Age: 64.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Muscle tightness, Myalgia, Nasopharyngitis, Pulmonary function test, SARS-CoV-2 test
Clinical narrative: hot and cold with sweats; hot and cold with sweats; Shortness of breath; Eyes ache and itch a little bit; Headache, like stuffed up, sinus headache; Rattling in chest at night like fluid/ whistling sounds; whistling sounds; A lot of mucus in lungs; got real sick with flu-like symptoms; got real sick with flu-like symptoms; coughing up a lot of; heat flash; feeezing; cold, flu, and pneumonia feel like; chills; joint pain; Severe pain in left bicep; pulled muscle; muscle was tight; Eyes ache and itch a little bit; he was 215 and now 223 lbs. Seems like he gained weight; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patint). A 64-year-old male patient received the second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in right arm on 21May2021 13:00 (Lot Number: EW0168) at the age of 64 years as 2nd dose, single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included arthritis and pneumonia, had not been diagnosed with COPD, but took a lung test, and was prescribed this symbicort 3 months ago. During the pandemic he was never sick and never had symptoms of COVID, was never hospitalized or none of that. Patient was tested and was negative. Concomitant medication(s) included budesonide, formoterol fumarate (SYMBICORT). Historical vaccine included the first dose of BNT162B2 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in left arm on 30Apr2021 (Lot Number: EW0171) at the age of 64 years as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Within seven days of taking second shot, patient began to get real sick with flu-like symptoms, started 5 days after he took second shot. Was feeling fine, usually did an hour walk every morning. And 5 days ago, did an extra 30 minutes on his walk to boost himself and that's when he began to get sick. Confirmed date as 26May2021. Still came and went. Stated he developed mucus in his lungs began 27May2021, on 28May2021, got more mucus in his lungs. This past Saturday, didn't buy Mucinex, but got something for severe cold and chest to break up mucus from forming. Patient stated today he was able to start back walking and gradually coughing up mucus. Improving slowly, but surely. Denied shortness of breath. Has rattling in chest at night like fluid, which began on 27May2021. Hot and cold with sweats began on 29May2021 and were not as bad as they were. Stated women should have not men. Shortness of breath began on 28May2021. Not to the point of having to call emergency services. Stated it all came down on him at once. Stated he started to call for ambulance but didn't most emergency rooms sit there for 11 to 12 hours before looking at you or fall out dead. Reported slowly getting better. No sneezing, just felt like he was feverish, but did not have a fever, didn't have a thermometer so he could only go by sweat that he had and the chill he has. Patient stated joint pain that normally didn't bother him. Stated the first shot didn't affect him the way the second shot had. States he now had a little joint pain, like pulled muscles around his lungs, around biceps, sharp pains around biceps. Severe pain in left bicep on 27May2021. His friend thought he was having a heart attack, but wasn't. It was up above heart more like a pulled muscle than a heart attack pain. Patient stated this morning while outside after his walk, all of a sudden a pulled muscle pain in bicep on right side. Stated was this thing moving around on me since started on left side now on right side. Pain had stopped was just a sharp pain, muscle was tight. Stated has never had sharp pains to hit him like that since he was alive. Patient stated he did not have a runny nose, his eyes may ache and itch a little bit, but was coughing up a lot of, had whistling sounds and had a lot of mucus in his lungs. Patient had rattling in chest at night like fluid on 27May2021. Hadn't had runny eyes or stuff in the corner of his eyes. Patient felt like he has gained weight since taking the shot. He was 215 and now 223 lbs. Seems like he gained weight. Patient had headache, like stuffed up, sinus headache from 27May2021. Patient was taking generic brand Tylenol for joint pain. When having chills, he would take 2 in the morning and drink hot coffee. Then all of sudden, went along with joint pain and chills, after moving around and walk outside, broke out into a heat flash. Stated this was irritating. He's freezing one minute and about to burn up the next. Vicks Dayquil pill form for severe cold and allergy to help mucus in chest. Stated he was not able to make it that far to a drug store or Walmart and got from service station. Stated he had had a cold and knew what cold, flu, and pneumonia feel like, what he used to have before this Covid thing. Stated he knew how to recognize some things and not put himself to point of not getting any help. The Symbicort Budesonide didn't do anything to release the mucus. It seemed like it just bypassed that. AEs did not require a visit to emergency room or physician office. Outcome of events got real sick with flu-like symptoms, a lot of mucus in lungs, headache, like stuffed up, sinus headache, hot and cold with sweats, shortness of breath, eyes ache and itch a little bit was recovering, joint pain, muscle pain, pulled muscle, muscle was tight, was recovered and the other events was unknown.