Age: 59.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Axillary pain, Investigation, Lymphadenopathy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mammogram
Clinical narrative: lymph nodes are swollen; she was hurting/her arm was killing her; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 60 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administration date 08Apr2021 (Lot number: EW0150) at the age of 59 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Bone pain" (unspecified if ongoing); "Arthritis" (unspecified if ongoing); "Muscle pain" (unspecified if ongoing); "Nerve pain" (unspecified if ongoing); "Pain" (unspecified if ongoing); "smoke up" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: she used to smoke up until ten years ago; "Swelling" (unspecified if ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: GABAPENTIN taken for neuralgia; NAPROXEN taken for myalgia, bone pain; HYDROCODONE taken for pain. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose: 1, Lot number: ER2613, Anatomical location: Right arm), administration date: 18Mar2021, when the patient was 59 years old, for COVID-19 immunization, reaction(s): "her arm hurt for that day, and she couldn't lift it the next". The following information was reported: LYMPHADENOPATHY (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "lymph nodes are swollen"; AXILLARY PAIN (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "she was hurting/her arm was killing her". The events "lymph nodes are swollen" and "she was hurting/her arm was killing her" were evaluated at the physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of lymphadenopathy, axillary pain.  Additional information:Is report related to a study or programme: No.Reporter seriousness for lymph nodes are swollen: Unspecified.Expiry Date of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: Unknown.Other Products: Yes.Concomitant Products Gabapentin;Naproxen: Manufacturer: Unknown. Caller doesn't have this product with her at this time to provide NDC/LOT/EXP from it.Concomitant Products Hydrocodone: NDC/LOT/EXP: Unknown, product dispensed in orange pharmacy bottle.Patient History: No.Investigation Assessment: No.She says after her second dose she was fine with no pain or anything. She says a month later the swelling started, and she didn't know or connect that to this until when she got her lung screening which she gets because she used to smoke up until ten years ago, which said problems were with lymph nodes. She says hers got hard. She says she had ultrasounds done and her mammogram done early, and a MRI done. She says nobody told her about any of these things, or she wouldn't have had to waste her money on copays for this stuff, and wouldn't have done all those. She says there were no NDC/EXP provided on her vaccine card; there is a stamped manufacturer and LOT number and the other was handwritten. She says a month later after the second dose she had swelling, but it wasn't a whole month, it probably didn't take a whole month. She says she had that dose during the first of April, then by the end of April she had seen her doctor because she was hurting. She says it was hurting a couple weeks, she went through 3 months not being able to put arm her down, it was a couple weeks in May before she ended up going to take a mammogram early and they were talking about lymph nodes under her arm.Caller says that she used ice packs, which didn't work very well, she was about ready to lose her mind with ice. She says she tried heating pads. She says she took her pain meds that she usually doesn't take unless she absolutely has to, these were doing nothing for it. She says during this time the thing up under her arm was killing her, she was taking Hydrocodone 725mg, which she can take up to three times a day, but it wasn't touching the pain. She says she had that going on, so she took some of it, she only takes Hydrocodone 725mg when she is dying, clarified as dying in pain. Caller says that the medication is in an orange pharmacy bottle, manufacturer unknown. She says she started taking Hydrocodone years ago when it was withheld, she doesn't take it on a normal basis, she only takes it when she is dying in pain. She says the medication is white. She says her call today has nothing do with Hydrocodone, she has a lot of medical issues, she was using it for up under her arm in particular at that time, it works normally for other pain, it didn't work for that. She says there is nothing wrong with it, it works, she already had some there, she was already using some on other problems.Concomitant Medications: Caller says she has a medication she takes for swelling, a water pill. No further details provided about her water pill. She says she takes Gabapentin, which she started taking over ten years ago for problems with nerve pain. She says she takes Naproxen for problems with muscle and bone pain, she has arthritis, so forth, so on, she is no longer a spring chicken. Hydrocodone: Caller says she took her pain meds that she usually doesn't take unless she absolutely has to, these were doing nothing for it. She says during this time the thing up under her arm was killing her, she was taking Hydrocodone 725mg, which she can take up to three times a day, but it wasn't touching the pain. She says she had that going on, so she took some of it, she only takes Hydrocodone 725mg when she is dying, clarified as dying in pain.She says she started taking Hydrocodone years ago when it was Vicodin. She says her call today has nothing do with Hydrocodone, she has a lot of medical issues, she was using it for up under her arm in particular at that time, it works normally for other pain, it didn't work for that. She says there is nothing wrong with it, it works. Further details in additional context. Product strength and count size dispensed: 725mg, 90 tablets. Additional lot numbers: n/a. Is a sample of the product available to be returned, if requested (Y/N): No. Packaging sealed and intact: not provided. PC2) Requesting compensation. Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine:   No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.