Age: 29.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Blindness, Decreased appetite, Disorientation, Fatigue
Clinical narrative: My first Pfizer vaccine was administered on Friday 8/6/21 in my left arm at 11:30am. The rest of the day I had no side effects. I did feel extreme soreness around the injection site but outside of that I almost forgot I even had it that morning. The next morning, Sat. 8/7/21, I woke up around 8am to an intense migraine and had to get out of bed to vomit a couple of times. At that point, I took an Excedrin migraine, used peppermint essential oils & drank a glass of water. I used a weighted eye mask to put myself back to sleep for a few hours and when I woke up again around 11/11:30a the side effects were gone and I was able to carry on with my weekend. On Friday 8/27/21, I received my 2nd Pfizer vaccine at 1:30pm, also in my left arm. This time was different. While I was standing in Pharmacy (abiding by my post-vaccine wait time protocol) I could almost immediately feel the vaccine start going through my body and I got cravings for foods I would typically never eat. I was hungry as I had not ate lunch yet, so I bought said foods I was craving from Pharmacy and carried on with my day. Later that evening, around 6pm, I started to feel flu-like symptoms and lost any appetite I had for dinner. I felt completely exhausted like I had just ran a marathon and instead of vomiting, It chose to come out the opposite end this time. I spent a large portion of the evening in the bathroom and then went to bed hoping I could sleep the rest of the symptoms off. Sat. 8/28/21, I woke up around 3am and was in an immense amount of pain throughout my entire body. All of my joints felt as though someone had stabbed a knife through them and the only position I could possibly find comfortable, after almost 2 hours of rolling around, was on the floor with my dog. I took my anxiety medicine to help me relax and was finally able to fall back asleep shortly after 5am. When I woke up for the 2nd time, around 9am, I did not want to get out of bed. My joint pain finally started to improve enough around 11am that I got out of bed and got ready to go to my bartending shift. While changing clothes, I noticed a baseball sized lump in my left armpit which was concerning but not painful at the time so I dismissed it and carried on. At work I felt disoriented all day, almost as though I was physically present at but mentally somewhere else. It was a very busy event I worked and I was on my feet from 1:30p until late in the evening. As soon as the event ended and my body had a chance to slow down, I started to lose my vision and all the color in my skin was gone. My coworkers had me sit in the back and got the paramedics on site to help me out. I personally only remember standing at my register and then my memory is blank until I "woke up" sitting down in the back with the paramedics. I stayed seated for a couple of hours, drinking water and took my anxiety medication to try and snap out of whatever this was I was going through. Eventually things settled and I was able to get home and get some rest. Sunday, 8/29/21, I woke up feeling better than I did the day before but still had no energy to get out and do things, therefore, after getting breakfast in the morning I stayed in bed almost the entire day. My armpit glands were still swollen and at this point very sore, as well as the lymph nods in my throat and groin. I continued using ice, heat, and ibuprofen to alleviate any pain or discomfort I was feeling but it didn't do much for me. Today, Monday 8/30/21, The gland swelling and soreness are still in existence and my left arm feels almost completely numb. I am very uncomfortable and am seeking a professional opinion at lunch to see if I need to schedule an in person visit with my doctor or if these are normal symptoms that will subside with time.