Age: 70.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Contusion, Fatigue, Pain in extremity, Sciatica, Tinnitus
Clinical narrative: left arm started really hurting; It was bad pain down to the elbow; She had ringing of the ears and was very tired; She had ringing of the ears and was very tired; her sciatica kicked up big time; a big bruise; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 70-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; Lot Number: ER2613), via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 17Mar2021 (at the age of 70-years-old) as dose 2, single for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included ongoing reactive airways disease, ongoing high blood pressure, ongoing nasal disorder, ongoing plugged up tear duct, ongoing allergies, ongoing infection on the abdomen and sciatica. Historical vaccine included BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE; Lot Number: EN6202), via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 24Feb2021 (at the age of 70-years-old) as dose 1, single for COVID-19 immunization and experienced loss of appetite, pretty bad headache, body aches, tightness in her chest, Ringing in ears, stomach cramps and slept 15 hours. In just a few words it was horrible. Stated that she is the only person that she knows of that had this. She has spoken with a lot of her friends and no one had this experience. It was not life threatening. She thinks she might be allergic to something in the shot. She has a lot of allergies. After the first dose, it happened gradually. It started late in the evening. She got the shot about 12 o'clock noon both times. The events started late in the evening. Normally patient doesn't get vaccines. She got the flu shot once about 15 years ago and it was terrible. Normally she doesn't get flu shot or pneumonia shot. She has bad reactions to vaccines. Patient clarified that she never got pneumonia shot. Years before she would get the flu shot at her allergist's office because they had no preservatives in it. She went to the pharmacy to get the flu shot because her insurance didn't want to pay for her doctor to do it.  Concomitant medications included losartan taken for high blood pressure as 25 mg, daily, been on it for several years and ongoing; formoterol fumarate, mometasone furoate (DULERA) taken for Reactive airways disease as 200-5 mcg, two puffs twice a day, An aerosol spray, takes off and on; has been on it this time for over a year and ongoing; fluticasone taken to open nasal passages to help her breathe as two sprays in each nostril, 50 mcg every morning; been on it a long time and ongoing; fluorometholone 1 percent Eye drops, solution taken for plugged up tear duct and ongoing (the doctor wants to operate on it, but she is not crazy about it because the surgery might only be 60 percent successful); fexofenadine taken as decongestant for allergies as 180 mg, daily, She has been on it for years and ongoing; cephalexin 500 mg capsule taken for infection on the abdomen from 14Mar2021 to 23Mar2021 (The infection on the abdomen started in early Mar2021. It was like a lump. She went to the dermatologist because there is cancer in her family. The dermatologist told her not to worry. Then it erupted like a big pimple); tolnaftate antifungal solution as 2x/day, been on it for a year for toenail and ongoing. She takes several over the counter vitamins and minerals. She gets two allergy shots a week from the allergist office. The patient experienced left arm started really hurting; it was bad pain down to the elbow, she had ringing of the ears and was very tired, her sciatica kicked up big time and a big bruise on an unspecified date in Mar2021. It was reported that the arm soreness kept up for several days afterwards. She would say for five days afterward. She didn't sleep 15 hours like the first time, but she did sleep a lot. Again, until one week later she wasn't herself. After the second dose of vaccine, sciatica flared up and lasted a full 7 days. It was asked if there are chemicals in vaccine besides the stuff, she needed to fight the virus. Is there propylene glycol and is that a preservative. It wasn't as bad as the reaction she had to the flu shot, but that only lasted 24 hours and was intense. With the BNT162B2 vaccine it was wearing on her and she couldn't get a lot done that week. Outcome of left arm started really hurting; It was bad pain down to the elbow was resolved after 5 days, she had ringing of the ears and was very tired and her sciatica kicked up big time were resolved on an unspecified date in Mar2021. Outcome of a big bruise was unknown.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.