Age: 55.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood test, Brain oedema, Bruxism, Chest pain, Computerised tomogram
Clinical narrative: she grinds her teeth; Second dose: severe pain in the right side of her face; Second dose: right side of her face has stayed swollen and sore; Second dose: right eye is sore; her right temple is sore; Second dose: slight deviated septum; woke up in the middle of the night again with horrible pain; Second dose: brain felt like it was to big for her skull; Second dose: her eyes felt like they were going to fall out; Second dose: vomiting; Second dose: diarrhea; Second dose: resting heart rate of 97 beats per minute which is around 30 beats per minute higher than her normal resting heart rate; Second dose: chest pain; Second dose: mouth hurt horribly/still having an issue waking up in pain; next day after receiving the second dose she was definitely sick/ungodly sick; This is a spontaneous report from a Pfizer sponsored program. A contactable consumer (patient) reported that a 55-year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE) dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 14Apr2021 15:40 (at the age of 55-year-old) (Batch/Lot Number: EW0153; Expiration Date: 31Jul2021) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included reduce acid (hyperacidity). Concomitant medication included omeprazole taken as acid reducer. The patient received first dose of Shingrix on 19Jun2020 as immunization and experienced arm was extremely sore/ caused a really really really sore arm and second dose of Shingrix on 31Aug2020; flu vaccine on 23Nov2020;  and first dose of bnt162b2 for covid-19 immunisation on 23Mar2021 and experienced soreness at the injection site that was pretty minimal; and she stated she felt fine after getting both doses of the vaccine. On 15Apr2021, the next day after receiving the second dose, she was definitely sick, she almost called an ambulance. She had rescheduled a dental appointment 12 days after the 2nd dose to have a cavity filled and she was given Novocain at both dental appointment on 26Apr2021 and 28Apr2021. The day after, on 27Apr2021, she felt ungodly sick, her brain felt like it was too big for her skull, her eyes felt like they were going to fall out, she had vomiting, diarrhea and a resting heart rate of 97 beats per minute which was around 30 beats per minute higher than her normal resting heart rate. She does normally check her heart rate and it's normally in the upper 60's beats per minute and lower 70's beats per minute. She also had chest pain and that prompted her to check her heart rate. Even though it was 97 beats per minute she knows that was normal range but it's high for her. She has had x-rays, CAT scans and her doctor's haven't found anything. She felt fine up until her dentist appointment and felt fine until she received the Novocain. She was asking if this was related to the Covid 19 vaccine were these side effects to be expected, and how long will these symptoms last. She has gone to several doctor appointments since receiving the Covid 19 vaccine and no one can find anything. She has had dental x-rays and endodontist took 3D dental x-rays to check for nerve issues for facial pain and swelling and she had a facial scan and had seen an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor. The only thing anyone can suggest was that she grinds her teeth so she got a mouth guard. On an unspecified date, she had some severe pain in the right side of her face the other day so she put ice on it. She has taken Aleve, Tylenol, and Ibuprofen and the pain doesn't stop. It took hours, sometimes 4 hours before her face will start feeling better. But the pain has been consistent the last few days. The right side of her face has stayed swollen and sore. She clarified she was having right side facial pain and right-side facial swelling. She stopped going to the doctor because the doctor's aren't finding anything. She never knows when her face will start hurting, her face was still swollen today, 14Jul2021, and a little sore but it's not excruciating like it has been. On an unspecified date, her right eye was sore, and her right temple was sore. She can feel that her right face was swollen. She reported she had the first filling in a small cavity at the dentist on 26Apr2021. Later that night, she woke up and her mouth hurt horribly. She had to go back to the dentist on 28Apr2021 for another cavity filling on the other side of her mouth and she mentioned to the dentist that she had felt when the Novocain wore off with the small filling and the dentist told her that she shouldn't have felt anything because the cavity was so small. That Friday, 30Apr2021, she woke up in the middle of the night again with horrible pain and she thought this was weird. On Sunday, 02May2021 she had laid down to take a nap and woke up again in pain. On 03May2021, her dentist had her come back in and took dental x-rays again and he did not see what could be causing her pain. He thought maybe the pain could be related to a nerve issue. She was able to get an appointment with an endodontist the next morning, 04May2021 and had the 3D dental x-rays and the endodontist said it didn't look like she needed any root canal, and the nerves looked okay. The endodontist told her she grinds her teeth so he suggested a mouth guard. He suggested she try an over the counter mouth guard first. She got the mouth guard and a couple days later she was still having an issue waking up in pain. She called her primary care doctor and saw him on 20May2021. Her primary care doctor sent her for a CT scan on 26May2021. She doesn't think it was of her whole head but she's not sure. She thinks it was just a CT scan of the right side of her face and head. On 09Jun2021, she saw an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor and he told her she had a slight deviated septum but most people have a slight deviated septum. That doctor told her that he didn't find anything in her ears, nose, or throat that would be causing her issue. So, she's just been living with it, not ever knowing when her pain will come back. The pain used to just occur at night but the pain was starting to bother her during the day and her face was staying swollen. The Ibuprofen, the Aleve, and nothing was taking the pain away. She suggested that maybe there's an interaction with the Covid 19 vaccine and her being deathly sick after getting the vaccine that created this issue. She had seen different doctors and cannot tell if the vaccine has something to do with it. Her primary care doctor also gave her a prescription of Amitriptyline HCl 25 mg to take every night at bedtime as needed. She can't take it because it makes her completely sleepy the whole next day. She'll wake up in the morning and by 8:30AM-9:00AM she wants to take a nap. She tried taking half a tablet but it still makes her sleepy. She guesses she just can't take that medicine. The medications she has tried that aren't taking the pain away were as follows: acetaminophen 500mg, naproxen sodium 220mg, Orajel didn't work either and ibuprofen 200mg. She had put the Ibuprofen up because her husband was on so many medications and he can't take certain medications for pain so she puts her medications out of reach because her husband had a stroke and can't remember what medicine he can take and what he can't take. She started the other day taking Aspirin 81mg thinking maybe that will help if she takes a low dose Aspirin 81mg every day, no help yet. She was also prescribed Levofloxacin 500mg on 23Apr2021 for 10 days. She reported she did have a regular medical checkup with annual blood work on the Monday after the second Covid 19 vaccine. There were no additional vaccines administered on the same day of the covid19 vaccine and no prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). Outcome of events vomiting, diarrhea recovered on an unspecified date; second dose: severe pain in the right side of her face, right side of her face has stayed swollen and sore, right eye is sore, her right temple is sore, second dose: mouth hurt horribly/still having an issue waking up in pain, woke up in the middle of the night again with horrible pain was not recovered; and outcome of the rest of events was unknown.