Age: 56.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Pelvic pain, Rash, Sleep disorder
Clinical narrative: She hasn't slept hardly at all in about a week; Hurts to walk, stand, lay down, and sit down; Shingles; Rash is painful to touch, she cannot wear pants, and it feels like pins and needles; Rash on top of right leg- describes as clusters of painful bumps/the rash is painful to touch; Pain in right side of lower back, pelvic area, and top of leg; Pain in right side of lower back, pelvic area, and top of leg; Pain in right side of lower back, pelvic area, and top of leg; Fire pit smell in my nose and in my mouth; It woke me up in the middle of the night; Muscle pain; joint pain; Muscle spasms; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non hcp. A 56-years-old female patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE, Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EN6205; Expiration Date: 30Jun2021), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Right on 04Mar2021 (at the age of 56-years-old) as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing osteopenia. Concomitant medications included ergocalciferol (VIT D) and calcium (CALCIUM) taken for osteopenia. On 04Mar2021 the patient experienced muscle pain, joint pain, muscle spasms, fire pit smell in my nose and in my mouth, it woke me up in the middle of the night. On 07Mar2021 the patient experienced pain in right side of lower back, pelvic area, and top of leg. On 12Mar2021 the patient experienced rash on top of right leg- describes as clusters of painful bumps/the rash is painful to touch, rash is painful to touch, she cannot wear pants, and it feels like pins and needles. On 14Mar2021 the patient experienced shingles. On an unknown date the patient experienced she has not slept hardly at all in about a week and hurts to walk, stand, lay down, and sit down. The reporter stated she is not sure if she is having a reaction to the vaccine, she read that it can cause muscle pain and joint pain. Last Thursday morning 04Mar2021 she got the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine and on Sunday she had lower back pain, going to the front of pelvis and it has been getting worse now its going down to leg. She took another medication that can cause the same symptoms and asked can it cause pain 3 days after received the vaccine, is that normal. She did go to the doctor on Tuesday 09Mar2021, for the pain- she did not have the rash then and the doctor thought it was just muscle spasms. She had been on prednisone, Tylenol and muscle spasm medication and Ibuprofen and still having the pain. She called the doctor again today and waiting for his call. On Thursday evening 04Mar2021, she had like a fire pit smell in nose and in my mouth, she could smell other things but that smell was there it woke her up in the middle of the night, it kept her up 2 night in a row. When she woke up Saturday morning 06Mar2021 it was gone. It lasted 36h. She asked if she Can take the vaccine again or should get Modernas vaccine. The patient reported that she developed a rash at the top of her leg. She describes the rash as bumps, it looked like razor burn, then she noticed clumps on Friday, 12Mar2021. She reported over the weekend she was in a lot of pain and there were a couple clusters of the bumps and that she was diagnosed with Shingles on 14Mar2021 at Urgent Care. She stated that the rash is painful to touch, she cannot wear pants, and it feels like pins and needles. Her lower back is very much in a lot of pain, she has not slept hardly at all in about a week. She was prescribed Prednisone on 09Mar2021, 5 pills one each day for 5 days; Ibuprofen; Hydrocodone Acetaminophen (Tylenol with codeine), Topical cream; she was taking Tizanidine for muscle spasms (stopped taking that after they gave her a new prescription on 14Mar2021); Oxycodone for pain today and antibiotic Valacyclovir, the generic for Valtrex for shingles. She reported that she has been out of it, it hurts to walk, stand, lay down, and sit down and she has noft slept all week. Her doctor does not know about the shingles yet and she has to call them. She is scheduled to get the second dose of the Covid vaccine on 25Mar2021 and wanted to know if she needs to get the other dose of the vaccine, will this happen again and how soon. She spoke with a woman when she called and asked about muscle and joint pain following the first dose of the Covid vaccine. The woman provided her with information from the research study: 21% of people reported muscle and joint pain with the first dose. She just inquired about a month ago about shingles vaccine from the doctor, but her doctor said not to get it because if she plans on getting the COVID vaccine in 2 weeks. She asked if should she take her second dose on 25Mar as scheduled or wait some time. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of muscle pain, joint pain, muscle spasms, pain in right side of lower back, pelvic area, and top of leg, rash on top of right leg- describes as clusters of painful bumps/the rash is painful to touch, shingles and hurts to walk, stand, lay down, and sit down. The outcome of the events shingles, Pain in right side of lower back, pelvic area, and top of leg, Muscle spasms, joint pain, Muscle pain was not resolved, for the events It woke me up in the middle of the night, Fire pit smell in my nose and in my mouth the outcome was resolved on 06Mar2021, for rest of the events the outcome was unknown. No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.