Age: 60.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Hypoaesthesia, Investigation, Magnetic resonance imaging head, Nausea, Ultrasound Doppler
Clinical narrative: her whole left side, including the left side of her face went numb; lost focus; throw up; Emotional instability; head hurts; nauseous; Disorientated; Dizzy; Slurred speech; Balance impaired; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 60-year-old female patient received bnt162b2, dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 30Mar2021 17:30 (Lot Number: EW0150; Expiration Date: 31Jul2021) as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included depression from 2005 to an unknown date, blood pressure high in 2020 and unknown if ongoing, and high cholesterol in 2020 and unknown if ongoing; stated she was diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol about a year ago and was on low doses of blood pressure medication and cholesterol medication. There were no concomitant medications. The patient has no prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). The patient experienced her whole left side, including the left side of her face went numb on 31Mar2021 with outcome of recovering, lost focus on 11Apr2021 with outcome of not recovered, head hurts on 31Mar2021 with outcome of not recovered, nauseous on 31Mar2021 with outcome of not recovered, disorientated on 31Mar2021 with outcome of unknown, dizzy on 31Mar2021 with outcome of not recovered, slurred speech on 31Mar2021 with outcome of recovered in Apr2021, balance impaired on 31Mar2021 with outcome of not recovered, throw up on 10Apr2021 with outcome of recovered on 10Apr2021, emotional instability on 31Mar2021 with outcome of not recovered. The patient received her 1st dose of the Pfizer COVID19 Vaccine on 30Mar2021 and experienced a bucket load of side effects listed with the vaccine. She mentioned that she has lost focus, her head hurts, and so nauseous. She mentioned that half of her face is numb and that she was hospitalized for 24 hours because the doctors thought she had a stroke. She mentioned she has never had a reaction to anything and the doctors told her that this was related to the vaccine. She is asking how long does this side effect last, if the 2nd dose would have more severe side effects than the first, and could she receive her 2nd dose scheduled this Saturday after experiencing this side effects. She mentioned that her doctors recommended that she get vaccinated. She is in distress as she mentioned that this side effects have affected her life and her job. Further clarified, on 31Mar2021 she was disoriented, dizzy, nauseous, and had a massive headache. She said her symptoms were all on the list of possible COVID-19 Vaccine side effects. She said then her (whole) left side, including the left side of her face went numb. She said she called the nurse on the help line, and the nurse told her to call #. She said she didn't call # because she thought it wasn't necessary. She said she went to urgent care. She clarified at the urgent care they flipped out and wheeled her into a back room and hooked her up to a heart monitor, and brain monitor. She said that was around 5:00PM-6:00PM on 31Mar2021. She said she was taken by ambulance from the urgent care to the hospital emergency room. She said she stayed in the hospital overnight. She said she also had slurred speech, couldn't balance, and couldn't track (clarified as focus). She said it was awful. She said they thought she had a stroke because the left side of her face, and her whole left side were numb. She said if she tried to smile, one side of her face didn't work like other side of her face. She said when she was at the hospital, the hospital did all kinds of tests on her. She said she was told she didn't have a stroke, and her symptoms had to be a side effect of the COVID-19 Vaccine shot. She said the doctors at the hospital told her to "tough it out", and wait until her symptoms were done. She said the numbness was gradually going away on the left side of her body. She said the left side of her face was partially numb, and she had parts of left arm that were still numb. She said Thursday, 08Apr2021, was the first day she felt good. She said she was able to focus, and work. She said she felt she had a steady focus, and was not losing her mind. Friday morning (09Apr2021) was "iffy", but she felt she had improved some during the day. She said by Friday night (09Apr2021), she was dizzy, had a headache, was nauseous, and her balance was off. She said on Saturday morning (10Apr2021), she was nauseous, and started throwing up. She said she continued to throw up until Saturday night (10Apr2021). She said she was still nauseous on Saturday night, but was able to have soda crackers. She said she felt like she was standing at a cliff, because she was still nauseous, but not throwing up. She said Sunday morning (11Apr2021) she was not great. She clarified she was still nauseous, had a headache, was constantly dizzy, and lightheaded. She said she didn't throw up, but her focus kept coming and going. She said she felt worse as Sunday night (11Apr2021) came on. She said today (12Apr2021), she was so nauseous, her head hurts, she was dizzy, and couldn't track (focus) well. She clarified she never had a fever with her other symptoms. Caller asked what the hell was going on, and why was it still happening, and how long were her symptoms going to last. She said she was scheduled to get her second COVID-19 Vaccine shot on Saturday (17Apr2021). Caller asked should she get the second COVID-19 Vaccine shot. Reported also had emotional instability from day one (31Mar2021) of her symptoms. Reported she had been resting for a half hour at a time. She said she would feel better for a period of time after resting, so the resting helped. She said she also took Ibuprofen and Tylenol (clarified as generic (place name withheld) Acetaminophen 500mg). She said the Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen helped to keep her headache in the background. Hospital Treatment: She said while she was at the hospital, she was given Aspirin and Tylenol because of her headache. She said the doctors at the hospital didn't change her home medications. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood test: normal on 01Apr2021, head CT (computerised tomogram): normal on 31Mar2021, echocardiogram: normal on 01Apr2021, tests: unknown results on an unspecified date (the hospital did all kinds of tests on her), MRI brain (magnetic resonance imaging): normal on 31Mar2021, carotid artery ultrasound: normal on 01Apr2021. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of head hurts (headache). Reporter seriousness for her whole left side, including the left side of her face went numb: hospitalization from 31Mar2021 to 01Apr2021, required a visit to Emergency Room and Physician Office/Urgent Care.