Age: 56.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Arthritis, Condition aggravated, Fibromyalgia, Gastrooesophageal reflux disease, Insomnia
Clinical narrative: Caller has previously been diagnosed with arthritis, fibromyalgia and acid reflux. On Sunday, 09 May 2021, at 4:00PM, at that time, all three activated at once; Caller has previously been diagnosed with arthritis, fibromyalgia and acid reflux. On Sunday, 09 May 2021, at 4:30PM, at that time, all three activated at once; Caller has previously been diagnosed with arthritis, fibromyalgia and acid reflux. On Sunday, 09 May 2021, at 4:30PM, at that time, all three activated at once; his arm pain became sever; Caller had pain at the injection site; He felt his arm shutting down from his shoulder to his fingers, becoming paralyzed; felt shaky inside; did not sleep at all; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (Patient)   The 56-year-old male patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (Solution for injection, Lot number unknown), via an intramuscular route of administration (standard 0.3mL according to patient) on 07May2021 at 02:30 PM (at the age of 56-years), for COVID-19 immunization. The patient had a family and medical history of hypertension but was not on any medications. He was on blood pressure medication (unspecified) but they took him off because he was doing fine. He had been diagnosed with arthritis, fibromyalgia and acid reflux. The patient was allergic to Tetracycline: His arm shutting down, and being paralyzed after taking tetracycline happened years ago and the paralysis was much more severe. They told him no more tetracycline for him, and he has not taken it since. He got a flu shot 26 years ago, and it put him in the hospital. He has not had a flu shot since. The patient did not receive any vaccines within 4 weeks prior vaccinations. Patient had no history of other previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine or additional vaccines administered on same date of vaccination Concomitant medications were not reported. After first dose on 07May2021, patient had a rough time from it and felt some pain in the injection site, right after he went down to rest and felt shaky inside. Shakiness occurred right after the injection, it was subtle and at 8:00 PM his arm pain became severe, as it went on, he did not sleep at all. Patient arm pain went through out Friday night, and into Saturday morning. His arm pain was gone by 5:00 AM on Saturday morning. He felt his arm shutting down from his shoulder to his fingers, becoming paralyzed. At 8:00 AM Saturday, the paralysis sub-sided partially and at 5 pm that day he was perfectly fine. On Sunday, 09May2021, at 4:00 PM, all three: arthritis, fibromyalgia and acid reflux activated at once with no warning. That morning he had no symptoms except from the arthritis pain. He made a VAERS report and that his doctor recommended taking Ibuprofen right after taking his second dose. Event did not require Emergency Room/ Physician Office visit. He was scheduled to receive the second dose on Friday 28May2021, but due to his doctor suggestion he would like to know if he can reschedule it for Thursday 27May2021. The outcome of the events of arm shutting down from his shoulder to his fingers, becoming paralyzed; his arm pain became severe; pain at the injection site; did not sleep at all was recovered on 08May2021, and events fibromyalgia and acid reflux on 11May2021, felt shaky inside was recovered on an unspecified date in May2021, while that of arthritis was unknown.  Information on the lot/batch number had been requested.