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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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Initial insomnia, Hypertension and Hypoesthesia

32D-27692-58221

– None

– I have had no previous hypertension. I saw an article which says theres a possible link.Also had possible asthma flare up.

– Was not drinking enough water and stayed up too late. Some hand numbness and felt slight tinge on left side of chest a few times today.

– I stayed up too late, 3 am this morning. I have a pattern of staying up but this is highly unlikely to be vaccine.

– Headache in the last couple of days.

– I had a hard time falling asleep.

– I had trouble sleeping again last night.

– I had trouble falling asleep again.

– This week I had chest congestion on Monday and Tuesday. I switched to soup and liquids and it went away in a few days.

Hypersomnia, Chills and Pain in extremity

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– Tiredness, sore arm, felt kinda puny last night, but much better today

– Ive had symptoms in the evenings for all three days after the second shot. First night I felt fluid next morning I felt good in the evening I felt very tired and went to bed at 7 PM very early. The third day I felt good all day except for about 7 PM, and had big-time chills and fatigue. Went to bed early and slept for 11 hours. I hope the after effects are limited to three days because Im ready to feel better in the evenings

Meningioma, Facial pain and Swelling face

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– side of face where received shot over a week ago has hurt for two days and been slightly swollen. Armpit hurts. Lymph nodes?

– multiple swollen lymph nodes on the side of the shot: neck, underarm, and possibly in my left breast. All these areas are sore.

– Swollen lymph nodes continue.

– swollen lymph nodes, but they're getting better

– lymph nodes still a bit swollen

– lymph nodes still swollen

– Shoulder/arm where shot was administered started hurting again for a few days. Additionally, have had what I imagine is an ovarian cyst this past week (I've had them before, but it's been quite a while).

– Diagnosed with small meningioma, early 2022

Eye allergy, Rhinitis allergic and Ventricular extrasystoles

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– The soreness I had for about 18 hours after my first injection are resolved

– None

– My allergies seem to be flaring. Ive had itchy eyes and nasal congestion

– My nasal and eye allergies have really kicked in. In addition this seems to have triggered a cough

– Extremely itchy eyes, cough, fatigue

– I have developed a severe number of PVCs, approximating an extra 10,000-24,000 beats per day. Seeing Cardiologist tomorrow.

– Sleeplessness

– Fatigue, back aches

– Achy, fatigued, slught sore throat

Gastroenteritis viral, Tenderness and Injection site pain

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– Though more than likely unrelated to vaccine, I recently recovered from what I believe may have been stomach flu.

– Recently had swollen right parotid gland, was given antibiotics by dentist. Only had this happen once before over ten years ago with left parotid gland.

– Arm tenderness / soreness

– Injection site arm pain stronger than was with 2nd vaccine shot

– Slight sore throat in morning that went away. Got flu shot yesterday (10/21/21)

– Head congestion, runny nose, and slight chest congestion. Tested negative for Covid.

– Symptoms related to the frigid weather and not the vaccine

– Symptoms not directly related to vaccine

– Above identified symptoms are unrelated to vaccine

– Symptoms identified not related directly to vaccine

Dissociation

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– Dissociation

– Have joint pain and muscle aches/spasms, and headaches/migraines due to various other chronic illnesses. Ill name the more relevant illnesses -postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, orthotic hypotension, Chiari malformation, lupus, upper and lower diffuse Neuropathy, fibromyalgia, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, 2 past neck surgeries, degenerative disc disease, kyphosis , herniated discs, levoscoliosis, chronic muscle spasms, Kiloh Nevis syndrome,& polyarthritis.

– Had many of those symptoms, but they were related to other health conditions such as Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Chiari Malformation, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, etc.

Cerebrovascular accident, Impaired work ability and Diarrhea

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– Please let me fill in Saturday's report...rough day...

– 10 days after the 2nd shot, i had nausia, diaria, severe joint and leg pain, a fever of 101, and a bad headache, all in the span of 8 hours. Then like a switch turned off, everything cleared up and i felt wonderful, better than i have in many weeks.

– I had a strok at work.i am recovering wrll.

– I had a major Stroke while at workand have had to retire.

Gastrointestinal motility disorder, Blood iron decreased and Periorbital swelling

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– Dizzy

– Doctors have said I look under the influence because of the way my eyes looked, swollen Plus loss of bowels very puffy eyes and partial loss of vision. Not sure if this is part of it or maybe getting covid or something else. No testing done, fatigu.

– Strange taste in mouth, diarrhea, very difficult to breathe and it's lasted for three weeks before I ride down in the car to Walgreens drive-thru. They don't come out you have to do the test yourself and the stick was short and thick so don't think I

– Weak and having trouble breathing. Fills like spasms. Blood Dr

– Extremely low iron count. Very fatigued and weak with trouble breathing swallowing movements etc. Oncology group

– Shortness of breath, spasms, extreme fatigue, difficult pain levels.

Pulmonary pain, Musculoskeletal chest pain and Eye irritation

32F-20829-91342

– No

– I have a history of having had 3 pneumothorax/thoracotomies in 1986 (2-left, 1-right) and my left mid-lower lobe hurt for about 10 hours (The long with probably the most scar tissue). Checked O2 and was 98%. Pain gone now.

– Non-stop sneezing, itchy irritated eyes, runny/congested nose Allergies

– Sick from 7/26-8/10 w/BAD cold/URI - all symptoms of the Delta variant, except loss of taste/smell. 2 negative PCR tests (day 1 & 4 of being symptomatic). Continued lingering occasional cough 30 days later w/moderate unilateral lower rib pain. O2 ok.

Injection site mass, Skin warm and Tenderness

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– Starting on 2/18/21, I had an area on my R arm approx. 1 medal & anterior from my injection site that was very itchy & noted a small pea size lump deep in the tissue. This area was red, warm & larger the morning of 2/19/21. By late afternoon, that area enlarged to approx. 2 diameter & I noted an area of swelling & warmth on my right forearm, spanning an area of approx. 5x3 distally from posterior to anterior which became itchy by 2/20/21. Last night 2/19/21, I noted an area on my left arm proximal to the antecubital 3x1.5 that began as itchy but developed redness and warmth as of 2/20/21. These area are tender to touch. I also developed discomfort in my left posterior, right anterior lymph nodes later in the evening 2/19/21 and this morning 2/20/21, note my right supraclavicular lymph node is tender and the initial area of redness, swelling and tenderness has spread onto my torso approx. 3 below my right supraclavicular lymph node and above my axilla. I have occasional vertigo which is managed with meclizine. I dont know if this is coincidental or not but have been experiencing vertigo since the morning of 2/19/21 into 2/20/21 and taking my meclizine with little relief

– The original area anterior and medial to the injection site is still red with a 1mm nodule

Infection, Injection site mass and Injection site induration

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– Not really bad, just developed a red, hard, hot, itchy lump on my arm where Id gotten the injection. Not bad enough to require meds, etc.

– The 36 hours after the second injection I experienced fever, chills, muscle aches, headache and fatigue. Pain at the injection site persisted another two days,

– Low back pain.

– Lower back pain

– no appetite

– chest pressure

– think i had a mild breakthrough infection

– I experienced these for two days after getting the vaccine. I have none of these symptoms today.

Facial pain, Toothache and Disturbance in attention

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– Ringing noise in my right ear My left ear has on and off ringing noise

– Facial muscles and tooth aches, ringing in ears

– My ear ringing has gone louder , which make it hard to sleep and concentrate to do anything. Also sometimes I hear eco

– Eat ringing / tinnitus noise is increasing since last 5 days

– ear ringing tone changed to wind blowing. Now I have to 2 different noises in my ears. I cant concentrate or do things

– Tinnitus kept changing noise and sometimes spike up a lot for 3 to 4 days then goes down a little Ringing in both ears is more constant and wind noise in one ear ENT

Visual acuity reduced, Visual impairment and Eye pruritus

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– Runny nose like allergies

– Allergies slight runny nose, itchy eyes in morning

– I am good this wk but just wanted to say last week I was just really tired and drained And I didn't put that in my comments

– Felt like i was shaking but i wasn't and I wasn't cold

– Nauseous one night

– Since my shot it seems like my eyesight has been getting worse I used to be able to do monovision and now I have a hard time reading with either eye I need my reading glasses which I didn't need for a few years and I had just got my eyes checked in J I haven't gone to the eye doctor again but I'm thinking I need to get it checked out

– Seems like with 8 hours of sleep I'm still tired I don't know if that's from covet and just always tired and my eyesight has gotten worse I can't see as well as I could before and I had a checkup right in January I I think it's getting worse I made an appointment to go to the eye doctor but it's in April

Increased viscosity of bronchial secretion, Spinal operation and Sinus disorder

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– Sinus -allergies

– Sinus

– Severe pain in joints and right arm. Rash on elbows worse

– More pains related to my spine - surgery recommended. Rash on arms stays. Headaches worse and more often.

– Bad leg cramps and calf swelling some days Congestion Thick sputum couple times

– Low grade fever congestion malaise aches and pains all over few days.

– Spinal surgery

– All symptoms from health conditions

– Symptoms Not related to shot

Head discomfort, Ear infection and Urinary tract infection

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– Woke with minor sore throat and feeling of coming down with cold. Felt mostly better before noon.

– Slight head pressure and congestion possibly due to minor cold.

– Ear and urinary tract infections Doctor appointment in office

– I've had daily hives since August. I never had hives before, so this is unusual. Doctors cannot figure out cause, but only thing different was COVID vaccine that I can think of. Primary care and dermatologist doctor appointments

Suicidal ideation, Mood swings and Emotional disorder

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– Severe mood swings, suicidal feelings (not typical for me at all)

– Swelling and pain in lymph nodes in left armpit, the arm I had the vaccine injected

– Lymph node swelling and pain in left armpit

– On my period during 2nd dose 4/8, experienced extreme hormonal symptoms.Started my period again 5/1, had many similar symptoms: breast pain, extremely emotional, fatigue, all VERY unusual for me. I have an appointment with my doctor 5/10 to discus

– Swelling and pain in my left armpit (injection side)

– Pain and swelling in left armpit (injection side)

– Swelling and pain in left armpit (injection side)

– Swelling in left arm pit (injection side)

Nodule, Neuralgia and Joint swelling

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– Small nodule/swelling on inside of elbow on arm of injection

– Lightheaded

– Left armpit slightly swollen. Discomfort in left hand/arm. Still have a small, puffy nodule on the inside of my left elbow. Noticed it maybe a week or so after first vaccine. Has not gone away.

– Rash on upper left arm; left underarm discomfort and what seem to be nerve pain in my left arm that goes from my fingers to underarm and side of left breast. Plus small nodule on inside of left elbow appeared after first dose of vaccine. Visit to my PCP

Inner ear inflammation, Sinus congestion and Vertigo

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– Developed enlarged lymph nodes on my left collarbone (same side as injection). Not sure if it is related to the vaccine. Never had this happen in the past.

– Still have the same lymph node on my left collar bone.

– Not sure if it was allergies that triggered it but I developed congestion and a sinus infection. Also have intermittent chills and body aches.

– Major sinus/nasal congestion and inner ear inflammation with vertigo

Coronary artery occlusion, Coronary artery bypass and Coronary arterial stent insertion

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– Slightly achy, headache and congestion. Attributing it to allergies, because no fever.

– Sore throat, cough, headache, low-grade fever, lethargy, aches

– Diagnosed with Covid on January 2, 2022. Sore throat, congestion, cough, aching, fatigue, loss of appetite, taste and smell. Also developed bronchitis.

– SO, bronchitis, fatigue, cough and asthma. Treated at Urgent Care clinic and by pulmonologist who stated it was caused by COVID, which I contracted on January 1, 2022.

– I had COVID in January, followed by bronchitis, and still having respiratory issues. I have had three blocked arteries, a stent, a heart attack and a triple bypass since my last communication with you.

Urticaria

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– 5-3 & 5-5 noticed my urine contained small pieces of bile. Spoke to Dr.s assistant earlier, thinks symptom may be due to gastric concerns. Ill find out hopefully tomorrow if she wants me to go to her office! A big red welt is on my left arm!

– Nothing to do with Covid but, last night ate too msny carbs after 20:25. Woke up felt like blood pressure was low. Ate kiwi, tangerine, oatmeal seperstrky to feel better. Im prediabetes and none of what Im feeling earlier had nothing to do with Covid 19 vaccine!

Microscopic polyangiitis, Atypical mycobacterial infection and Therapeutic response unexpected

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– I have autoimmune disease, microscopic polyangiitis, symptoms wax and wane, so don't know what might be due to shot. Second day after shot though, surprisingly felt better than usual.. ??expected it to exacerbate my sxs..pic polyangiitis,, which causes chills, joint pains, exhaustion, so

– These sxs we're already there from my autoimmune disease...none additional

– Headache progressed to pain in bones in face and ears, then stabbing pains in face and front of scalp. Lasted full day, now starting to clear. Have bundles of swollen blood vessels on both sides from temple to scalp, that progressed to stabbing pains in face and front of scalp. Never had this before with microscopic polyangiitis. ? Due to vaccine.

– Mostly back to sxs that come with microscopic polyangiitis, maybe a little more achy and tired than usual.

– Normal MPA symptoms.

– Flare of MPA... ?made worse by pollen allergies.

– Lung issues, being followed

– Had bronchoscopy yesterday for nontuberulous microbacterium, found on CT and culture...results in a wk or so. Bronchoscopy in hospital as outpatient.

Endovenous ablation, Limb operation and Localized infection

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– Just a slight headache

– On the 4/8/21 I did have fatigue, tired, slight feverish & injection site was sore but next day it faded away.

– Right calf got an infection but i saw a doctor today on 5/5/21 & they prescribed antibiotics for it. They said its not related to my vaccine shot.

– Leg surgery. Closure Vein lower Extremity

– Leg surgery on 9/24/21 so I'm still healing that area. So Vaccine is not the problem with body aches.

– Just slight pain around my leg surgery area but thats all for now

– Just from my leg surgery on 9/24/21

– Joint pain is from leg surgery on 9/24/21

– From leg surgery on 9/24/21

– Leg surgery

– sniffing,

Vitamin D deficiency, Pain of skin and Vertigo

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– A little Lightheaded and dizzy, skin feeling sensitive to the touch

– Dizziness/lightheaded. Was curled up on bathroom floor all evening yesterday. Would have gone to urgent care but was too unwell. Feeling better today.

– Thursday started with a throbbing headache, which turned into dizziness and nausea. Was on the bathroom floor for evening. Threw up. Had my period the next day. Since then have been completely wiped. Lightheaded, fatigue, and mental health not well.

– Occasional vertigo

– Vitamin D deficiency

Blindness unilateral, Lyme disease and Bursitis

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– Had the flu a week ago , with gigh temp, achy body and headache.

– Bursitis

– Bursitis in my hip and sudden painless vision loss in my left eye. Am.being evaluated roght now in the ER.

– Was diagnosed with Lyme's Disease yesterday after wekks wirth of test results were all finished. Im mostly having trouble with my vision.

– Diagnosed active Lyme's Disease in November. Spent a week in the hospital with IV antibiotics and steroids, but feeling much better. Have residual vision and joint issues.

Torticollis, Sciatica and Injection site bruising

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– Chest pains

– Lower back pain

– Bruise at the injection site

– Swollen lymph nodes under the arm

– Swollen lymph nodes under the injected arm, pain in my hand & knee on that side of the body

– Lymph node pain & swelling under the arm where the vaccine was administered

– Swollen lymph nodes under the arm where I was vaccinated

– Swollen lymph nodes & pain under the arm where I was vaccinated

– Pain & swollen lymph nodes under the arm where I received the vaccine

– Back pain

Smoke sensitivity, Respiratory disorder and Lymph node pain

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– Lightheaded

– Lymph nodes under my left arm were swollen and a little painful and also my left breast. It was bothering me enough I was going to call my doctor but I saw it mentioned on the news.

– Last 2 weeks I have had really bad headaches, chills and extremely tired. Shortness of breath that my copd meds were not helping. Today is the first day I have felt better. Our air quality has been really bad from th west coast fires.

– Very tired, problems getting my breath but better today.

Pilonidal disease, Nerve compression and Poor quality sleep

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– These may or may not be due to something else im dealing with currently. (Had a possible reaction to certain meds or it could be allergy related, currently trying to see my doctors about it). Went to my local walk in clinic and ER on the afternoon and night of 4/27. Currently trying to visit my Primary Care Provider about what has happened over the last few days. (To be clear the visit was on 4/27/21)

– More phlegmy and "clogged" sinuses due to the cold weather changes. I have tested 2 times for covid with those symptoms and came back negative. I also developed back/nerve pain but could be due to poor posture/pinched nerve from months ago.

– Dizziness, but it could be due to lack of quality sleep or vertigo/equilibrium issues (i used to listen to music through one ear for a long time in highschool)

– Headache/dizziness could be from high blood pressure, just found out about having it with an at home blood pressure cuff

– High blood pressure, have not taken medication as per doctors instructions (to take when needed and discontinue if issue has been suppressed enough, which has since come back and am on 10mg propranolol

– Have a pinched nerve from early this year with several locations with occasional arm, back, and rib pain

– Same health conditions as before, pinched nerve/nerve pain, high BP, vertigo

– Dont know if it can be related to vaccine or just my own health in general, but i have had an uptick in high blood pressure (ive gotten readings between 130/85 - 150/90 with my normal blood pressure usually within the 120-130 range

– Just blood pressure, not sure if due to lifestyle/stress/anxiety

– Unsure what it could be, have not been to the doctor for it but ive been feeling stomach/gastrointestinal issues going on for about a week, as well as the occasional palpitations that seem to be more frequent

– Pilonidal cyst, did have surgery to get it removed and am recovering. Still going to be a while before the wound heals.

Eye pain, Sinus congestion and Arthralgia

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– No

– The day of vaccination I experienced a sharp stabbing pain over my right eye. I never get headaches, so I was very aware of this. Today I experienced the same sharp, stabbing pain, but this time today it was over the left side of my head.

– Very sore throat and runny nose

– Sinus congestion, constant runny nose, very sore throat, hacking cough.

– Pain in kneecap and calf. Orthopedic surgeon sent me to have x-rays, sonogram looking for blood clots. Had none. Getting MRI tomorrow. Think this is directly related to playing with 2 year old grandson on the floor every day.

– Sore throat, runny nose Doctor office

Muscle contusion, Guillain-Barre syndrome and Hemiparesis

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– Wokeup with a little stuffy nose and my throat ever so scratchy but has improved throughout the day to none of these symptoms now

– Left arm, same one that had the shot... the muscle has been firing or twitching 2 times a day or so. No pain, just annoying. Never had the twitching before and it was quite painful. It happened the past 2-3 days, but I havent had it today.

– The left side of my body and my left arm feel sore and weak. I get to tingling feelings on my left side and sometimes my muscles feel like I have a Charlie horse or bruise.

– I have GuillainBarré syndrome symptoms. Im actually seeing a neurologist today.

– Different muscles are twitching.

Anaphylaxis treatment, Fluid retention and Dysphagia

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– Swollen lymph nodes (neck, body). Upper body red rash. Swollen neck/face. Sore throat/trouble breathing and swallowing. Water retention. Inflammation all over body.

– Same symptoms as last week. I have increased neck pain/swelling/inflamation. Extreme lymph node pain all over. Fast heart beat.

– All same as before except my breathing has worsened. I was put on an inhaler to control it. My blood pressure is now extremely high and I was put on blood pressure meds. I wore a heart monitor and the results were not good. More tests are being done.

– Chronic neck and shoulder pain. Pain below the waist. Brain fog. Inability to exert myself in any way. Rashes and swollen neck/trouble breathing. Depression. Whole body inflammation.

– Breathing issues. Was given a shot of epinephrine on one occasion to save me.

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