Age: 83.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Arthritis, Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Muscle strain, Myalgia
Clinical narrative: Severe right hip joint pain and screamed to high heaven; Ache in the arm; He could hardly get in bed; He stated it could be a pinched nerve because the pain goes down to the groin; Severe pain in the right side of his neck behind the ear; Muscle strain; Mild arthritis; Trapezitis; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). An 83-year-old male patient received first dose bnt162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine; formulation: solution for injection, Lot Number: EN6200; expiry date: unknown) via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 18Feb2021 at 14:40 as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included was reported as none. There were no concomitant medications. Family history was reported as none. He stated he was sitting in his recliner and fell asleep and when he woke up he had a severe pain in the right side of his neck behind the ear and the doctor said it was muscle strain on an unknown date in 2021. They gave his muscle exercises and medication like Tylenol and Ibuprofen and it went away. When he went in for the neck pain on the 25th they did an x-ray and they said he has mild arthritis and Trapezitis on an unknown date in 2021 (the muscle across the shoulder and towards the tail bone) and this gets better and comes back. About 5 days after the vaccine, he had a severe right hip joint pain and screamed to high heaven on 05Mar2021. Today he screamed with the hip pain but now after walking around he has no pain in his neck or hip. He had another pain problem on the same side, and he could hardly get in bed in 2021, but had no problem once he is in bed. When he was sitting in the chair he had pain, but he has no pain today. They are saying it could be no connection with the vaccine and it may be arthritis. The nurse said it can't be the vaccine because symptoms would happen in the first day or two. He stated he has a feeling it is not from the vaccine. He stated it could be a pinched nerve because the pain goes down to the groin in 2021. The caller stated there is nothing in the sheet about how many days you can expect symptoms to occur. He asked, if you have the first vaccine how long can differently side effects last. When can they start and when can they stop. Do you see them in the first day or two? Reported developed a right hip joint pain on 5Mar2021. Stated that he was screaming with pain trying to get out of bed. The pain came on overnight. Now it comes and goes with motion. He can stand and walk with no pain but if he sits, he has aching. Added he doesn't know if is due to the vaccine or related to a preexisting condition. Clarified he never had the right hip joint pain before. He was asking how long after the shot can you develop a side effect. Added he did notice an ache in the arm on 18Feb2021 for three or four hours and then it went away, and he had no swelling. Mentioned he had just seen his doctor for neck pain above the shoulder that was diagnosed as muscle pain in the muscle that runs from your shoulder to your neck to your tailbone. Then he had the shot and about five days later he developed the hip pain. Added that the nurse mentioned he had arthritis which was news to him. Added he still has the neck pain periodically. He was scheduled to receive the next dose on 21Mar2021. It was not required a visit to physician or emergency room. Relevant test was none. There was no vaccination prior to vaccination or within 4 weeks. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of severe pain in the right side of his neck behind the ear and muscle strain with muscle exercises and medication like Tylenol and Ibuprofen. The outcome of the events pain, muscle strain, pain in arm was recovered on an unknown date in 2021; arthritis, muscular pain, activities of daily living impaired, pinched nerve unknown; Joint pain was recovering.  No follow-up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.