Age: 85.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood test, Pulmonary pain
Clinical narrative: pain hit her left lung like crazy/ lung was a solid pain/left lung pain was from her left breast bone all the way down the full length of her left lung; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter (Consumer). The reporter is the patient.  An 85 year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), administered in arm right, administration date 06Mar2021 13:30 (Lot number: EN6199, Expiration Date: 30Jun2021) at the age of 85 years as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "COPD" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: for about 15 years, mainly in her left lung and a little COPD in her right lung; "AFib" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: for about 7 years. The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: PULMONARY PAIN (non-serious) with onset Mar2021, outcome "recovered", described as "pain hit her left lung like crazy/ lung was a solid pain/left lung pain was from her left breast bone all the way down the full length of her left lung". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of pulmonary pain. Additional information: Patient reported she felt great after she got her first COVID-19 vaccine and had no side effects. She experienced the event on the 3rd day after she received her 1st COVID-19 vaccine. She said the COVID-19 vaccine shot did her left lung in. She said she normally only had a pain or two in her left lung that goes away on its own. She took 2 Extra Strength Tylenol (500 mg red & blue capsules, Lot number SDA041, Expiry: Jan2022) about 4 hours after her left lung pain started, and waited, hoping the pain was going to go away. She said the Tylenol didn't really do anything for her left lung pain. She said the pain lasted about 7-8 hours, and then slowly went away. She reported she had hydrocodone that she could have taken for her left lung pain. She said she was afraid to take the hydrocodone because she thought she may have to go to the hospital for her left lung pain. She said she thought if she took the hydrocodone for her left lung pain, it would have interfered with any treatment the hospital may have given her, if she went. She said she was going to go to the Emergency Room, or the doctor, if her left lung pain didn't get better. She thought she had a side effect from the first COVID-19 vaccine and cancelled her second COVID-19 vaccine shot on 28Mar2021. She asked if anybody had reported what she had experienced as a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. She said she had an appointment with her pulmonary doctor on 29Mar2021. She said she wanted to wait until she saw her pulmonary doctor to decide if she should get the second COVID-19 vaccine. She said her pulmonary doctor told her on 29Mar2021 to get the second COVID-19 vaccine shot. She called today (01Apr2021) to schedule an appointment, and she was told she would have to call back on Wednesday (07Apr2021) to make an appointment with the vaccination facility she received her first COVID-19 vaccine from. Patient reported she had a blood test at her primary care doctor 2-3 weeks ago, and that her blood test was OK.   No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.