Creon:36,000 unit capsule, take two capsules by mouth with each meal, one by mouth with each snack, count: 500,lot: 1142090; Expiration: 14Dec2022 Ondansetron: 4mg tablet, 15 lot: unknown, medication in a bottle from the pharmacy, Expiration: 21Jun2022 Cefalexin: 500mg capsule, the label is worn off here but looks like 30 count. Label is part worn off and does not know if was wet or not, cannot read information. Unable to provide NDC/lot/expiration. The medication is in a bottle from the pharmacy.  Clindamycin: 300mg capsule/ 1 by mouth 3 times daily, 30 count, Expiration: 22Jul2022  Pantoprazole DR: 40mg tablet, 30 count, instructions to take 1 tablet per day ,Expiration: 21Jun2022  Gabapentin: 600mg, takes three times a day :indication: DSU Agent asked indication and caller stated supposed to take 1 in morning and 1 in middle of day and one at bed time ,began taking: Jun2021 ,expiration: 22Nov2022  Dicyclomine: 10mg capsule, 30 count. Supposed to take 1 by mouth four times a day as needed, expiration: 12Nov2022  Sucralfate: 1gm tab, count size 60 ,supposed to take 1 tablet twice a day on empty stomach ,expiration: 16Jun2022