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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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Sinus headache, Injection site bruising and Abdominal pain

58Q-22026-14668

– Nausea. Abdominal pain.

– Hip replacement surgery

– Chesty Cough, slight headache, fatigueNote: Ive had 3 Covid tests. This is not Covid. Just having hard time getting over this compared to earlier times. Had meds, seen Urgent care twice, chest X-ray. No pneumonia or definitive diagnosis.

– Sinus infection with cough and congestion Treated with antibiotics, antihistamines and cough meds. Now doing well. Covid test negative

– Only the bruising at injection site.

– Nausea Headache There are a number of stomach viruses going around our area. Lasted a day and gone.

– Just sinus congestion

– Some cough and congestion

– Chills at times Sinus headache Generally feeling off this is sinus infection season and doctor put me on antibiotics. And decongestants.

Total lung capacity decreased, Bradykinesia and Spinal pain

58Q-28425-61207

– Nerve pain (?), down spine, esp my neck, icy cold fingers, slow moving fingers, seems to be a delay, bone pain, joint pain, strange unsettling half-thought dreaming on repeat

– Icy hands and feet, stiff neck, sore arm, puffy face and still worn out but certainly an improvement from yesterday.

– Still a bruised arm. Random intermittent muscle pains but it goes away quickly.

– Body aches and muscle soreness as if I slept funny, neck stiff and mild headache but otherwise good.

– Im still tired. Everyday around 4 I hit a wall. Prior to then I feel pretty good. Large 2.5x1 greenish bruise still on arm where injection was.

– Lungs really tight. Diminished lung sounds - reduced air in lower lobes. Primary referred me to pulmonologist.

Rash macular, Swelling and Erythema

58Q-33222-11172

– Circular red spot 2 inches in diameter around injection site in addition another spot NE of injection site approximately 1 in diameter but blotches with swelling

– Diameter of red spot around injection site continues to increase

– Swelling is decreasing and redness is starting to decrease.

– Continues to be swollen but has decreased as well as still slightly red but decreasing

– Arm continues to be sore, redness is starting to dissipate

– Redness increased after looking like it was going to decrease

– Injection site continues to have intermittent, faint redness as well as intermittent itching.

Lymph node palpable, Anemia and Tachycardia

58Q-33882-19970

– Mostly head and neck ache/pain. Not relieved by medication

– Tachycardia at rest

– Body aches may not be 2/2 vaccine. Random and not uncommon for me

– I now realize the intermittent tachycardia is likely secondary to the vaccine. Highest rate 160s. Some SOB when tachy. It is resolving and less frequent the further from vaccine I get

– Occasional tachycardia

– Notable swelling to axillary lymph node. Occasional tachycardia

– Tachycardia; visible and palpable lymph node edema in left axillary region

– Tachycardia, but less frequent. Left axillary lymph node very swollen

– Lymph node swelling in injection arm. No tachycardia today

– Left axillary lymph node swelling

– Covid 19. Anemia Work clinic

– Covid I'm August

Pharyngeal disorder, Parosmia and Burning sensation

58R-19684-94117

– Back pain

– Back pain not bad

– N

– Sick and cant stand the smell of food cooking

– Still have a way back problems and headaches

– Headaches and a lot of back pain

– I have burning in my throat and I've been sick to my stomach every time I eat something Going to see the doctor at the six

– Just that I keep having that burning in my throat

– Like I said I still have the burning in my throat but usually when I get up in the morning and in the middle of the day and then again at night I'm going to see the doctor on the sixth hopefully I can find out what's going on

– I went to see the doctors today and he's scheduling me for an x-ray of my throat we're trying to touch our bases to make sure that there's nothing wrong there

– Going to see a neck doctor next week see if maybe this is giving me the problems of the burning in my neck

– Going for a test On Tuesday

– I'm still having the hotness in my throat the burning

– I'm bout to get them sick

Weight increased, Parosmia and Chills

58S-17837-13224

– Approximately two weeks ago I experienced some very mild COVID-like symptoms for approximately three days. Unexplained cough with no production or congestion, mild chills with no elevated or subnormal temperature, and fatigue with headache.

– Covid-19 infection December 2020, recovered, and since have had trouble with fatigue, weight gain, and parosmia (smells not registering right). Things are getting better, but very slowly.

Acne, Breast pain and Pain in jaw

58S-19179-19591

– Swollen lymph nodes

– Swollen lymoh node

– Swollen lymph node

– I used to be pimple free, and now I got severe acne breakouts al over my face after few weeks of getting the vaccine

– Excessive acne breakout, still having swollen submandibular lymph node on both side

– Swollen lymph nodes underarm, submandibular and next to the ear

– Lymph nodes underarm swollen, under my jaw and left ear hurts

– Swollen lymoh nodes underarm, submandibular, ear hurts

– Pain in ear, swollen lymph nodes

– Ear hurts, swollen lymph nodes

– Ear hurts swollen lymph nodes

– Pain in breast area (left)

Head injury, Concussion and Injection site mass

58S-28917-66670

– Hot flashes, injection site hot to the touch

– Hard lump at injection site

– Vertigo that lasted for several weeks. It's gone now. Also sustained a concussion (hit head on cabinet) and have some residual tinnitus. Vertigo was unrelated to the concussion and began prior to injury. PCP for vertigo and post concussion followup

– Sore throat, congestion. My husband has a cold, and I believe I caught it. His Covid test was negative.

– Runny nose, congestion

Injection site hematoma, Taste disorder and Feeling cold

58S-88365-80085

– Right deltoid soreness at injection site

– Fatigue

– I felt like I had to lay down mid-morning(which I never do) because I was chilling and felt weak

– Energy level not quite back to 100% and a bit of a knot in my stomach but otherwise ok

– I just wrote a note(I think it might have disappeared) that the last 5 days I felt kinda rough, off and on. It does make me hesitant about getting my second dose.

– Sweating off and on

– Food without much taste

– Sweating at intervals

– Since approximately the 2nd or 3rd week post my second vaccination I have had night sweats and hot flashes that I have not experienced in a few years.

– Quarter size hematoma at injection site

– Bruise remains and injection site is sl. tender to touch

Disturbance in attention, Injection site reaction and Epistaxis

58T-12787-50139

– Muscle spasm at injection site.

– Arm "tender" at injection site.

– Bloody nose

– Head Congestion & runny nose

– Head congestion & runny nose

– Trial run of Fiasp insulin made me smell & thyroid levels changed. Then got Covid booster & didn't feel well for a month. Was tired, no energy level, couldn't concentrate, & not feeling 100%. Started taking Vitamin B complex & started feeling better. Doctor office visit, in person.

Esophagitis, Gastritis and Musculoskeletal stiffness

58T-14330-25619

– Arm a little stiff, but nothing worth mentioning

– Sx due to vaccine Im a chronic pain patient. Again, 2° to vaccine-- Im post 7 spine surgeries

– Im a chronic/severe pain patient

– Note: All symptoms due to preexisting conditions

– 2° to preexisting conditions

– Pain, tiredness chronic, not connected to vaccine.

– So NOT connected to vaccine

– NOT due to vaccine

– None connected to vaccine

– Pre-existing Not due to vaccine.

– Sx due to preexisting condition, not vaccine!

– [All symptoms are 2° to preexisting conditions.]

– Orthopedic, not related to the vaccine or COVID-19.

– Diarrhea x 3 wks, increase in body aches & pains

– Hospitalized with acute esophagitis/gastritis x 1 week, now slowly recovering.

Hypoesthesia, Paresthesia and Arthralgia

58T-31655-96019

– Numbness in face, numbness/ tingling throught out body, and

– Numbness in legs and arm and face

– Numbness and tingling of legs/ arms / face body

– Numbness and Tingling on right side of body

– Numbness of body parts on right side

– Numbness of body parts

– Numbness face, legs, arms. Tingling up and down right size

– Still having numbness, tingling, pains throughout body

– Numbness, Tingling, joint pains Doctor office

Skin warm, Injection site swelling and Heart rate increased

58U-21009-29999

– Injection site new pain and swelling. Firm and bulbous section 3 inches all around site. Warm to the touch. Caused me to loose sleep last night. Between day 6-7. This had gone away but came back on day 6! Reported to Moderna too who said a return of symptoms at day 7 is common. Called MD and emailed. Did not hear back yet as i missed nurse's call.

– Rapid heart rate, insomnia

– Covid positive test 11/29/21

Hypertension, Vomiting and Fatigue

58U-25406-57415

– Just feeling under the weather.

– No

– May not have anything to do with shot.Fri. Mar. 12, 1:30 am, I woke to violent throwing up in my bed. Fri. pm, I had very high blood pressure readings. 149 - 175 over 80 - 90s. Fatigue til Mon. Still high, was put on Licinipril. Had lab work

– I was put on high-blood pressure med. last May 18. It took a couple of months to figure it out, and now I'm having the problem again.

Vaginal infection, Periorbital swelling and Eye pruritus

58U-25427-16850

– Just heahache

– Felt small symptoms of the flu, when away by 1::00

– All are good

– Eyes are itching . I feel Ike Im getting a allergic reaction

– Lots itching of inching. Tired. Skin rash (b)(6)

– Redness of my face. Itching all my body at certain times.Then a take Benadryl

– Vaginal infection

– Still have the rash! Irritating

– Itching. Rash, slight headache

– Rash. Itching

– Consistent rash, which is annoying

– I had a serious rash around my eyes on my last shot. It was swelling, but I had the mask and shield and my guest couldnt really tell,

Dermal filler reaction, Induration and Pharyngeal swelling

58U-40850-84179

– Facial fillers have made lumps. (Plastic surgery injections for wrinkles)

– Hard small masses at the filler sites in my face. For wrinkles by plastic surgeon

– Facial fillers hard and lumpy

– I forgot to mention I had mild throat swelling Saturday 5 hours after the injection. I took 50 mg if Benadryl and symptoms resolved. I also have facial cosmetic fillers which are hard and swelling

– Facial cosmetic fillers are hard and bumpy

– Facial cosmetic fillers hard in face

– Facial cosmetic fillers are hard

– Cosmetic facial fillers hard

– Facial fillers hard. Cosmetic

Memory impairment, Viral infection and Rash pruritic

58V-14475-87270

– Mildly forgetful, waking into a room and forgetting why kind of forgetful

– Itchy spots popped up on my leg and lower back, dont know if its related

– I suspect its just allergies but some days Ill feel run down, and some days Ill feel almost feverish but not really; at no point have I had a fever since the first couple of days after the second dose.

– I got shingles on July 4

– Occasions stuffy nose, scratchy throat, stuff like that. Most appear to me very mild colds or allergies and some seem directly related to being vaccinated.

– I've loads of achy joints and muscles but I've also been remodeling my house so I'm 99% sure it's not related to the vaccine

– I'm pretty positive it's just related to construction work I've been doing, but the arthritis in my hands is much more extreme than a couple months back.

– Sore throat- I think I may have been exposed to Covid or something else tho I'm the last few days, felt great yesterday so odd for it to take a turn.

– Sore throat- active Covid in my household, rapid tests say negative right now

– Coughing, loss of appetite. Pretty sure I caught Covid before the vaccine took effect, and I'm in unhealthy wildfire smoke so everything just kinda sucks right now

– I have a lingering cough, fatigue, and soreness in my back I think was from a Covid infection- but I never tested positive, just had the symptoms. Also being exposed to loads of wildfire smoke which doesn't help.

– Still have a weird back ache and what feels like a chronic cough that developed after my family got Covid (and I had symptoms but didn't test positive)

– Caught some sort of virus

Muscle discomfort, Muscle strain and Myalgia

58V-23469-76118

– Muscle ache in shoulder and forearm of arm I received vaccine injection in. Injection site soreness was gone by 1-10-21; however, muscle ache in the arm has lingered.

– Still have "pulled/strained muscle discomfort in left arm. Not painful at actual injection site.

– Still experiencing strained/pulled muscle type pain in left arm and forearm. Pain is mild.

– Continue to have mild oain in keft arm similar to pain experienced with strained/pulled muscle

– Left arm soreness like muscle strain since first injection. Pain finally seems to be improving slightly after 5 weeks.

– Improving muscle pain in left arm--feels like muscle strain of bicep, not specifically in deltoid muscle.

Mass, Rash macular and Injection site erythema

58V-26080-30079

– I just realized I still have a red patch of skin at the vaccine site. Not painful or itchy. By pure chance I saw the red patch in a dressing room mirror...never had any symptoms that would have caused me to look.

– The red spot at vaccine site (appearing abt 10 days after my vaccine) got very large and red, but for past 2 days has been shrinking and is less red. Small lump went away completely. No itching or pain.

– Fatigue

– A lot of unexplained fatigue.

– Fatigue, sometimes significant.

– Tired, headache, sore throat

– Fever

Groin pain, Neuropathy peripheral and Gait disturbance

58W-22918-50885

– Neurophothy in feet and hands is extra painful

– Stomach ache

– Hands & feet increased lack of feeling in both. ( Neuropathy)

– Enhanced neuropathy in hands and feet

– Severe pain in right leg ....lasted 3 to four minutes

– Pain in arm where I received the vaccination

– Deep groin pain prohibiting me from walking. Spent day and half immobilized and it disappeared.

– Tiny sores above the knees Like mosquito bites but have not been outside.

– Pain in right shoulder. Stiffness and pain in nap of the neck and middle upper vertebrae

Ear infection, Somnolence and Influenza

58W-24154-43814

– Dizziness.

– Getting better.

– Not feeling well. Dizziness, droggy, headache...

– It is like a cold or flu. Headache congestion, ear infection... Went to Dr. and she perscribed some antibiotics.

– After the booster shot I got very sick. I could not get any help. Doctors offices were afraid that I had covid. When I finally got in all they would give me was a covid test even though I had taken an at home one with negative results. I saw my regular doctor.

Menometrorrhagia, Vulvovaginal pain and Menstrual clots

58W-33867-69185

– Vaccine bump popped up 1 week and 1 day AFTER vaccination. It was about 1.5 inch by 2 inch (oval shape) and about 0.5 inch in height. It was itching, warm amd red. Srayed that way for over a week. It went down and skin is now sloafing off.

– Vaginal fullness and pain

– Pain upon urination. Not due to UTI. took Antibiotics to rule out infection

– Didn't have menstrual cycle after 1st month. 2nd month had a very heavy bleed with clots.

– Still having very heavy cycle with large clots for 10+ days.

Neuropathy peripheral, Lymph node pain and Lymphadenopathy

58W-90507-15601

– Swelling and pain of the lymph nodes in my left armpit, left clavicle, left side of neck (injection site was on left arm).

– Still experiencing swollen and painful lymph nodes in the left armpit, left clavicle and left side of neck. Left arm was where the injection site was.

– Still have swollen lymph node above my clavicle and it is still slightly painful. Much better than yesterday.

– Fatigue Primary visit

– Fatigue

– Inflamed nerve in leg.

– Increased fatigue

– Tested positive for Covid

Oxygen saturation decreased, Body temperature increased and Urinary tract infection

58X-19052-83087

– Some liw pulse ox levels. No ither ussues

– The muscle and body aches that I have reported are listed as sude effects for the drug sildenafil that I started taking on May 11 and that could be a cause.

– Slight cough abd scratchy three

– yrinary tract infraction and low frade temperature

– I have had a urinary tract infection with slight temperature (99.5) that us being treated with antibiotics

– bronchitis which was treated and is now better

Muscle disorder, Drainage and Periarthritis

58X-19188-86238

– Disoriented thinking. It took me 25 minutes to realize it is 2021 and not 2022. Has never happened before

– Edge of a sore throat maybe due to drainage/ seasonal allergies

– My arm where I had my first shot is very sore. Has been for two weeks. Limiting - or putting shirt on, drying back with a towel. It feels like a spasm or a muscle catch.

– Upper left arm is very sore when moving

– I am having more pain in the upper arm where I had the first shot. It is hard to put a shirt on.

– My upper arm continues to hurt.

– My left arm and shoulder are painful. I received my first Moderna shot in that arm. Developed a lump day 8.

– The shoulder and upper arm pain has increased in my left arm. The pain started 8 days after my first Moderna shot on March 11th and has increased. I went for an MRI

– The arm I had my first Maderna vaccination was diagnosed as Frozen Shoulder. The upper arm pain started 8 days after my first shot. I also had a rash and lump. Think nurse injected shot incorrectly causing issues

– My left shoulder became frozen 8 days after my first vaccination. I am working with PT to release the shoulder. Weekly PT since August

– Stomach bug and slight headache. The diarrhea and cramps were very bad last night. Today very tired with some distress and reflux after eating

Eye inflammation, Mental disorder and Injection site nodule

58X-22009-41354

– I have a left knee joint replacement. Some times my knees or ankles legs swell

– Hard place under skin where injection

– Hard under skin where vaccinated

– Under injection site still hard in some places

– Redness of cheeks. A little hardness under injection site.

– Eyeballs pink. Not pupils. Lasted for 4 to 5 days.

– Tired. Inflammation behind both eyes Went to eye doctor

– Under the injection cite feels somewhat hard.

– Hardness under injection site

– Hardness under injection site is less.

– Pink eyeballs for few days from each shot.

– Redness of scalp. Appointment next week. Have not yet been to Doctor.

– Mucus coming up from torso. Tiredness. Eye doctor

– Fatigue for a few days after 2nd booster.

– Rash on lower belly

– Bruise on left arm

Fear, Injection site nodule and Restlessness

58X-25648-47426

– Dizziness, restlessness

– Dizziness

– Just got shot one hour ago

– Rapid heart beat, dizziness

– Racing heart

– Rapid heart beat

– Arm has hard knot about size of quarter at injection site

– Frequent headaches. Some chills. Tired more than usual. Anxiety some.

– Headaches more often

– Depression and anxiety. Fatigue.

– Back pain, chest pain, breast pain, more headaches.

– Confusion

– Arm is still sore 6 days later and the itching is still a lot that i have to apply ant-itch cream still. My arm had a hard knot in the injection site over 5 days. Because of the side affects I have had different ones from each shot it's scaring me.

– The itching is pretty severe a week later. I'm going to have to see a Dr if it doesn't stop. Redness is also still there. Some dizziness also.

– Have developed rash on my stomach I've never had and also on my arm below injection site. Booster shot remained red on my arm nearly 2 weeks. Continued to inch more than 2 weeks and caused rash in other places on my body. Fatigue. Hard knot in arm.

– Continued to have rash and itching on arm and stomach that were not present before booster

– Headaches, continued rashes

– Rashes. I continue to get rashes I never got before the booster.

– I have continued to have the same rash and itching since I got the shot. I am unsure if the shot is causing my health problems, but I do wonder about that.

– I've noticed confusion a lot since I got those shots. Also I still have reoccurring rash on my stomach.

– Some confusion I never had before the booster

Lip exfoliation, Lip pain and Lip dry

58X-31765-54100

– Sore throat, congestion and runny nose

– Extremely dry lips. Peeling and sore. And another cold sore out break. (First was 2 days after second vaccine but didnt report it then because I usually get 1-2 s year). But now Ive had 2 in about 3 weeks. Which is not normal.

– Fatigue the last week

– Another cold sore outbreak which is now 3 since my vaccine. This is unusual for me. Usually only 2 a year.

– Had stuffy nose, post nasal drip, sore throat

– My inject arm muscle is so sore it hurts to do daily functions - like taking care of my small children

– The arm of my shot hurts so bad! I can barley move it, hurts to type or reach for my seat belt. I can't snap my baby's onesie shirt. Conversation while there for something else

– Got influenza A

Lymph node pain, Injection site pain and Lymphadenopathy

58X-31876-35946

– Burning sensation at injection site

– Slight burning sensation around injection site

– Swollen lymph node (also present on Friday & Saturday)

– Swollen lymph node

– Enlarged lymph nodes

– Still have enlarged lymph nodes

– Enlarged lymph nodes under arm & near collarbone closest to injection site

– Enlarged/tender lymph nodes near clavicle and armpit nearest injection site

– Swollen lymph nodes at clavicle and armpit closest to injection site

– Tender swollen lymph nodes in armpit and clavicle closest to injection site

– Enlarged lymph nodes in armpit and clavicle closest to injection site

Somnolence, Migraine and Fatigue

58X-42142-34878

– Between 1st & 2nd shot I had incr. fatigue, slept 12 hrs on wknds each nite &incr. migrain. after second vaccine I was in bed 2days with bad aches, pain, migraines and just couldnt get out of bed due to fatigue. Migraines improved over 2 weeks.

– my usual chronic pain is increased. Also, I do take T Cell and B Cell regularly for another condition.

– have chronic fatigue syndrome but this is a little more than usual-is improving

– have arthritis in knees, the pain is about usual today

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