Age: 58.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Magnetic resonance imaging spinal abnormal, Neurological examination normal, Orthopaedic examination abnormal, Pain, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient. A 58 year-old female patient (not pregnant) received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 16Mar2021 11:45 (Lot number: EN6205) at the age of 58 years as dose 1, single for Covid-19 immunization. Relevant medical history included: "Morbidly Obese" (unspecified if ongoing); "Type 2 Diabetes" (unspecified if ongoing); "Asthma" (unspecified if ongoing); "Arthritis/ knees" (unspecified if ongoing); "Mass behind left optic nerve" (unspecified if ongoing); "bulging discs in neck and back" (unspecified if ongoing); "high cholesterol" (unspecified if ongoing); "high blood pressure from the mass behind my left optic nerve" (unspecified if ongoing); "Known allergies: peanuts" (unspecified if ongoing); "Known allergies: some perfumes" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient took concomitant medications. Past drug history included: Penicillin, reaction(s): "Known allergies: penicillin"; Ampicillin, reaction(s): "Known allergies: ampicillin". The following information was reported: INFLAMMATION (medically significant), INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROTRUSION (medically significant), CONDITION AGGRAVATED (medically significant) all with onset 16Mar2021 12:00, outcome "not recovered" and all described as "the 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine caused inflammation in the discs in my neck and back which aggravated the already existing bulging discs"; PARAESTHESIA (non-serious), HYPOAESTHESIA (non-serious) all with onset 16Mar2021 12:00, outcome "not recovered" and all described as "This has affected my arms, hands, legs and feet with tingling and numbness". The events "the 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine caused inflammation in the discs in my neck and back which aggravated the already existing bulging discs", "the 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine caused inflammation in the discs in my neck and back which aggravated the already existing bulging discs", "the 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine caused inflammation in the discs in my neck and back which aggravated the already existing bulging discs", "this has affected my arms, hands, legs and feet with tingling and numbness." and "this has affected my arms, hands, legs and feet with tingling and numbness." were evaluated at the physician office visit and emergency room visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: magnetic resonance imaging: bulging discs, notes: MRIs have confirmed the bulging discs; sars-cov-2 test: negative, notes: Nasal Swab. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of inflammation, intervertebral disc protrusion, condition aggravated, paraesthesia, hypoaesthesia. The patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 29Dec2021 05:30 PM (Lot number: EN6205) as dose 2, single for Covid-19 immunization. The patient did not have Covid-19 prior vaccination. It is my belief that the 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine caused inflammation in the discs in my neck and back which aggravated the already existing bulging discs. This has affected my arms, hands, legs and feet with tingling and numbness. (MRIs have confirmed the bulging discs.) My orthopedic was unable to link it to the vaccine since he has not heard of anything like that as a symptom. The very day I received the 1st Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was when I went home and sat at my computer and my legs and feet fell asleep. Raising my legs only helped them to feel half asleep, and they continue to feel half asleep to this day. All within the hour after getting the 2nd dose, noticeable symptoms of sharp pains and numbness in my head. Also right arm felt dead, listless. Later that day and going forward left hand tingling and legs are worse. AE treatment was Physical Therapy, but did not help. Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.