Age: 76.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Limb discomfort, Neuralgia, Pain in extremity
Clinical narrative: The left arm side has been painful/left arm pain shooting down; Shooting nerve pain; Shooting nerve pain; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer.   A female patient of 77-years old received second dose of BNT162B2(PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection; Batch/Lot Number: EN5318), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Arm Left on 11Feb2021(at the age of 76 Years) as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included , injury to brachial plexus due to birth trauma, bladder cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bursitis, arthritis from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing  Verbatim: Arthritis in the hip , surgery, allergy to animal: Allergies: Dust all 3 types, dogs, cats, and feathers. Concomitant medication included ethanol (LINIMENT AQUOS SR) taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported.  The patient experienced shooting nerve pain on Feb2021, shooting nerve pain on Feb2021, the left arm side has been painful/left arm pain shooting down on 11Feb2021. Clinical course reported as She is calling because she had the vaccines withheld in hospital in Febuary and March, because she thought she was going to go on a trip to withheld, but she had both vaccines in the left arm, however she has had Erbs Palsy in the left arm. Her left arm has never hurt her in the past, but now she cant even lift the arm to even put deodorant on. She had the vaccine in left arm because she didnt want the right good arm to be messed up. She even has this thing that is on her sewing desk and the desk to use the computer, and she cant even rest the left arm on it because its so painful. Caller asks does she need to get a booster vaccine. Her First Dose was on 19Jan2021 with Lot EL8982. When trying to read the card caller states that her vision is . its so little. Administered in the Left Arm. The Second Dose was on 11Feb2021 Lot EN5318, there is No Expiry written also administered in the Left arm.  After getting the shot, the left arm side has been painful since the first day, she doesn't know if they hit a nerve or what. She was tempted to call the hospital after being on the phone for 30 or 20 minutes she gave up, they did give her a 211 number which she called. Caller explains that she has had Erbs Palsy in the left arm prior to the vaccine, she already had that, when she weighed 11lbs 14 oz her head wasn't delivering to her arm and it damaged the nerve trunks.  The reason she has the thing on desk and sewing machine, is because the left arm is shorter than the right arm, and when she uses the left arm she can only lift it so high. She wore a brace on it as a baby, she is okay, she can lift it up to the chest, but she cant lift higher, the thing that her arm rests on, it rotates the arm to be able to manipulate the arm, now it hurts with her arm in there, it lifts the arm up, and its so painful. She can lift her arm the same amount, but she feels like it shoots pain down the arm to the elbow to the thumb.  Outcome: it has stayed the same, it brings tears to her eyes. Treatment information included that she tried Liniment heat rub that is over the counter, hot compresses. She also explains that her right arm is the good arm, shes had 4 kids and she used to lay them on the floor with her arm manipulated. In the good arm she has had shoulder, arm, and wrist surgery. The outcome of the events limb discomfort, Neuralgia was unknown and pain in extremity was not recovered.