Age: 55.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Neuralgia, Pain, Pain in extremity, Pain of skin, Paraesthesia
Clinical narrative: 2nd vaccine. Hours after shot the usual symptoms? headache, then at night?massive chills (4 blankets couldn?t stop), really had muscle and body pains. Next couple days really tired and a headache for a week. But also started getting severe squeezing, numbing, throbbing pain in right hand and arm (shot in left arm). It was so week just let it hang there. This was off and on for a few days. Also got a pin point stabbing pain on underside of right arm between bicep and armpit that lasted weeks. A couple weeks after shot I tried to go for a run but was so lethargic seemed like I was moving in slow motion. Then a splitting headache which was scary. Turned around and walked back. Being tired lasted about 6weeks.   Nov 28th Covid booster vaccine side effects (shot in left arm):  Bad pain in shot area while lifting arm a couple days.   Nov 30th wrist swollen on right arm and arthritis-like pain started in hands and fingers.  A couple Fingers numb when wake up and doesn?t go away for at least 10/20 min  Wrist more swollen on right hand.   Constant Tingling sensation base of left leg/top of foot. (This lasts on/off through December)  Dec3 or 4 Numbness and pain on right inside calf/shin area at night. Last through the night.  Painful skin sensation on top of hands when touched.  Very tired  Dec 8th:  10 days after booster, more severe arthritis pain and weekness in hands and wrists. Mostly on right side. Sometimes pain and that numb feeling up the arm. Mostly on right side.  Skin Burning sensation while applying lotion to hands. Both hands but worse on right.   Dec 10: Constant SEVERE pain. Lasts through the night as well.  Especially in right hand on the top, thumb and wrist and forearm. EXTREME weakness.  Numbing pain up arm right side. Pain on top of forearm when massaging it toward elbow joint. And shoulder pain in rotator cuff. Swollen knuckles (top of hand) joints first 2 fingers on both hands. Worse on right. Pain and weakness in right hand, but mostly in the first 2 fingers.   Dec ?.. -cold symptoms start  -Not sleeping -Headaches on and off -a few days, piercing pain behind right eye -Continued hand and arm pain but less often and less severe. -left Hip pain for a few days.  19- Still hand and finger pain. Some arm and shoulder pain.   22-23  ?pain started in my left backside/butt. Felt like a bruise. Not deep like muscle. Skin burning.   26-still bad pain, burning lower back/top left butt to the touch (fabric rubbing against it) not movement like muscle pain.  29- pain in left lower back/upper butt worse and now starting to get same sensitivity on a strip of area down front of left thigh also but not as severe. Thought maybe could be shingles without any redness or blisters.  -went to urgent care. Doc said to see a neurologist. Said couldn?t be shingles because no blisters but gave me prescription for valtrex to start just incase.  -Started Valtrex. Took 2 on first day. -been having ?electric shock/ice pick? pains shoot through lower back area.   31-Same pain but also pain and skin sensitivity top left hand started consistently again.  Jan1-2-pretty much the same. Pain may have lessened a bit or I?ve just gotten used to it. Lessen often stinging electric shock pain. But hand pain has gotten worse and consistent.    Jan 3 pain seems to have lessen  but still there a bit. But still some shooting pains randomly but way less   Jan 5 still some surface pain in all areas but getting better everyday. Feels more like a burning pain.   Jan 7 almost gone in lower back area?only some pain when sit on it. Slight sensation on top of thigh still and some pain when press on it but not super bad.  Left 2 knuckles and top of hand pain is the worse now and knuckles are swollen. Not terrible but like it was right after shot. Constant pain that increases with movement or use. And skin sensitivity pain with touch. Top of foot still occurs.   Jan 9 left hand is worse. Not as bad as the height of pain on right hand, but very weak and painful. Just realized also that can?t straighten hand all the way on those 2 knuckles  Still some pain when sitting and laying down on lower back and top of thigh.  Still have cough. Could be allergies??  Jan 10 Left hand pain worse today.   Jan 11. Woke up during the night of 10th with pain in left side lower back and butt. Felt like muscle was being squeezed super tight. Woke up in morning with shoulder blade pain and chest pain (upper inner on right) both specific places and on right side.   Jan 12.  still with hands. Pain on both sides. Worse in left. Also started having left foot heal pain on outside rim and left side bottom of the heal. Gets a lot worse after exercise walking.   Jan 17. Still have the chest pain. Thought it was getting better a couple days ago, but it?s still there and not really any better. Still some shoulder and shoulder blade pain. Chest pain is on upper right and pain is consistent day/night. Also hurts when it is pushed on it and through to back.   Jan 23 still have left foot, left side of back lower heal and bottom left of heal. Chest pain moved to left collar bone area. Still some pain on/off of both hands mainly in left.   Jan 26 heal pain same. Chest pain is gone. Hand pain same.   Feb 8 update. Still pain in left hand (mostly 2 knuckles) and weakness. Pins n needles off and on on left foot. Left heal area still hurts. Sometimes have the chest pain near collar bone, switches sides, and upper chest area.   Feb 15 Heal/Achilles still painful and burns. Especially during and AFTER run today (also ran on the 13th). Worse than before. Toes (first time) on right foot began numbness/burning firming run and were almost unbearable towards end with a massive stabbing pain. Pain in toes went away within 30 min of end of run. Still (last couple days) have knee pain (inside right knee) when ran. Took Advil.  Pain in left hand is slight.   Feb 19. Took easy on foot last couple days. Also taking Advil. Is getting better. Light pain under right foot 2nd, 3rd, 45th toes when walking.  Feb 20 Severe pain in left heal/Achille during the night. Still pain in left hand and pain under toes on right.