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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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Tenderness, Edema peripheral and Lymph node pain

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– Dizziness

– Enlarged painful lymph node in left axilla same arm as injection.

– Large tender lymph node left axilla of injection arm. Less tender today than yesterday

– Axillary lymph node on left smaller and less tender

– Enlarged lymph node left axilla. Less tender than yesterday.

– Lymph node left axilla decreasing in size. Less painful.

– Slightly enlarged left axillary lymph node.

– Swollen lymph node left axilla of shot arm

– Left axilla tenderness and swelling

– Pain left axilla, slight swelling

– Swollen sore lymph node left axilla, shot arm

– Continued discomfort left axilla, swelling seems decreased.

– Slight soreness to left axilla shot arm.

– Swollen/painful lymph node axilla of injection arm

– Left axilla pain/slight swelling

– Injection arm axilla swelling and tenderness

– Injection arm axilla soreness, slight swelling

Muscular weakness, Myalgia and Injection site pain

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– Lots of joint and muscle pain on day 2

– I was easily fatigued - not walking, but I had hardly any muscle strength moving a box out of the way and needed to sit down for 5 minutes.

– On Sunday Apr 25, I had a sore arm in the area surrounding my initial Pfizer imnoculation area. No rash or differences on my skin, just muscle ache and general fatigue for about 5-6 hours. My 2nd Pfizer dose is scheduled for May 4.

– Dry cough, fatigue

– Fatigue

Blood glucose fluctuation, Nasal pruritus and Blood glucose decreased

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– Constant headache and cold

– Noisy ears, dizziness, tiredness,fever, constant cold with running nose, upset stomach that resulted to a visit to the ER and a followup with PCP.

– I feel weak, itching nostrils, light headedness. It is like this vaccine shook a whole lot of health problems for me.

– Constant itching and running nose, constant cold, headache, light headedness, weakness, itching eyes, itching throat, dizziness and abnormal Blood sugar levels, upset stomach pain since I took the covid vaccine. Now have an appointment for endoscopy and colonoscopy.

– Since I took the vaccine, I have bern having a constant headache with running nose, weakness, side pains, my sugar constantly running low, sleepless night, and it just shook a whole lot of health problems on me hence being diabetic.

– Itching nostrils and throat, itching eyes, constant cold, coughing, constant headache, fluctuating blood sugar levels. I am now experiencing a whole lot of heath problems that I didn't have before.

Aphthous ulcer, Nausea and Chills

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– The day after my 2nd shot I experienced nausea, headache, extreme fatigue and a low grade fever 99.5. It started 18 hrs after the vaccine and lasted only 12 hrs

– Just a lot of canker sores that were reoccuring for the past month. Plus fatigued. Felt off enough to go for a covid-19 test. It was negative.

– Just want to mention that 12 hrs after booster i started having side effects fever chills headache body ache extreme fatigue. Lasted for almost a day & half

– Covid

Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration, Periarthritis and Joint range of motion decreased

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– I neglected to mention this but it's time for you to know. I developed frozen shoulder after my first shot on February 29th. I have limited range of motion. Less to do with Pfizer and more to do with a rare side effect. Saw specialist: orthopedic

– Because I got frozen shoulder from shot one (Pfizer) on February 29th, I'm in physical therapy.I realize this is not a result of the actual covid vaccine. But it is something that should be tallied. Who is developing SIRVA... No one seems to care. I'm in physical therapy now

Hypoesthesia oral, Memory impairment and Pruritus

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– Itching all over my body. Numbness to my lips Virtual MD visit yesterday. Prednisone prescribed. I was taking diphenhydramine every night to stop the itching and curb my restlessness so I can sleep. I'm a ICU RN I can't take diphenhydramine during the day and loratadine did not help the itching or lip numbness

– Frequent headaches ongoing all over body itching. Numb lips. Some forgetful ness. Abnormally tired. I have had these symptoms since 12/18 when I got the first vaccine. Im afraid to get the second vaccine.

– I cant hear as well and Im congested in my head. Im very tired and have brain fog. I Still have intermittent headaches and itch all over constantly. Im being followed by a allergist MD who is telling me to not get the second Pfizer vaccin

– I have had whole body itching since. I got one Pfizer dose on 12/2020. None of my health care providers know if this itching is related to the Pfizer vaccine. Let me know if anyone else has had these symptoms

– Ongoing itching all over my body. No rash

Road traffic accident, Migraine with aura and Stress

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– I believe the headache is sinus allergy related. Nausea was unusual overnight and pepcid helped.

– This injection immediately stung and burned and was painful for about 20 minutes. It may have been the person administering it, but ive never had anything like it. Regardless, it would not stop me from getting vaccinated in the future. It was just very different from past vaccines, including my 1st Moderna one.. .

– My fatigue could stem from fasting for unrelated bloodwork

– Had a bad cold with a fever part of the time. It started on 11/16/2021 and fever broke 11/22/2021. Physical Therapy

– Migraine auras, without severe headaches and slight sinus allergy problems My primary doctor gave me a covid test, just in case, and it was negative. I am under a lot of stress from a car crash, and we believe that's causing the auras.

Rheumatoid arthritis, Rash and Fatigue

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– Actually 9 days ago i developed my CTCL rash on my face, neck, shoulders and arms. Just thought it was me; but my CTCL Facebook group had many people with the same complaints after receiving their 2nd dose of Moderna

– Extreme fatigue

– Increased reactions from my RA and CTCL. Inflamation and pain are high. Rash from CTCL is spreading. All of my autoimmune conditions seem to be in hyperdrive. Was on Prednisone for 3 weeks. It helped. Now im not and its just as bad.

Lymphadenopathy and Pyrexia

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– Slight lymph node swelling

– I had symptoms daily since my second vaccine, but they dont start until late afternoon/early evening.

– The symptoms I experience happen later in the evening.

– I continue to have short-duration, low-grade fevers, usually around 99 degrees (my normal temperature is 97.6) for about 3-5 hours. They started the day of my second vaccination and have occurred 2-5 times per week since in the late afternoon/evening

Disability, Injected limb mobility decreased and Neck pain

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– Dizziness in morning

– Slight dizziness

– Little dizziness

– Excruciating pain in the injection site of left arm going up to back of neck. Also cant lift left arm beyond waist. Saw also my primary dr.

– No strength in My left shoulder & arm. Saw primary & neurologist last week & had MRI taken at (b)(6) NY. AM very concerned as I lost my left arm strength & now am handicapped. Saw primary dr. & neurologist. Had MRI TODAY taken of left shoulder & upper arm.

Wound, Tension headache and Eye pruritus

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– Sore throat, headache behind left eye. Both resolved. Probably related to dust and DIY projects around the house. Nothing I haven't experienced in the past.

– Sore toes

– I had a small unrelated puncture wound received several hours later on the same day as my 2nd Covid booster shot. I was put on 10 days antibiotic as a precaution.

– Head ache, sore throat, fatigue, Worsening cough.

– Caught covid. Faint "T" line on antigen test. Cough, sore throat, mild fever, headache. No diarrhea. Did not lose sense of taste or smell. Worse symptoms, sore throat and headache only lasted about 24 hours. Have finished 1st day of Paxlovid.

– Stuffy nose, slight sore throat, itchy eyes, some cough. Lasted 24+ hours. Almost certainly related to chopping a large tree root the day before without wearing any type of mask.

– Rebound head cold. Head cold started about a week ago, resolved by yesterday, back today.

Abnormal sleep-related event, Dental caries and Vitamin B12 decreased

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– Low temperature 96.9 chills dehydration sever pain woke me up dry mouth and body pain dizzy when I move quickly

– Worried the shot set off my fibromyalgia from long ago.

– Wonder about my allergy to colonoscopy solution. The symptoms I had from the first shot of vaccine is what I had from the solution from before. Should I take the second shot of Moderna vaccine ?

– Would like to speak to someone if I should take a second shot.

– Fibromyalgia acting up

– One of my cancer counts are up. The CEA TEST Took 14 weeks for cataract surgery on one eye to heal.Had severe allergy sinus infection. Low in vitamin D and B 12.Heavy sleeping, tired most of the time. Visit at doctors offices

– Sleepless night

– Forgetful and diarrhea

– Sharp head pain off and on slight dizziness

– Wear out easily. Heart to be checked next week. Never had heart problems before and not in family either.

– Heart being checked tired a lot and get very tired on walking. Told it is not my lungs but my heart by the doctor

– Back to off and on breathing &shakingvproblems. Had part of a heart check to have more testing next month. It is not the lungs the doctor said so we are working at ruling out the heart. Kidney pain but no infection. Drs think long hauler.

– Numbing in feet, legs, and hands. Nervousness. Not feeling well

– Breathing, heart palpitations, tired Did a Test showed I am a long hauler

– Diarrhea back losing weight again.

Autoimmune disorder, Neuropathy peripheral and Paresthesia

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– I had headache, body aches, fatigue on the evening of and day after the vaccine, but have been fine since

– Tingling in hands

– Fatigued

– I tested positive for Covid on Dec 22. This then made some mild Neuropathy much worse and also caused major fatigue Saw specialist for neuropathy and learned probable auto immune disease and Covid triggered the flare

– Figured out that rash and inflammation I've had since vaccines could also be triggered by wine Neurologist and rheumatologist and dermatologist

Allergic respiratory symptom, Seasonal allergy and Hypersensitivity

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– Overall more significant allergy symptoms, but I was dealing with seasonal allergies prior to the vaccine. They just feel more severe now.

– Allergy-type symptoms. Not typical but its the height of the allergy season for me and I assume my immune system was already fighting the seasonal sniffles.

– Slight allergy symptoms, but significantly better than the previous two days.

– Allergy symptoms - scratchy throat and earache. Improved from previous day.

– Just some residual effects from the allergy symptoms of earlier in the week.

Dyspnea exertional, Tachycardia and Somnolence

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– Heart palpitations

– Still mild SOB with exercise

– Several bouts of lightheadedness today

– Intermittent lightheadedness which only started after the vaccine. Also an area of erythema developed distally to the injection site on day 10 and was gone by day 12.

– Still experiencing random bouts of lightheadedness, nausea and palpitations

– Random bouts of lightheadedness, tachycardia and palpitations

– Im taking 3 hour naps a day after sleeping 8 hours just to function

– Continued random bouts of dizziness.

– Still have random bouts of palpitations and dizziness. Did not have these symptoms prior to the vaccine

– After weeks of mild dizziness I had full blown vertigo. Couldnt stand. Nauseated. Horrible feeling. Havent felt 100% since the vaccine

Change of bowel habit, Defecation urgency and Feces soft

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– Just a sore throat that lasted about 4 days 9/11-9/14. I self-isolated just to be safe. Feel fine now.

– Sore throat, coughing

– Sore throat

– Actually, this has been going on for several months and didn't think to report it. Change in bowels. Soft and mushy, sometimes diarrhea-like accompanied by urgency and sometimes fecal matter comes out later when urinating. Seeing my PCP tomorrow.

– I tested positive for COVID 8/6 after returning from 9-day Canadian Rockies trip (masked in all airports and flights). My symptoms were as a mild cold. On 8/30 started sore throat, cough, headache, which turned to bronchitis & sinusitis (neg COVID)

Patient isolation, Blood urine present and Skin warm

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– Rash,swelling,red circle 3-4 inches in diameter which is warm to the touch began 48 hrs After getting booster. and itching

– Warm to touch at big red circle at site of injection

– Severe Sore throat began Thursday morning Dec 29,2021,took at home rapid COVID test on Dec 30 it was positive. I am isolating at home away from family.today Sore throat is gone,still some congestion with occasional cough,never had a fever.

– Blood in urine since Feb 6, am getting tests from urologist Went to pcp and referral to specialist for more tests

Hematological infection, Delivery and Vaginal hemorrhage

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– Sore Throat

– Congestion

– Facial numbness/tingling

– My arm became itchy and swollen after being fine. I also had cold symptoms but my eldest child was sick (neg for Covid)

– Numbness/tingling in the left side of my face, excessive tearing in my left eye. I also had a bloody nose in my left nostril out of the blue. Some headaches

– Congestion, stiff neck, left side facial numbness, headache, cough

– Sweating

– Vaginal spotting not during ovulation or period, sore throat

– Cold symptoms, tested negative for COVID. (Sore throat, congestion, headache.) Have also had odd continued joint pain in my right wrist and left knee, that have now mostly passed.

– Dizziness and blurred vision upon standing.

– Sore throat, brain fog

– Low back pain

– Dry throat

– Exhaustion, runny nose, sore throat, headache

Mass, Axillary mass and Tenderness

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– A pain in my armpit, same side of injection

– Mild pain in my left armpit when I put my arm down

– Mild pain in armpit when I put my arm down

– A lump in my armpit is large and swollen and hurts to the touch

– There is a painful lump in my armpit. I have to schedule an appointment with a doctor but I have not seen one as of yet

– The lump in my armpit seems to be a swollen lymph node from the vaccine- still tender to touch, often painful than not OBGYN examined the lump

– The lump in my armpit is a dull pain that comes and goes but - doesn't really affect my day to day - just hurts Also asked my OBGYN

Dysphagia, Heart rate increased and Vomiting

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– High BPM since around 12 hours out from the shot that still continues today, 4 days out. Goes up to as high as 133, moves around 123-126, then sometimes 104-115, then down to the 90s and occasionally 80s

– From 12-36 hours out from the shot I was vomiting violently and couldnt swallow water. Had a fever for three days and high heart rate for four days. Today is the day when I feel better, which I think is day five.

– Just a slight cough and fatigue

– I have a persistent cough and sometimes higher heart rate. I did have a really strong reaction to the second shot, with high heart rate for about five days and a fever wifi vomiting for the first 2-3 days.

– Challenges taking deep breaths.

Ejection fraction decreased, Cardiac ablation and Cardiac failure

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– Increase in irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath last night, normal when woke this morning.

– Hospitalized with SVT, 2/16, successful ablation 2/18. Chronic problem since 1994. Caused return of heart failure. EF 40%. 3/3 nuclear stress test showed no coronary blockage. Continuing treatment w/ heart failure doctor.

– Cold; 2wks & counting. Respiratory only: runny nose, sneezing, dry tickling cough. Clear discharge. Extreme fatigue 1st wk. Hoarseness in last 5 days. NO fever, chills, sore throat, congestion, headache, or muscle/joint pain.

– Laryngitis and dry cough returned.

Lymph node pain, Axillary pain and Lymphadenopathy

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– Swollen lymph node on side of injection

– Swollen lymph node supraclavicular and today also axilary

– Swollen supraclavicular and axillary lymph nodes with soreness

– Swollen supraclavicular lymph node. Painful and swollen axillary lymph node

– Swollen supraclavicular lymph node is decreasing slightly. Swollen and painful axillary lymph node and tracks to forearm

– Swollen and painful axillary lymph node. Supraclavicular node decreasing in size and soreness

– I have covid

– Seollen cervical lymph node

Hepatic steatosis, Lung neoplasm malignant and Lung disorder

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– have my normal aches & pains, and tiredness

– sore throat, mild coughing joints ache more then normal

– joint pain, funny and stuff nose.

– moderate stomach pains & digestive problems. severe joint pains. fatigue worsened.

– abdominals pain, diarrhea, blurry vision, increase jiont pain

– unexplained pain in right side. cause some difficulties to breathe and move.

– Diagnosis with Hepatic Steatosis & lung cancer doctor office visits

Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Peripheral swelling and Lymph node pain

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– Pain under arm of injection site around lymph nodes

– Swollen lymph nodes (third day of swelling)

– Lymph node swelling continues to impede daily activity

– Swollen lymph nodes

– Mild lymph node swelling/pain

– Swollen lymph nodes under arm

– Swollen under-arm lymph nodes

– Swollen underarm lymph nodes

– Mild swelling under arm lymph nodes

– Swelling in left leg. (Seeing PCP for it on 12/13)

– Lymph node swelling under arm where vaccine was given

– Swelling of lymph nodes under arm of vaccine administration

– Swollen lymph nodes with pain on underarm of vaccine site

– Mild lymph node swelling and discomfort over night.

Breast cyst, Aphasia and Swelling

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– Sinus congestion

– Nasal congestion

– Swollen near collarbone on same side as injection site.

– Headache

– My big toe on my right foot has had some unexplainable pain and some numbness. This has been going on for about 3 weeks.

– Nasal congestion Sore throat

– Stuffy nose. Headache. Maybe Allergies.

– Breast cyst non cancerous

– Brain fog. I haven't been diagnosed with COVID but have had a few cold like symptoms from time to time. In the last 4 weeks I have experienced a brain fog where I have a hard time finding the right words for everyday conversations.

– Cold like symptoms but negative Covid test

Muscle spasticity, Ear disorder and Deafness

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– Flushing, asthmatic cough

– Tinnitus

– My tinnitus continues and there a a question of hearing loss. Im having a hearing test done to evaluate.

– Nausea associated with ear problem that remains unresolved.

– On prednisone from inflammation, hearing loss and abnormal acoustic nerve reflexes. Requires insulin.

– Nausea and numbness/tingling of the head with movement.

– Cannot hold head down without major nausea and numbness/tingling of the head.

– I have continued issues from episode following Moderna, spasticity, continued PT to correct weakness, numbness/tingling and gait disturbances. Compromised immune system from steroid treatments following the shot.

Cold sweat, Herpes zoster and Pruritus

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– I received the vaccination on 12/28. Had Chills the next day x 2 hours and very fatigued that day. On 1/16 I experienced fatigue and felt like I had a fever but my Temp was only 98.2 although I usually run at 96.6-97.3. I also became very clammy.

– 7/8 days after the vaccine I developed Shingles!I think the vaccine lowered my immunity.

– Terrible pain from Shingles which I acquired 8 days after my 2nd vaccination. Once To Urgent Care for Valtrex. Once to PCP for f/I and 2 calls to PCP for pain meds

– Still continue with Shingles Itching is intense. No pain at this point. Shingles rash still down right arm.

– Viral cold 1 month ago and now sore throat

Hip fracture, Blood iron decreased and Lymphedema

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– Have cold. As for. Question re covid-19 test it has no answer l needed. Should also ask if it is not know as you haven't had a covid-19 test.

– Went to the Dr office on Tuesday. I was put on a zpack and and a med that I take 4 pills twice a day

– Cough, congestion and weakness Dr appointment

– Have spent the last three weeks getting over a bad cold. Now just have to get my strength back.

– Just low iron and more tired. Can you tell me when i can get the 3 shot

– Lymphedema acting up

– Lymphedema episode am seeing dr at wound clinic at hospital

– Fell broke hip. When can i get the second booster shot?

– Lymphedema crisis

Urinary tract discomfort, Micturition urgency and Facial pain

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– Extreme itchiness all over body and scalp exactly 1 week after 1st dose. Other than this, my symptoms have thankfully been very rare.

– Loss of taste - still able to taste but food & drinks aren't as good as before. Itchy sensation all iver vidy has disappeared after 2-3 days

– Urinary urgency and discomfort since beginning of April but forgot to include this in weekly check ins. Also having mid left back pain since last night and swollen. Cat scan shows nothing urgent

– Sinus pressure headache and facial pain from sinusitis. Sore throat and fatigue. Runny nose, post nasal drip, right side of jaw sore from sinusitis

Deep vein thrombosis, Joint swelling and Herpes zoster

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– I normally get some ankle swelling my the end of most weeks because i sit on my job all the time but this last week my ankles have retained the swelling an extra amount and its uncomfortable

– I didn't get in this v safe until just recently, so i will tell you, the first shot ,2 days of sore arm muscle, but at 14 days in i came down with a light case of shingles. Now it one week after 2nd shot my feet and ankles are more swelling than normally. Which happens, but not like it has been since the 2nd shot. Thanks

– Well, not sure if it is from the vaccine, but ,i spoke of the swelling in my ankles, they just are not recovered yet. ..checking with doctor soon,normally would recover quicker than i am currently

– I am still having swelling in legs, and having it looked into, DVT, being treated now.

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