Age: 66.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Back pain, Herpes zoster, Neuralgia, Pain assessment, Pain of skin
Clinical narrative: nerve pain/that is now described as a 1-2/10 from a previous 10/10; Shingles; excruciating pain on her back/thought it was muscular; having pain on the back, on the skin; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 66-years-old female patient receivedBNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in the left arm on 11Feb2021 (Batch/Lot Number: EL9262) as DOSE 1, SINGLE (at the age of 66-years-old) for Covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing hypertension and ongoing cholesterol for which the patient was taking medications. She has been taking the medications for a long time and knows they have no reactions on her, and ongoing bone density. The patient has no family history relevant to the events as nobody in the patient's family has had the shingles because they were shingles vaccinated, but the patient did not have the shingles vaccine. No prior or additional vaccine was administered within 4 weeks prior and on the same date of the Pfizer suspect vaccine. Concomitant medications included losartan potassium (LOSARTAN POTASSIUM) taken for hypertension from an unspecified start date and ongoing-she began taking this medication like 8 years ago or 5 years ago, a long time ago; amlodipine besylate (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE) taken for hypertension from an unspecified start date and ongoing-she has been taking this medication for a long time; raloxifene hcl (RALOXIFENE HCL) taken for bone density from an unspecified start date and ongoing-she has been taking this medication for about a year or year and a half, would say one year; lovastatin (LOVASTATIN) taken for blood cholesterol abnormal from an unspecified start date and ongoing. The patient received her first dose of the vaccine, must have been close to noon on 11Feb2021. She experienced side effects of excruciating pain on her back and broke out in shingles. On 12Feb2021, the patient started having pain on the back, on the skin. On Monday, 15Feb2021, the patient went to the physician's office, and thought it was muscular. The patient was pretty much bed ridden that weekend. By Tuesday, 16Feb2021, the patient had broken out with shingles. The doctor saw her on Wednesday, 17Feb2021 and gave the patient medication. The patient also reported nerve pain that she is still taking pain medication for, which she now described as 1-2/10 from a previous 10/10. The patient did not experience fever or any oxygen (O2) alterations and was seeking guidance if she should get the second dose of the vaccination series; spoke with the family doctor two days ago regarding the topic. The patient was also seeking information if shingles has been a reported side effect following the vaccination. The patient also asked if a vaccine was made by Pfizer for the shingles virus. The patient hasn't gotten her second dose of Pfizer Covid Vaccine yet because of all that happened. The patient already talked to her doctor and pain management doctor and they both say it is a decision the patient had to make if she should get the second dose of the Pfizer Covid Vaccine. The doctors have her record but can't tell her the answer. The patient is afraid she is going to get the shingles again; she has not had the shingles vaccine yet. The patient was asking if it is safe for her to receive the second dose of the Pfizer Covid Vaccine. The patient stated the shingles break out has been gone for good and the caller only had this for about 3 weeks; she recovered with lasting effects. The patient still has post therapeutic neuralgia pain, but the pain is minor and not excruciating. The patient recovered with sequel from the event shingles while the rest of the events were resolving. The events "nerve pain/that is now described as a 1-2/10 from a previous 10/10", "excruciating pain on her back/thought it was muscular" and "having pain on the back, on the skin" required a physician office visit.