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What v-safe registrants wrote to the CDC after their Pfizer or Moderna shots, in their own words. Each card is one person, with all of their free text. This page shows only the longer stories: the 116,000 people who wrote at least 400 characters in all. The text is as the CDC released it, except that email addresses and phone numbers are hidden. You get a random set of these people on every visit.

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Periarthritis, Tonsillar hypertrophy and Angina pectoris

24U-84498-28485

– frozen shoulder/pain on the injection arm

– pain in shoulder, back, & elbow on injection arm

– sinus migraine due to weather conditions (large temperature & pressure fluctuations)

– earache/outer ear infection, sinus pain, headache/migraine, sore throat, enlarged tonsil negative covid & strep test

– Not related to the vaccine or expousure

– Heart rate spike, heart pain, shortness of breath

– Vertigo

– Lymph node sore near infection site

Hyposmia, Hypogeusia and Blood pressure increased

24V-12161-24518

– Numbness and tingling in lower arm and hand of injection.

– Dizziness

– I got Covid July 20th. Mild symptoms. I did lose my taste and smell and it has not returned. But doing well no other issues.

– taste and smell less sensitive than before. Was completely gone for 3 months but has came back for the most part. Tired Increased heat rate and blood pressure Had respiratory illness 4 weeks ago that took me 3 weeks to get better.

Sputum discolored, Weight increased and Joint stiffness

24V-17930-87754

– Headache. Pain 5-10, searing ache from left side of neck, base of skull back of head. Lasts a few hours, returns every few days. Sometimes wakes me up in the night (7-10 pain, sharp burning, resolved in a few minutes)

– Aching in joints and fatigue

– Exposed to rhinovirus, sneezing, coughing, low grade fever, runny nose, mucous.

– Positive for RSV, cough, nasal congestion, green mucous, sore throat, headache, body aches, chills, fever 102.7. Lasted two weeks so far.

– Joint soreness, fatigue

– Fatigue and joint pain

– Fatigue, joint pain

– Weight gain, joint pain, fatigue

Blood pressure decreased, Injection site warmth and Injection site swelling

24V-19408-00334

– Dizzyness/mental fog/blood pressure drops that are atypical for me

– I get migraines and insomnia periodically. Not due to vaccine.

– I have migraines, take ajovy monthly, etc. I had the worst migraine Ive had in literal years this week, three days long, Took more zofran than I have in the past year + maxalt did nothing. Inj site rxn came back too, red/swollen/warm from 25th-now

– Ive had back pain/joint pains lingering- like Ive always slept wrong and it doesnt go away with otc pain meds. It is not severe but it is definitely annoying.

Oropharyngeal blistering, Gingivitis and Gingival swelling

24V-19710-59602

– Skin feels sunburned and like someone took sandpaper to it all over. Cotton clothes even irritating

– Cold sore, sinus pain, sores inside mouth in morning that started to disappear by 2:30ish after swishing with listerine all day. Eyes dry and sting, cough, wheezing, out of breath

– Sore throat. Productive cough, out of breath, exhausted, cold sore, sores on roof of mouth and throat,

– Sores in throat, roof of mouth and a cold sore, cough almost gone. Breathing easier. Still sleeping too much st

– Still have some sore throat, sinus sore and sore gums at top of mouth cold sore almost gone.

– Cold sore very minimal now. Sinus infection and gum infection swelling minimal now. Been usingca debriding agent andvpain reliever otc

– Headache, earache, loss of balance, sore throat

– Severe headaches and depression Muscle weakness and dizziness Sensitivity to different kinds of smells

Adverse food reaction, Asthma and Abdominal pain

24V-72206-63464

– I have pain in my abdomen. I will be testing to rule out gallstones before I blame the shot.

– Mild asthma attack

– My hand went numb for about 30 minutes.

– My hand gets numb even if my arm is straight.

– Intermittent numbness in my arm and hand in injection side.

– I suffer from peripheral neuropathy as a breast cancer survivor. My neuropathy has been flailing more since the shot. I am more fatigued due to this.

– More asthma attacks

– I have developed a sensitivity to peanuts.

Facial pain, Eye pain and Sinus disorder

24W-10089-35333

– Ive had pain on the left side of my face the last few days. Near my left eye. It hurts when I wink or laugh. It is getting better. But yesterday if I blinked or laughed it would send a bug pulse of pain across my head.

– Still have face pain near left eye when blinking and sometimes feels like mild headache in that area Attempted tele health but doctor failed. May try urgent care if issues persist tomorrow.

– Still some face pain near temple and eye. Have doctor appointment tomorrow. Seeing ENT tomorrow as it seems the vaccines may have triggered a sinus related issue.

Somniphobia, Cardioversion and Lip blister

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– Cant sleep. Thats been every night and when I do sleep, I have been having horrible awful dreams every night since the shot.

– Cant sleep at night. Moderate stomach pains the last 48 hours.

– Blisters in the top of my mouth and blisters on my lips?

– Blisters on the top of my mouth and my upper lip on the side of my shot.

– Blisters in my mouth are healing.

– My joints hurt all over.

– Joint and muscle pains.

– Body pains. Joints ache all over.

– Chest pain. Chronic cough, joint pain mouth and lip blisters!

– Continued blisters in my mouth. Ive had these since the day after my shot. Terrible dreams every night since my shot causing me to be afraid to go to sleep. This shot s screwed me up. I will never do another one.

– Blisters in my mouth and lips and terrible dreams every since the shot.

– Blisters in my mouth and lips and terrible dreams every time I fall asleep.

– Blisters in my mouth and on my lips and terrible dreams ever since the vaccine!

– Blisters in my mouth and on my lips. These are not your normal fever blisters. They come up quick and takes 4 to 5 weeks to heal.

– Cant sleep and terrible dreams! I cannot take the second one. And I wa t something like a vaccine card stating Im unable too and that is ok!

– Cant sleep, terrible dreams and joint pain. I cannot take another shot with all the problems every since the first one. What do I do?

– Bad dreams and sore joints

– Terrible dreams and mouth sores. Ive been telling you that. What good does this do?

– Bad dreams. Blood clods and A-Fib. I've been getting checked for 6 years and never had this until my shot

– Terrible dreams, blood clods, heart defibrillation! Your vaccine almost killed me and my career! Two days after my vaccine I got deathly I'll. You almost killed me and your asking if I want another vac??? I'm having horrifying dreams ever since! (b)(6)

Abdominal discomfort, Throat irritation and Vomiting

24W-18480-18438

– Slight chills and abdominal irritation in the morning but it passed within the hour, did not prevent me from going about my day as normal

– Yesterday night my throat was itchy mildly it went away by morning

– Lower back painVomitingDiarrheaExposed to someone with covid at work

– Soreness at injection site within hour of the shot increasing in intensity into the night. Felt better when i woke up today. No other symptoms

Otitis media, Musculoskeletal disorder and Cellulitis

24W-19397-55687

– Today & yesterday- severe arm pain of unknown cause on my front/inner left bicep (this is the arm where I received my COVID booster). It is taking 3X longerto get dressed and complete other ADLs, affected my sleep last night, kept me home from work.

– Likely incorrectly diagnosed with cellulitis at the ED when my complaint was regarding bicep/upper arm extreme pain. The issue I actually have is musculoskeletal in nature. I think it's a rotator cuff tear. Currently in waiting room for orthopedics.

– Severe common cold which turned into otitis media, better/without illness for approx. 10 days, then ill with a different common cold (both colds involved terrible phlegmmy coughs so bad I nearly vomited a number of times) which has lasted 2.5 weeks.

Ophthalmoplegia, Bell's palsy and Muscle strain

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– Just numbness around waist, more on the left side.

– I have Numbness in my midsection of my body, pain in my lower back and left shoulder.

– I have bell palsy, numbness around my midsection and muscles pulling on by back and belly area. Numbness on my left leg. I have been twice in ER and my multiple visits with my doctor .

– After my second shot , my right eye is paralyzed. The doctor doesn't find anything in my eye. The stiffness and numbness around my waist is getting back too.

Dental restoration failure, Tooth fracture and Meniscus injury

24W-25035-69192

– I have had recurrent utis since Covid last Apr and this seems like it may be another bout of that. I was pretty much over my shot reactions Will call my pcp

– Taking antibiotic for uti and feeling much better but not 100% over it yet

– I have a torn meniscus which predates vaccine so always have pain in that joint and its worse tiday.

– My knee is very painful. I had an mri Thursday but dont have results yet. MRI

– I continue to have severe pain from torn meniscus

– Knee meniscus tear much more painful today

– Of course still have preexisting nerve pain

– Ongoing meniscus tear

– Continuing knee problem from before

– Same knee problem

– All four molars ache intermittently since second shot. Its a clear pattern now. Upper right and lower left are the worst.

– The two teeth that hurt most now have broken off bitstooth or fillingand I am going to the dentist Tuesday. The pain in all four molars started after my second shot. Dentist

– I found out my tooth pain was from one broken in half tooth and one filling that fell out. Dentist says very common post Covid and both inflammation and stress related Dentist visit and xrays

– After booster I had 24 hours of chills, fever, aches abd quesibess

– UTI Phone call and got prescribed antibiotics

Corneal graft failure, Pharyngitis and Sluggishness

24W-51285-90456

– Sore throat and possible otitis

– Otitis and pharyngitis starting yesterday. Went on Amoxicillin Clav 875-125 mg bid

– Immense fatigue Feeling very tired mid day and again in the evening. Sluggish Going on for about a week

– Intermittent paresthesias left foot Outpatient ophthalmology clinic Cornea graft hazy since receipt of vaccine number 4

– Visit with ophthalmologist

– Cloudy vision OS worse since COvID booster on 3/21/2022

– Fever 99.5 F

– Dizziness

– Intermittent coughing

Alopecia, Taste disorder and Parosmia

24W-91056-67976

– Hair loss

– Major hair loss my hair is literally thinning before my eyes

– Smell and taste not same I can't smell stink things or many other things taste ok but heightened sensitivity to salty ness and hair finally stopped falling out but extremely thinned out

– Same as before smell and taste not the same

– Got Covid second time around, it triggered my asthma instantly, took paxlovid and asthma symptoms improved within a day symptoms diminished within 5 days.

Peripheral nerve decompression, Urethral disorder and Carpal tunnel decompression

24W-95813-84185

– I can't stay awake, I'm so tired.

– brain fog, Idiopathic Hypersomnia symptoms getting worse, can't thermoregulate.

– brain fog, just generally icky feeling

– brain fog

– brain fog, nose itchy, throat a little sore, coughing a little

– sore throat, brain fog

– I got a sore throat and sneezy and some coughing. I also don't feel well today because I accidentally took double doses of all my meds last night. Brain fog and sleepiness are really bad.

– My extreme fatigue is getting worse. I slept all day Thursday, then kept falling asleep all day Friday, then had this weird thing where my hand was dropping today.

– I still have extreme fatigue, but now I also have nausea and diarrhea. I'm sneezing a fair bit and coughing some. I'm sleeping a TON. And I got some bumpy rashes, which have mostly resolved.

– I've been feeling sick to my stomach when I eat, and only being able to eat a little bit at a time. I'm also still having worse fatigue than usual and having bad brain fog. My idiopathic hypersomnia continues to be worse than usual.

– I've had a long string of days with migraines and nausea every day. My sleepiness is a little better, though. I'm also coughing some and generally feeling icky.

– Sore throat, worse headache, trouble breathing. But it was because of a pest control treatment in our apartment. The only persistent new thing was nausea and loss of appetite. I can't eat very much now. Also very sleepy.

– brain fog, worsening carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms.

– brain fog, sore throat

– I'm having worse fatigue/sleepiness.

– Problem with urethra, back pain, urinary urgency, and hurts when I pee. Just left urgent care and they couldn't find a UTI. Really weird.

– I'm just a lot more tired than usual.

– Even more excessive sleepiness than usual.

– Still super tired. Got carpal tunnel release and ulnar nerve decompression surgery yesterday, so not feeling well from that. outpatient surgery

– I was experiencing all of that before my shot, though. I'm chronically ill. I felt a little dizzy and "off" after my shot, but I was very anxious beforehand.

– I have a reduced appetite and just generally feel sick.

– Im just generaly feeling sick. My husband and i both got our shots on the same day and we've noticed the side effects are worse at night. We also slept for 12 hours straight last night/today. We felt better this AM and bad again around 6pm.

– Symptoms are a lot better than yesterday. I got a migraine today though. Don't know if that's related or not.

– I was extra dizzy today. Eczema flare on ring finger. Both may be unrelated though

– Dizziness. Migraine.

– Worse migraines that are more frequent and last longer. More fatigue than usual.

– My headaches have gotten worse. I always have a headache anyway, but I'm getting worse ones and more migraines. I'm also getting vertigo sometimes, but that may be unrelated.

– I'm more fatigued and tired, but I suspect that might be due to medications for my chronic condition and not having access to them for a bit and then not recovering well.

Cyst, Telemedicine and Sciatica

24X-18249-46811

– My 2 symptoms are likely unrelated to the booster.

– Again, the muscle stuff preceded the booster.

– Above, as previously mentioned, likely not related to booster.

– Sciatica; MRI indicates a large cyst is likely the cause , tho there're a few other items that may be playing a role. Doctor visit, MRI, PT

– The aches are due to sciatica/a cyst at L5S1. Yes, I'm under a doctor's care & will have surgery for the cyst on 6/3/22..

– This arose ~ on 5/12/22 & is still slightly true: a swollen & red left hand; a reaction to the 2nd booster ~ 2 days earlier? Shot was on rt. arm, tho; additionally I have lymphedema in my left arm. No flare-ups tho for several years. A brief Zoom w my GP who suspected it was a reaction to booster.

Blood immunoglobulin E increased, Injection site cellulitis and Paresthesia oral

24X-27908-63621

– Hives

– Hives, nausea, cellulitis at injection site, face tingling, lips tingling

– Face and lips tingling first two days. Hives the first 5 days. Cellulitis at injection site

– Runny noseFatigue

– My body is continuing to produce histamines and my IGE is very high since I took the vaccine. I itch all the time-especially at night and keeps me awake. I take 2 prescription antihistamines daily. PCP, Dermatologist, Immunologist/Allergist appointment in September. Dermatologist thinks it could have been triggered by the vaccine.

– Diagnosed with COVID 2/7/22.

Menstrual disorder and Heavy menstrual bleeding

24X-29165-23165

– About an hour after my shot I got My period. Im not supposed to have my period right now (I take Bc to keep me on a regular schedule) and I have Been bleeding heavily since. (Now 5 days after)

– My mental cycle was disrupted. Nothing changed except the vaccine and Ive had my period since my shot. Heavy bleeding and it is not my time to get it (on the pill) no other factors to lead to menstral disruption.

Photophobia, Sciatica and Aphonia

24X-51094-96519

– Sciatica

– Feeling sick

– Nauseous and headaches and tired all the time

– Cough, sore throat, muscle aches, exhaustion

– Eye sensitivity to light

– Swelling of hands and feet, rings dont fit

– Feeling out of breath

– Out of breath

– Brain fog

– Cough, sore throat

– Sore throat, loosing voice, cough

– I got a sinus infection december 17th. Thought it was covid at first. I had sore throat, tiredness, runny nose and cough but no fever. I just got sick 5 days ago and got a positive result yesterday for covid. I had the same symptoms but now cant smel

– New unexplaned tinnitus

Injection site vesicles, Blister and Contusion

24Y-11514-45184

– One large blister near the injection site

– Large blister

– Frequent headaches with no other symptoms

– Bruising rash, treated with prescription steroid cream

– Tender lymphnodes under the left armpit

– Tested positive for covid again. Felt like a terrible achy head cold with fatigue. This happened early October, and I still have infrequent productive coughs. I had another booster in November at the suggestion of my GP

Cutaneous sarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis and Brain neoplasm

24Y-14132-57314

– Dizziness

– I believe the vaccine cause my Sarcoidosis to flare up again. I hadnt had symptoms for over seven years. After the second vaccine I developed skin lesions Sarcoid skin lesions.

– Pain in my left lower abdomen.

– Flareup of Sarcoidosis, with skin lesions and abdominal pain. Painful knees and ankles

– It started with skin lesions, had an MRI and now have organ lesions on my spleen, liver, kidneys. Maybe the vaccine may be sarcoidosis as a result of the vaccine.

– Brain tumor with surgery on 20 August. Blurry/ double vision, hopefully temporary

– Headaches, daily

Lymph node pain, Lymphadenopathy and Dizziness

24Y-15922-10576

– Sore throat

– I had a bad headache two days in a row, Im not sure if its related but I figure it might be useful data

– Ive got very enlarged lymph nodes on the side I was vaccinated. Ones the size of a marble, ones the size of a pea, and the other two are palpable to the size of a grain of rice. Ive had an ultrasound, a CBC, CMP, and a chest x Ray.

– My neck and shoulder lymph nodes on the side I got my shot on. They still hurt, and if they dont resolve in 2 weeks my doctor wants to biopsy then

– My neck and shoulder lymph nodes are still big

– Still have enlarged lymph nodes.

– Still have big lymph nodes on my shot side. Ive got an appointment next week to get them checked again

– Im still being monitored for my enlarged lymph nodes on the vaccine side

– Dizziness

– Enlarged lymph nodes- have been enlarged since shot 2

– My lymph nodes are still enlarged 6 months after my second shot and a week post my third

– My lymph nodes are still swollen badly

– Still have enlarged lymph nodes

Influenza like illness, Influenza and Sinus congestion

24Y-16980-58383

– Headache and fatigue but it went away within 24 hours

– Feverish

– Sniffles and mild flu symptoms 24-36 hrs after getting shot

– Minor sinus stuffiness

– Mild stuffiness

– A little run down and mild sniffles

– Flulike symptoms including bodyaches chills feverish

– Flu like symptoms that could hsve been caused by tetanus shot I got

– Minor sinus congestion

– Sore throat

– Body ache and tired for 36 hours after second booster

– Sinus infection

Sinus disorder, Paranasal sinus discomfort and Sinus congestion

24Y-28081-72327

– Sinus congestion runny nose

– I have been having a sinus issue/cold for since Sunday (1-31) No fevers. No body aches. Just sinus pressure and headache at first then took sinus meds. Now just a runny nose

– Ive been sick since Dec. 22, 2021. Ive had a horrible cough, extreme congestion,very fatigued. I, of course, thought it was covid but i tested twice, 12/24 and 12/25, both negative. feeling better but still cant shake that cough and fatigue

Tenderness, Hypoesthesia and Paresthesia

24Y-30820-40796

– Swelling of lymph nodes in underarm vaccine was given

– Lymph nodes in underarm where vaccination given still incredibly swollen & tender to touch

– Lymph nodes in underarm of the arm I received vaccination still very swollen and tender.

– Lymph nodes in underarm are still swollen & underarm tender

– Lymph nodes in underarm still swollen & tender

– Lymph nodes swollen in underarm

– Left arm randomly starts tingling & goes to sleep. Happens multiple times per day & at night.

– Lymph nodes in underarm of the arm vaccination was given are swollen & sore

Abnormal dreams, Impaired work ability and Epistaxis

24Z-29381-61401

– Severe migraine on day 13 since vaccine. could not get out of bed. lingering headache pain days 14 & 15 (today).

– I wasnt given the option to report on my first 3 days after the second shot. I was pretty fatigued. Could not go to work on day 2. My arm didnt hurt on day one but then did on day 3. I also had crazy dreams for the first three days.

– Dizziness/lightheaded ness

– Migraine

– Migraines on and off for 2 weeks Bloody noses Heavy feeling in gut area

– Sore throat, runny nose, migraine for a week, cough

Mental disorder, Gait inability and Osteoarthritis

252-14168-49309

– At 9:30 pm last night I developed tinnitus. I am still experiencing it.

– I still have tinnitus in both ears. My right hip which has moderate osteoarthritis is killing me. I had a steroid injection 7 weeks ago and was pain free. Now I can't even walk on it.

– Tinnitus and feel like my head is full! Don't feel right mentally!

– No improvement in the ringing in my ears and have severe hip pain

– Still experiencing ringing in my ears! It won't stop!!!!"Please help me find someone I can talk to!!

– Still have ringing in my ears! It is getting worse not better!

– I still have ringing in my ears 24/7. I am having difficulty sleeping.

Muscular weakness, Asthenia and Diarrhea

252-29479-29685

– I still have pain in my pther arm from the 1st shot. It moved from the shot site to the crease of my elbow

– Yesterday evening I felt weak like I was gonna faint as well as nauseaus and diarrhea. It lasted for about 10 minutes

– The arm where I got my first shot is also still sore amd it hurts to lift things.

– My right forearm hurts even more. It hurts to lift things. It is from my 1st shot 6 weeks ago.

– My right forearm feels weaker. I got 1st shot over 7 weekes ago.

Brain fog, Tinnitus and Vertigo

252-32789-57998

– Light headed/fuzzy, underwater feeling

– Fuzzy ears

– Fuzziness in earstinnitus?

– Tinnitus persistshigher frequency

– Tinnitus persists

– Tinnitus seems to be worse.

– Tinnitus continues to be a problem

– Still have significant tinnitus, which began the day after my second shot.

– Tinnitus that began with second dose disappeared after booster injection

– Last night, after last check-in, l did not feel well: headache (feeling as if underwater), slight nausea, chills and fatigue.

– Last night at bedtime I experienced teeth-chattering chills and severe joint pain for about 3 hours.

– Two days of vertigofollowed by a general malaise

Movement disorder, Blepharospasm and Muscle twitching

252-51551-96848

– Right facial twitching which I have never had before-right forehead, eye and upper cheek.

– Lost use of left arm yesterday -not the arm I received the vaccine in. CT and MRI clear-no clear answer to why left arm limited.

– Lost mobility of left arm. Was admitted to hospital for stroke protocol-there was no stroke. There is still no explanation. Left arm remains slightly weak with paresthesia.

– Increased left arm paresthesias

– Tested positive for Covid

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