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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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Decreased interest, Skin ulcer and Cardiac pacemaker insertion

3DP-14296-07736

– Light headedness

– Still light headed

– Dizziness and shortness of breath

– Numbness in right hand

– Right hand numbness

– Worsening dizziness and shortness of breath.

– Shortness of breath; dizziness; water retention; weight gain. Testing currently.

– Got a pacemaker

– I had a pacemaker inserted. I reported it yesterday.

– Pacemaker inserted; water retention; lack of energy; back ache. Follow-ups with doctors

– I have 3 sores on my right leg between my knee and ankle that my doctor has prescribed antibiotics for. They are doing better but not well yet and I am well into my 3rd rx Follow up with my primary care doctor.

– No energy, sleepy all the time, no enthusiasm for anything, no endurance and not sleeping at night very well. Office visits - VA and private drs.

Central sleep apnea syndrome, Exostosis and Musculoskeletal disorder

3DP-25407-28185

– I have severe uncontrolled fibromyalgia so these are my usual symptoms. They have not increased since the vaccination at this time.

– I feel like the amount of pain I'm in 24/7 is from my severe fibro. The only thing I'm noticing from the injection is a bit of soreness and tightness where it went in my arm.

– These are definitely just my normal issues from from my severe fibromyalgia.

– I feel my symptoms are all from my severe fibromyalgia and not due to the vaccination.

– My normal chronic issues from fibromyalgia

– These symptoms are from my fibromyalgia

– These symptoms are all normal for me with my fibromyalgia.

– I have severe uncontrolled fibromyalgia so these symptoms are normal for me. They haven't gotten any worse than usual

– These symptoms are all from fibromyalgia

– These are normal pains for my fibromyalgia condition.

– These symptoms are normal with my fibromyalgia condition

– These are from my fibromyalgia

– These symptoms are normal because I have fibromyalgia

– My osteoarthritis has worsened in all my joints. My right knee is now bone on bone and i have a 6mm bone spur on my right knee cap. I have also been diagnosed with central complex sleep apnea instead of obstructive sleep apnea.

– Not sure if these are from my fibromyalgia and arthritis. They may be just a bit worse than my normal daily pain symptoms.

– I have fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis

– Just typical issues from fibromyalgia and arthritis

– Symptoms from fibromyalgia

Bone pain, Flatulence and Dyspepsia

3DP-46688-81130

– Bone pain in hands, arms, neck - all arthritis areas

– Joint/bone pains in hands and wrists only, both shots. Headache 20 min after each meal for hours.

– Several times a day brief feverish, no chills. Pain in fingers, hands still there from first shot on 5/5.Fatigued easily still, improving slightly. Headaches, mild. Cough with occasional mild chest tightness. Stomach and bowels unsettled slightly.

– Bones in hands continue to hurt since first shot 5/5. No improvement at all.Gas, digestive issues continue with some right abdominal pain from time to time that I've never had. Minor brain fog exists since first shot.

Quarantine, Swelling face and Injection site reaction

3DQ-19235-10240

– slight swelling of face

– pain at injection site gone, woke with mild muscle soreness there instead

– i have had a rash off and on for no apparent reason. the symptoms have been mild to moderate. and lasted for several hours to 2 days. it may be contact dermatitis.

– still soreness in arm, now very mild

– could not get comfortable to sleep last night. not usually an issue for me

– tingling in my chest. body aches.periodic sensitivity at the injection site.

– i experienced flu like symptoms after returning to work in a publuc setting. went in for a covid test. rapid antigen and pcr both came back negative. symptoms were mild and lasted for several days. i was recommended to quarantine 10-14 days.

Hepatic failure, Weight decreased and Blood glucose increased

3DQ-33307-87909

– A Appetite was off

– Ive had liver elevated levels off the charts. Billy 20 x. Others at 1500 shoild be 80. Liver biopsies retuned today. Pos chemicl or auto immune. Remember started 3 days after vax 2 Phifer. Ive lost 10 lb cant work. No covid test 4 times. Call me.

– Liver failure!! 4 days in hospital. Very weak. Cant work. Lost 15 lb. Yellow. Call me....

– The condition im in is stable but im very weak i have lost 18 lbs in 3 weeks. Doc cant find root cause. I got sick after civid vac no 2. What do you know about liver functin and vax and immune response. Call me (b)(6). Thanks

– My immunity disease went crazy from Pfizer shot 2. Now being treared w steroids that sent my blood sugar to 770 plus. Two stays 3 n 10 hr

Angina pectoris, Swelling and Abdominal pain

3DR-18597-93567

– My arm got numb staring from mine fingers to the entire arm, feeling better now, little bit tired

– I been taking Tylenol and Advil to help with symptoms

– Chest pain short of breath both not bad

– Pain right side of my abdomen more intense

– Lower back pain right side abdomen

– Under my right arm (vaccine side) swelling hurts bad pain lower back pain swelling

– Pain and swelling under my arm, feeling tired and cold symptoms or look like it not feeling good today and yesterday

– Heart pain, tight chest, congestion, stomach pain

Vaginal infection, Rash macular and Herpes zoster

3DR-22272-46906

– Rash is more of blotch but very uncomfortable

– Not sure its a rash my hip joints were hurting and then I thought I had a rash on top of my thighs and my vaginal area. Today the painful area is moving down my leg

– Shingles

– My shingles which are in my groin area are still hurting and I seem to have a vaginal infection of some kind. All very very uncomfortable plus I take Tylenol for pain and now I have an antibiotic

Joint noise, Gastrointestinal disorder and Injection site bruising

3DR-26532-46618

– Places where I have minor problems are not the only places that are painful or cause clicking joints, but they are the worst. The same thing happened for about 5 days three weeks after my first vaccine,then totally subsided.

– Slight fatigue in morning

– A bruise appeared at the injection site. A couple inches below, it is red, theres a little bruising, and its a bit hard underneath, and it is itchy. With the flu shot, I usually get warm red swelling at the site that slowly goes down my arm over a couple of weeks. This is the first time Ive seen anything on my arm since my shot, six days ago.

– Pains in joints throughout the body. Seemed to come on with no explanation and vary on location. Started the end of last week. Still in parts of back and intermittent in toes today, but better than weekend/early week.

– Having more pain throughout my body. Occurred about 2 weeks after first vaccine. Reoccurred after second vaccine, but has not subsided. Moving can help or make it worse. Dr. said it could be vaccine inflammatory response or not. Started Mobic. Discussed at annual physical

– Intestinal problems, fatigue I'm-person, PCP & GI

Vitamin C decreased, Blood iron decreased and Anemia

3DR-29336-47617

– No

– None, and the arm pain is only of I touch it at the injection site. Its nothing.

– No, and the soreness in my arm is almost gone. Its less than yesterday.

– I had an abnormal Pap smear, and I have developed anemia. My iron and vitamin C are both low, I'm experiencing fatigue as a result, and I've had to increase my protein and iron intake to compensate. My doctor has also ordered a colonoscopy. I had my yearly in-office follow up with my district surgeon, and head run a vitamin panel prior. He ordered the Pap and colonoscopy when he analyzed my results.

Arthritis, Myalgia and Arthralgia

3DR-53477-87221

– My joints have been very achy and slight headache off and on....failed to mentioned the headache in the past check in's. I suffer from Arthritis and it seems the progression of pain was a very gradual onset and possibly I just didn't notice it

– Slightly

– Pain in muscles and joints

– Im not sure if related, but ive had a daily headache and reoccurring days of muscle aches. I have an appointment with my Physician on August 12th

Retinal vascular occlusion, Retinal operation and Retinal vein occlusion

3DS-10406-34824

– Ive had pain on my underarm . It comes and goes. Not sure if related. Never had this pain before. I wonder what type of side effects I might experience since I suffer from a form of vasculitis.

– Slight headache and pain on the arm. Also fatigued leggs.

– Short of breath

– Still have pain on the first site. A lingering burning feeling and pain. Pain to touch as well.

– Still feel burning sensation and slight pain on the site of the first shot

– Eye occlusion Doctors Office visit

– Retina eye occlusion. Retina specialist

– Had Retina and cataract surgeries. Felling ok. No COVID-19 related symptoms.

– Rosecea

Abdominal pain, Insomnia and Sinusitis

3DS-16265-30264

– The pain(soreness) at the site is almost completely gone now.

– I've had a sinus infection this last week for 4-5 days now but I did get Covid tested and it was negative.

– I'm tired but I didn't sleep much overnight so it may not have anything to do with vaccine.

– Again I can't say the headache is due to vaccine since I didn't get a full night rest but wanted to mention just in case

– I had contracted Covid-omicron variant on christmas and so it really hit me just before New Years . I have recovered and my case was manageable and fairly mild once I got past the 2-3 days of intense symptoms.

– The abdominal pain is almost gone now.

Axillary mass, Injection site reaction and Tenderness

3DS-21095-48291

– Light headed. Vertigo

– Light headed/dizziness

– Light headed-mild

– Swollen lymph nodes- armpit injection arm

– Swollen lymph nodes- armpit of injection arm

– Swollen lymph node: armpit of injection arm

– Swollen and tender armpit of injection site arm.

– Armpit swelling inshot arm

– Underarm swollen lump and tender of shot arm

– Swollen underarm in shot arm

– Swollen armpit in shot arm

– Armpit swelling in shot arm

– Congestion, shortness of breath, cough Doctor visit

Kidney infection, Bone pain and Lacrimation increased

3DS-25121-67258

– Very very mild pain at injection site.

– First 2 days fatigue. Otherwise, great! Thank you for saving our lives.

– Very mild sleepiness today.

– Walgreens didn't enroll me here. Within my first 24 hours I had severe bone pain and felt like a bad flu. That all passed within 48 hrs of my booster which was on 12/3/21. Now I'm feeling so much better!

– Sore throat today.

– Runny nose, watery eyes. I have no temp though.

– Still battling runny nose, watery eyes. Some coughing but no chest congestion.

– Runny nose is finally backing off. No coughing.

– Still a little stuffy nose but improving.

– I developed a kidney infection during a trip 2 weeks ago. Checked out in ER. No stones. Not a UTI. Kidney infection.

Chills and Headache

3DS-28004-87896

– Head a light headache last evening. Could it be because I had a glass of wine for dinner last night

– I do get chills not consistently but noticeable

– It's strange I only have the chills in the evening when the daily temperature drops and it's not severe.

– Since my 1st injection I have had bouts with chills not severe but noticeable mostly in the evening after sundown for some reason But other than that I feel fine.

– chills some times in the evening when the temperature drops

– chills sometimes in the evening after the temperature has dropped.

Injection site inflammation, Injection site paresthesia and Swelling face

3DS-28874-43938

– Minor sharp pain left side of chest

– Mild sharp pain in chest since day after injection

– Mild Pain in chest area

– Pain in chest since day after injection

– Chest pain like heart burn but never had heart burn before

– Swelling, redness, tingling inflamed hot area at injection site. Tingling and pain on shoulder area of arm where injection site was. Started 8 days after vaccine. Chest pain continues since day 1 after vaccine.

– Swelling, hot and redness at injection site, shoulder and neck pain left side. Left side of face minor swelling at jawbone and numbness. Pain in chest left side and sternum area continues.

– Tingling in arms, chest and arm pit area. Facial numbness left side

– Chest, arm, neck and shoulder pain left cheek numb. It would be nice if someone followed up with me. I have been to ER and several doctors trying to figure out why this happened

Aortic valve disease, Dyspnea and Nausea

3DT-28078-58206

– This was all severe Thur night after I got the shot Thur afternoon I couldn't do anything Fri but the web site didn't let me in.

– Today my roommate is feeling chills and nausea. He had his first covid 2 weeks ago so what I am experiencing my be another virus not the vaccine.

– I believe we have gotten something else.

– Continued nausea and fatigue. It has been 3 wks and I'm still not able to function normally. I finally went to the doctor Thur.

– I waz diagnosed with a leaky Aorta valve 2 years ago. Since my covert shot I have experienced shortness of breath and fatigue that is worse than it waz before.

Blood chromium increased, Blood cobalt increased and Device material issue

3DT-31507-10822

– Noticed blood pressure was high this morning and return to healthy normal by afternoon

– My vaccine was 3/11. My left arm was sore that evening yet acceptable. Thought you might find it interesting the next day when I woke up my blood pressure was higher than normal. By mid morning my pressure was lower and acceptable and by late mid afternoon was normal and excellent. Today even better. Thought you might find interesting.

– Eyes dry and a little warm

– My high Cobalt and Chromium level as the result of a defective right hip prosthetic shot up from a high level of 9 3/9/21 to 18 6/3/21. Probably no correlation.

Resuscitation, Cardiac arrest and Death

3DT-33977-89651

– No

– Seizure and cardiac arrest on 3/22 and now in hospital CCU.

– Had cardiac arrest and seizure with extensive brain damage on 3 /22/21 and is being removed from respirator to pass.

– See below ER, CCU, Palliative, Hospice

– (b)(6) suffered cardiac arrest and a seizure on 3/22/21 and was revived temporarily but never regained consciousness and died on 4/3/21. (b)(6) suffered cardiac arrest and a seizure on 3/22/21 and was revived temporarily but never regained consciousness and died on 4/3/21.

Palpitations, Nausea and Pain in extremity

3DU-31350-08580

– Occasional mild headaches and mild light-headedness/nausea. Mild fatigue.

– Have been experiencing heart palpitations on and off quite a bit on a daily basis.

– heart palpitations and on and off soreness in upper left arm where vaccine shot was given. In-office doctors visit.

– Heart palpitations. Had to start beta blocker medication to control them. Doing fine now with the medication.

– Heart Palpitations. Cardiologist visit

Head and neck cancer, Osteomyelitis and Tooth extraction

3DV-32370-77482

– I have head & neck cancer

– Could be related to cancer past treatment

– Had teeth extracted. Osteomyelitis / one not healing. In public and at hospital a lot. Wondered about booster shot?

– Contracted Covid at jersey shore hospital 2 days after last Thanksgiving. Very ill & hospitalized until recently when I was sent to rehab on feeding tube. Still very ill Still in rehab. Hospital over 70 days w Covid

Asthenia, Arthralgia and COVID-19

3DW-87098-52048

– Fever of 101 and headache yesterday. Probably unrelated, but interesting that it is the exact symptoms I had the day after my second vaccine. Today I feel better.

– I have figured out that I felt bad for approximately 3 months after my last shot. Nothing dramatic, just general fatigue, weakness, achy knee joints. I didnt relate it to the vaccine until it ended and I realized I was back to normal.

– Contracted covid19

Induration, Gait disturbance and Abdominal distension

3DX-21898-46748

– Stomach swell and stomach pain - a little better today

– At the moment I think abdominal pain lessened a lot

– Stomach swelling and pain

– Stomache swell

– Having some bloating on and off trying a blander diet , milk if magnesium, omeprazole, mylanta to see if anything else going on. I know cramps and swelling were a symptom in the beginning . Lately Stomach feels hard some pain was in center of stomach

– Stomach bloated, pain last two days. Today worse. Hard to walk or do anything.

– I got Covid around august 12, 2022 two days later got a very very bad sinus infection, sinusitis went to doctor at least 5 times took 24-27 antiobiotics. Stayed sick for weeks only sinus related and feel.

Menopause, Amenorrhea and Intermenstrual bleeding

3DX-29721-46463

– My menstrual cycle has come back about a week after my normal cycle ended. I've had mostly red spotting for about a week now. Also I had slight nausea for about 5 days but my nausea has been gone for the past 2 days.

– Still have menstrual spotting. Been 2 weeks now.

– menses finally stopped after about a month. I still currently have hot flushes but maybe the vaccine sped up menopause. I was told 6 months ago by my doctor that i was in perimenopause . I think the vaccine definitely affected me about 65%

– For the past 6 days about every 2 hours im having bad hot flashes. They are causing me to loose sleep and loose my appetite. OB/GYN appointment

Immune system disorder, Pneumonia and Pruritus

3DX-31402-46334

– Itchiness on forearm and opposite side of shot wrist area

– Just slight pain around shot area in morning and is now gone completely

– Sore hamstring muscles and sore lower abdominal muscles

– I contracted a severe environmental pneumonia that placed me in icu for 4 days on oxygen and 1.5 month recovery and now possible asthma from it pending third and final test.

– I had double pneumonia for the 2nd time and now have had a head cold for 2 weeks. My immune system seems low. Items to get sick often since the first time I had double pneumonia .

Lung disorder, Musculoskeletal stiffness and Lymphadenopathy

3DX-33387-63938

– Lymph nodes at neck swollen

– Lymph nodes swelling

– Swollen lymph nodes at the base of neck near collar bone now cant hardly turn neck ..This started two days after having first shot

– Severe swollen lymph nodes on both sides of my neck for four months now ..stiffness in neck ..lymph nodes swollen under left breast..lung issues Doctors office and hospital visits

– Severe swollen lymph nodes in neck and under left breast Dr office hospita

Tongue geographic, Panic disorder and Tongue erythema

3DX-45441-82076

– Heart fluttering sensation twice. Slightly higher than usual heart rate.

– Increased resting heart rate

– Shortness of breath

– Shortness of breath when I lay down to sleep. Gone afterwards.

– I woke up because my legs were shaking and I was taking deep breaths and felt pain in left side of chest. Inmediato started feeling heart palpitations. Took heart rate and it was at 150. Blood pressure was 160/99. Called 9-1-1 and went to hospital. Was taken to the ER and then transferred to psychiatric division for possible panic attack.

– I have been diagnosed with panic disorders. Today was the third time in a row when Ive woke up with chills and increased heart rate.

– Red spots on tongue, white coating on tongue, recurrent throat/ear issues like mild soreness. Doctor said I have geographic tongue now.

Tendon pain, Arthritis and Rash

3DY-29820-67771

– Muscle soreness only after Pilates which disappeared after 10 minutes.

– Severe muscle aches on quads and knees. Acute pain at tendon insertion points above knees. Knee joints extremely painful Im person visits with my orthopedist. MRIs taken

– Glare of arthritis, possibly RA, unknown prior to immunizations . Began 2 months after initial dose

– Persistent headache for 8 days. A rash on my trunk, face and limbs for 4 days treated with antihistamines and prednisone 5 mg daily x 2 days. General malaise. Appt with dermatologist and phone consult with rheumatologist.

Throat tightness, Upper respiratory tract infection and Vertigo

3DZ-23755-04325

– Dizziness after lying down for half hour nap

– Light headed

– Dizziness/vertigo

– Cold symptoms: headache, congestion, sorr throat

– I caught a cold/upper respiratory infection that took ten days to end. Also developed pressure in my throat/chest every time i took a deep breath. It still feels a little tight now even before a breath

– Dry cough randomly throughout day, random feeling slightly out of breath and like i need to work to take a deeper breath (2-3 times a day)

Thirst, Throat irritation and Insomnia

3DZ-28730-84009

– Scratchy throat (scale of 1-10 = 2)

– Scratchy throat (Pain of 1-10 = 1)

– Scratchy throat for 3r day; no pain, just on-going irritation

– Tiredness is due to lack of sleep and exhaustion; explainable, not health-related

– Still scratchy throat, pain of 1-10 = 2; concerned on why this reaction is still affecting me.

– Scratchy throat still, pain of 1-10 = 1

– More thirsty than usual, not concerning

– Sore throat, mild pain

– Fatigue, exhaustion, little sleep (unrelated to vaccination)

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