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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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Respiratory rate decreased, Hyperventilation and Knee arthroplasty

3YG-15327-65516

– 5 minutes after receiving the injection I experienced very deep breathing and a much slower respiration rate. These symptoms lasted about 5 minutes. I did not feel distressed during this time. Then my breathing suddenly became restored to normal

– Joint and muscle pain in left knee, where I had a total knee replacement in 2010. Taking Tylenol. That helps

– Joint pain, left knee (TKR) has diminished considerably since yesterday.

– Joint pain at left knee (TKR) has diminished back to normal levels, as when before I received the vaccine.

– Joint pains, left knee TKR but the pain now is no worse than before receiving the vaccine

– Joint pains are now same as before I received the injection

Hyperacusis, Photophobia and Abdominal distension

3YG-18836-68891

– Little Dizzy

– I have had a sour stomach and it has caused my herd to flair badly every day. It seems to be on and off daily, I have just never reported it.

– I had severe chills all night long, brain fog, sounds sensitive, light sensitive, shortness of breath, Are these things happened Last night an early morning

– Extreme fatigue

– My nose runs several times a day. It has since I received the booster, but unfortunately I forgot to mention it.

– Bloating, sour stomach

– Sour stomach

Lacrimation increased, Influenza and Sneezing

3YG-19000-48582

– High and low temperature, chills, diarrhea and body aches, Mild headache, went to urgent care, negative for COVID-19 and influenza A and B.

– Runny eyes, nose, sneezing, cough, fever I think it's a cold. Lots of people in the area have this.

– I think it's a kidney stone.

– My husband and I were sick. He eventually went to urgent care and tested positive for flu. I went to urgent care to get tested, too. The urgent care thought it was probably flu and I was over it by the time I got tested.

Bone disorder, Frustration tolerance decreased and Deafness unilateral

3YG-26916-71097

– Intense back and joint pain

– Minor vertigo

– Strange hearing issues in R ear has persisted and worsened over the past week. Slightly improved today. Increased irritability.

– Loss of taste, headaches, fatigue, chills, joint pain, etc

– Feels like dense cold concrete in my bones. Cold and heavy feeling. Cold has been pretty normal for me with the shots but this is new.

– Frustration - Trump should be arrested for TREASON!!!!

Sensitivity to weather change, Nasal dryness and Herpes simplex

3YH-10797-09047

– My mild asthma that had been severe as a child, became severe again one week after the vaccine dose 1. In addition, Ive had consistent cold symptoms of a runny nose, scratchy throat, cough and wheezing.

– Wheezing, cough, running nose

– Cough, asthma

– Itchy bumpy Rash on forearms for the last 7 days that not going away

– Runny nose that gets dried out from the cold dry winter weather, some related coughs, intense migraine headaches that I've always had but they're more frequent now.

– I've had a bout of herpes simplex trying to start at the tip inside of my nose and when I get that under control it tries to come out on my bottom lip edge.

Hypertrophy of tongue papillae, Tongue dry and Tongue coated

3YH-11571-64100

– Tongue became dehydrated and slight throat swelling

– Chest pain

– Tongue is still white and feels funny, chest pain is less than yesterday, very sweaty

– my tingling from my tongue has now moved to reduction in taste. Also some random sweating

– Tongue is getting better but still very dry.

– Still waiting on my tongue to eeturn to normal

– Taste buds still slightly swollen at bsck of throat

– My energy level necer fully cane back to normal. My iron lwvwla dropped lower than they were and had an oron infusion

– After my booster i had covid arm and sever headaches Scheduled an appt with my doctoe. They had to cancwl due their vacation

Enlarged uvula, Hemorrhoids and Muscle strain

3YH-17880-14497

– Sore throat for 4 or 5 days, elongated uvula, worst in the early morning. No other cold symptoms.

– Possible spider bite on back of leg resulting in moderate rash.

– Rash (improving; possible spider bite). Lack of sleep and poor sleep probably due to itchy bite/rash and staying up way too late. Feeling colder than normal at night also probably related.

– Rash from possible spider bite and possible reaction to antibiotics

– External hemorrhoids

– Back strain

Disorientation, Eye pain and Anxiety

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– Very severe migraine headache with painful throbbing,

– Migraine headache ,

– Migraine headache and neural eye pain , chest pain , neck pain , stomachache

– I fully lost my sense of tasting and smelling after I took the vaccine

– Full loss of sense of tasting and smelling after COVID vaccine

– Cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, migraine

– Throat pain , severe migraine, disorientation

– Cough , fatigue, tiredness, severe migraine headache

– Migraine headache shortness of breath muscle pain , loss of smelling and tasting

– Daily headache and shortness of breath and anxiety

Mood altered, Rhinalgia and Herpes simplex

3YJ-19929-61090

– Itching without sign of rash over entire body.

– Heart palpitations

– I have a cold sore on lip and in nose, and what feels like a head cold.

– Chest cold and cough accompanied by Significant anxiety and depression

– Heart palpitations/diagnosed with Afib, intense itching without rash, significant mood fluctuations, one bout of herpes outbreak and one bout of autoimmune recurrence.

– Heart palpitations diagnosed as Afib

– Vertigo

Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Body temperature increased and Night sweats

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– Some tingling in the arm that got the shor

– I never reported that I had a fever of 100.4 the night of the shot and next day. Was unable to do anything and slept all day Sunday. Overnight last night lots of sweating. And the lymph node under my left arm is swollen and tender.

– after my booster on Sept 23rd I had two full days of fever, headache and fatigue and on the second and third day horrible sneezing, runny nose and headache. Good by the 27th, then yesterday and today sinus/sneezing/fatigue again.

Skin disorder, Multiple sclerosis and Psoriasis

3YJ-27065-83368

– Slight increase in usual MS symptoms, not as bad as with first shot.

– Everyday MS symptoms worse, probably from low grade fever

– Every day MS symptoms worse, probably from low grade fever.

– Feel like Im having an MS relapse - weakness in arms and legs.

– I seem to be having more migraines for the last few weeks, rarely had them since menopause in my late forties.

– Headaches, blood pressure has been higher. Dont know if its related, but reporting it.

– Skin issues, psoriasis most likely on hands and bottom of feet, came on suddenly and have had for quite a few weeks now.

– Unknown skin conditions on hands and feet, waiting for diagnosis.

Agitation, Hypoacusis and Restlessness

3YK-21173-60753

– Dizziness does very irritable and agitated

– Brain is foggy. No ambition.

– Irritable and restless.

– Irritable though a bit better. Right hip still very sore Along with pain at each wrist !

– To a lesser degree than yesterday. I hope my hip stops hurting.

– Fatigue is better. I hope my hip gets better.

– My right hip painful like a boil. Hurts to walk.

– No, just my hip still hurts!

– My right hip still hurts a lot.

– Just my right hip is still hurting me!

– Took a lengthy nap and pain meds fir my hip made an spot to check right hip and upper leg.

– I wonder if the Covid vaccination increased the effectiveness of the creator causing the muscle aches and pain in my right leg. Better today since I held the creator.I hope there is no kidney issues. !

– Irritable. Right hip pain continues

– Chills and very tired today.

– My right hip continues to hurt now my right neck is stiff and sore

– My right hip continuous to hurt the last two weeks the right side of my neck is stiff and sore up to the base of my neck.

– Bruising on my left knee down my leg. Not really painful. No specific injury. I think my hearing is worse too.

– More joint pain, knees More indigestion.

– My left knee is quit painful the past few days. On Monday , 4/10/22

Thyroid disorder, Vision blurred and Abdominal pain

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– Few sharp abdominal pains not consistent

– Last night real bad abdominal paun

– Woke up with bad headache

– Woke up with one

– Still having sharp pains in stomach and abandon Not all the time they started 4 days ago pretty bad. Pains are sharp and move across stomach and abandon pains come and go.Never had these prior to shot

– Seems like staying very anxious, been having repaid heart beats and some blurred vision has begun

– More anxious and thyroid more Active

Drainage, Sinus operation and Nasal congestion

3YK-31389-31868

– The nausea happened last night around 1700.. lasted for about 45 mins before it was gone. Not significant.

– Stuffy nose with a great deal of drainage

– Extremely snotty nose with a significant amount of drainage

– In may I started having heart issues. After a whole plethora of test I now have a loop monitor and have been having pauses in my heart/ going in to vtach. My cardiologist cannot dismiss this being vaccine related.

Poor quality sleep, Heart rate increased and Decreased appetite

3YK-50020-30863

– The night I got the second shot, I felt constant chills. At around 5 am in the next day morning, I started to have mild fever around 99 degree. The second I felt tired, pain all over my body, mild nausea and headache. My temperature kept jumping from 99 to 96 and back to 99. I had two Tylenol and the second day evening I felt better and I don't have fever ever since. I only had injection site pain after the first shot.

– Nausea happens in the morning and not wanting to eat as much as usual.

– Axillary lymph swelling and a bit pain when pressed

– Heart rate going up. Sleep quality went worse.

Pharyngeal swelling, Visual impairment and Peripheral swelling

3YK-60032-28589

– The day I received the vaccine I immediately felt waves of faint, my body felt waves of weakness like it was falling asleep. My throat felt mildly swollen

– My toes have red swollen blister like rash. Very mild. I had them in Jan after being exposed to covid but after the vaccine a few more bumps popped up. It did hurt to wear shoes but I'm working from home so it was fine

– A few more swollen spots on the toes but not bad. I can wear shoes but feeling puffy at the end of the night. Feeling dizzy a lot but does not impact daily functions

– Dizzy when looking down. Like I can't focus and my eyes and moving without trying

– Covid toes flared over the past week. Exactly the same period of time period from when I was exposed to covid carrying for my daughter and when I got the first vaccine shot to now.

– Covid19 toes flare up for the 2nd time

– Covid toes 3rd time; answering another question in waiting for pcr results so maybe positive.

Skin weeping, Blister and Urticaria

3YK-83011-78484

– Hives and inflammation

– I had a metallic taste in my mouth shortly after the shot and my mouth and one side of my face felt like when the dentist numbs it. It was gone back to normal in about an hour.

– I have some strange inflammation on the base of my thumbs where they join the wrist. It started oozing on one hand. I had a similar swelling around the injection side with hive like blisters on that shoulder after the first shot.

– Fatigue

Sinus pain, Eye pain and Muscle spasms

3YK-90424-92516

– Face, sinus and eye pain.

– Dont know where to write this, but this was my 2nd vaccine not the first.First vaccine I had no symptoms.

– Pain in my right calf. I believe it began on Friday, but I hurt all over at that time. Everything is gone except the calf pain, which comes and goes.

– Right calf seems better much of the time , but occasionally it hurts.

– Off and on pain in my right calf. I have zero problems with circulation or anything, Im relating this to the shot. However, it is lessening.

– Right calf still has odd twinges, but not very significant.

Body temperature decreased, Secretion discharge and Feeling cold

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– Runny nose

– Injection area is hot to the touch but no sign of redness or swelling

– Fever broke shortly after midnight. After getting 8 more hours of sleep I woke up feeling normal.

– Arthritis flare up, pain in arm pit of the arm where injected

– Pain in arm pit on arm where injected. Other pains mild but this pain is severe. I understand from article by Sanjay Gupta this is a normal reactio

– Continued severe pain in arm pit / swollen lymphnode

– Fever,cough,chills,sore throat,runny nose, fatigue,muscle soreness,brain fog, vertigo. Symptoms 10 days before + test. Husband & 3 daughters also +. Husband same Symptoms & timeline. Vaxed & boosted. 1 daughter vaxed. Other 2 too young.106 fevers

– Sore throat, headache, sneezing, congestion, sore muscle

– Lymph node in armpit of injection arm is painful. Disgusting amounts of mucus. Post nasal drip. Clogged ears. Dizziness after a warm shower. Chills/cant get warm but temperature hasnt gone above 98.3. As low as 96.5

– Pain in armpit. Sinus pressure. Ear pressure

– Painful lymphnode in armpit. Sinus pressure. Mucus.

– Sinusitis

– Plugged ears. Sore throat.

Tinnitus, Nausea and Respiratory tract congestion

3YL-21406-50297

– Ringing in ears and fuzzy, off feeling in my head

– I still have some ringing in my ears, tho quieter than the first day.

– Still have slight ringing in ears

– Light ringing in ears continues

– Still slight ringing in ears

– Last night ringing in ears worsened and had a bad headache and waves of nausea. Better this morning.

– Headache after 2nd booster yesterday. Tinnitus continues since first vaccine.

– Continued tinnitus

– Congestion and cough

– Covid, fever, cough,congestion, headache, sore throat, fatigue

Wheezing, Dyspnea and Respiratory tract congestion

3YL-24085-79777

– Severe cough, horrible wheezing. Trouble catching my breath.

– Coughing and wheezing

– Bad cough and wherzing

– Bad cough congestion and wheezing

– Bad cough and wheezing

– Bad cough with awful wheezing. Been to urgent care tested negative. They believe bad reaction to Pfizer second shot.

– Still have bad cough shortness of breath and bad wheezing.

– Still have bad cough and wheezing with shortness of breath. Anyone reading this?? Doctors have not been able to help. Think it is an allergic reaction to the second Pfizer shot.

– Continued wheezing and bad cough with no relief in sight. Still have not heard from anyone. $25000.00 in the hole in medical bills from a vaccine.

– Continued bad cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

Movement disorder, Joint range of motion decreased and Mobility decreased

3YL-67223-39839

– I think the person injected too high on my left arm. I could not raise my left arm and have tingling sensation.

– Left arm still hurts a lot. Cannot raise my arm. I think the technician injected me above the deltoid. She may have touch my nerve.

– Can only slightly raise left arm. This is all due to the mechanical problem. I was injected too high right on my shoulder hitting the nerve.

– Still have difficulty raising my left arm up fully.

– Still cannot raise arm fully

– Muscle pain when raising left arm. Injection site still painful. The shot was probably injected above the Deltoid area causing pain.

Presyncope, Abnormal dreams and Abdominal discomfort

3YM-11501-02335

– Upper abdominal discomfort, low grade. Does not impact daily functioning but has been increasing over last week or so. Will see primary care provider tomorrow to assess since unusual symptom for me. Also ask about any additional allergy relief aids. PCP office, tomorrow

– Unusual dreams last night

– Runny nose

– COVID diagnosed 10/18/22. Fever to 100.5, myalgias, headache, cough, sore throat. One episode of near syncope with nausea and some diarrhea.

Prostatic pain, Prostatic disorder and Vein disorder

3YM-26758-22343

– For some reason, both sides of my buttocks ache even though I got the shot in the shoulder. A coworker of mine said he only had that on one side.

– Had some constipation today, as apposed to diarrhea the other day... Otherwise, I'm feeling pretty good..

– Over the last several days there has been a little pain off and on in the prostate area. I thought it was related to my medication but I think it's the vaccine.

– Slight burn when urinating.

– Something with my prostate, but may be related to my medication (Lipitor) which I am discontinuing. I plan to get the 2nd vaccine tomorrow.

– Blood in urine and some burning sensation. Could be from Lipitor, which I quit taking, and am on antibiotics now. Getting labs done in a week or so.

– My veins/arteries have shrunk. Obviously I don't know if it's related to the vaccine or not, but it presents an issue because of having high cholesterol... So the timing of getting the vaccine and veins shrinking seems about the same.

Increased viscosity of upper respiratory secretion, Middle ear effusion and Sputum discolored

3YM-31474-33104

– A cold. Stuffy nose and yellowish thick mucus with drainage from nose and the back of my throat. No fever.

– In the second week of July I started to have a sore throat, clear nasal drainage. It progressed to frequent coughing, thick yellow nasal drainage, both ears blocked- like pressure or fluid in the ears and fatigue. I never had an elevated temperature. Husband is a physician & treated symptoms & when illness persistent went to urgent care & lastly saw an ENT Specialist.

Blood phosphorus decreased, Chronic disease and Bacteremia

3YM-34271-50160

– I am immunosuppressed and side effects did not start until today. That's why I signed up for this program. My immunosuppressed friends are all wondering what's going to happen to us, if anything.

– No desire to eat at all

– The nausea and vomiting are part of a chronic illness. The shot made them worse, and I am a little concerned about how difficult it is to eat again. (I have autonomic neuropathy of the GI tract, causing Gastroparesis and severe colonic inertia/pseudo-obstruction.)

– This is all attributable to my chronic illness and not the the shot, I think. The shot has made the dysautonomia dizziness worse, and I need help stabilizing when I change position.

– All of today's symptoms are from my chronic illness, which was flared by the shots. However, I still wouldn't blame all of the issues on the shot, even if it started this flare. Anything could have done that.

– Increasing nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. It's most likely just my autoimmune disorder. Definitely sucks, though.

– I developed bacteremia at the beginning of this month and was hospitalized Again, bacteremia. I have a port and am on TPN.

– I went septic in June and did not recover until Mid-July.

– My phosphorus level has crashed. Extremely fatigued

– I went septic and was in the hospital for a week. I have been phosphorus wasting to the point of hitting critical and needing multiple infusions

– I got COVID. The fatigue and migraines were out of control, but it wasn't awful. I qualified for a mAB treatment, and it helped a lot. I would say this probably indicates that I did not have the omicron variant, but who knows?

Gastric pH decreased, Barrett's esophagus and Esophagitis

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– I felt feverish but had no fever yesterday along with mild headache, fatigue and a general sense of not feeling well at all. Im guessing this was a reaction to my vaccine as I feel much better today.

– Over the past dews days I have felt hot inside almost like a post menopausal hit flash but not too bad. Not a fever just get hot sometimes inside then it goes away

– Feels like hot flashes that last only about a minute at most. Couple of times today, I would consider it mild.

– Recent diagnosis of GERD Outpt EGD

– GERD, Barrett's esophagus, gastritis and esophagitis- doubt related to Covid or the shots although I had horrible stomach acid when I had Covid. Not sure if this is possible from the vaccines - but just wanted to include all info for your analysis

Abnormal dreams, Memory impairment and Muscle tightness

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– Radiating Neck and shoulder pain

– Itching all over torso

– Dizziness

– Mind fog, forgetfulness

– Sweating

– Itchy torso no rash, tight muscles and tenderness on arm that was injected with vaccine

– Hair loss, dizzy ,headaches

– Leg pain

– Back pain

– Rash on face

– Anxiety

– Vivid dreams every day

– Sore throat cough

– Cold symptoms , vertigo, headaches, runny nose, sore throat

– Jaw tightness, vertigo, fatigue

– Fever cough body ache chills respiratory difficulties

Fluid intake reduced, Hypophagia and Bedridden

3YN-13930-63228

– In combination with Letrozole, Ibrance, & Levothyroxine it feels like Im in dose-sense Acutotoxin/Taxol Chemo (2007-2008). Up until 2016c I would have days where I couldnt unfold getting out of bed. With this Stage IV treatment for E/R, P/R + BRCA2 cancer; It hasnt felt like it did before, until the Vaccination. Very important, Im on antibiotics for low white blood cell counts.

– Extensive muscle pain throughout my body; pain at joints; difficulty walking or moving to a standing position from sitting or laying down; great fatigue; limited food/liquid intake; upset stomach; face bloat; small rash by injection site; sickness. Oncologist

– Maybe allergies. Lungs are tight & Im tired.

– Stuffy head & lung pain, but its allergy season!

– Possible heat stroke & allergy reaction to Cotton Wood. Intercostals are sore where I had a drain from the Plural Space. The tumor count went up the 1st month after the initial shot. Its started to turn down again. Still out of normal range

– One UTI a month since June 2021. Septic in September 2021. Three ER visits - two hospitalizations. Thrush. Esophagitis (three procedures) - still unable to mechanically eat. Significant surge in CA 27-29 & CEA numbers with all 3 vaccinations.

– Hard green phlegm caught at the back of my throat; sore throat; stiff muscles & creaky joints; and exhaustion. Probably the common cold.

– Resurgence of Left Plural Effusion. Burning in my shoulders and arms.

Quarantine, Menstruation delayed and Dysmenorrhea

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– Slightly off balance and vision is blurry. Had some pain in head that was quickly gone. My family physician

– I was over 11 days late on my period this month and when I did have it was very painful. Im never late. This is the first time Ive can ever remember being late at all.

– Irregular periods. I was 10 days late one month, 6 days late the next, 2 days early the next and last Saturday started my period 14 days early and its extremely heavy. This is very unusual for me.

– I got covid September 7. I was pretty sick for two weeks. I tried going back to work after quarantine and fell into wall and enddd up with long haulers until December. My period has been off with horrible symptoms. I still get fatigued X-ray of lungs and ecg and echocardiogram

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