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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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Pharyngeal enanthema, Scleroderma and Tongue eruption

68J-26704-00397

– Heavy feeling in chest...could be spring allergies.

– Rash nearby belly button

– I had muscle pain, arm pain at injection, fatigue and chills on 10/27 and 10/28. I am fine now.

– Allergic reaction to Shingles Vaccine

– Yesterday I experienced intense head ache from back of mouth up to ear and intense cold feeling (like a headache you get after eating something cold). Today my mouth feels like I just ate something cold. The feeling has been there all day.

– Still Ave cold tongue and throat and spots in my mouth where I can't taste

– Taste and mouth are not notmal

– Sclerosis-skin

Head discomfort, Flushing and Feeling hot

68J-32055-91831

– I had warm, flushing feeling in my upper body and face about 25 minutes after vaccine for about an hour with obvious redness to my cheeks

– At 40 min after injection I felt some facial flushing and heaviness above my forehead. At advice of dr after 1rst vaccine I took a Benadryl 10 minutes after injection which started to lessen those symptoms 10 minutes after I started feeling them. The symptoms lasted about 1 -1 1/2 hr

– Mildly swollen glands in neck

– Scratchy throat, bad head cold, achy body, low grade fever, fatigue

Uterine neoplasm, Adenomyosis and Oligomenorrhea

68J-32853-48449

– Sweats

– Frequent headaches

– Very intense menstrual period.

– Inflamed foot

– Dizziness

– Prolonged & painful menstrual period

– Menstrual symptoms much worse since booster.

– Terrible menstrual cramps & nausea

– My menstrual cycle is still out of whack. Also, after getting labs, my arm (same as the arm I got my vaccines in) got incredibly sore, felt almost like Covid arm again.

– Bad brain fog

– Rash

– Lots of pressure in my eyes.

Blood thyroid stimulating hormone decreased, Vitamin D decreased and Angiedema

68J-33525-37690

– About after 5 hours of injection, notice very mild swelling on tongue that subside in 2 hours. I have had angioedema from unknown cause for 2 years. The swelling was within the usual range after exercise and being outside in hot weather. No breathing nor swallowing problem.

– light headed (mild); face swelling (mild)

– face swelling (mild)

– Face swelling (mild)

– New: covid arm, about 4x5 inches, around injected site. Hard swelling, red and itchy. No pain.Started in the 8th day after vaccine(3/8).Swelling, red subsided in about 6 days(3/13).Now (3/15) still have the itch, but less frequent.

– light headed (mild)

– light headed (mild)wake up during sleep at night and have difficulty to fall back to sleep (mild)

– Low vitamin D in blood test

– (1) Palpitations+dizzy+hot flushes happened together, lasted less than 1/2 hour.Not serious.Happened once today 5/4.(2) Feeling tired, but difficult to fall asleep and easily wake up.

– palpitations, insomnia, fatigue.Blood test TSH slightly lower than reference min.

– low TSH, urticaria, worsen angioedema, slight post menopausal bleeding

– headache, fatigue, difficulty to concentrate

– difficult to concentrate mild brain fog

Osteoporosis, Joint stiffness and Bronchitis

68J-33862-02340

– No

– Im doing great Thank you so very much

– Not at this time. Thank you :)

– I feel very well today. Thank you

– No not at this time Im good. Thank you :)

– I feel great today Thank you

– None at this time. Thank you

– None at this time

– Just a little soreness feeling in muscles. Tylenol helped

– Just a little soreness and stiffness this morning, but feeling better this afternoon. Thank you :)

– Just my regular joint pain from having osteoporosis I would say and the weather. Thank you for checking on me :)

– Last evening for about 3-4 hours experienced chills and then a mild nausea feeling for about an hour

– No not today I feel pretty good today. Thank you :)

– No I have felt very good today Thank you :)

– None at this time thank you

– A little lightheaded

– Stiff and painful joints

– A constant hacky cough

– My joints are very achy stiff and painful. Feel inflamed for the past week

Pharyngeal paresthesia, Diverticulitis and Paresthesia oral

68K-19619-39128

– When the vaccination was first administered within three minutes after I got some tingling in my throat that went to my tongue then I had the tingling around my lips with some numbness in both my right and left arms felt numb from the shoulder to the elbow it lasted maybe 30 to 45 minutes.

– I had a Pfizer vaccination , not a Maderna, I dont know if you guys can update the system. Thank you

– Right after vaccination was administered

– I felt ill immediately over night, discomfort in the abdomen. Went to dr. , I had diverticulitis, UTI, and RBC was 3-10 A. TSH 19.900. I am on thyroid meds 137mcg. I had a complete thyroidectomy in 2000

– Just more tired n fatigue, drained

Colitis, Dysphonia and Rash pruritic

68K-25677-63927

– I have colitis so those symptoms likely related to that.

– Dry severely itchy rash started on my right hand (vaccination was in my right arm) ... subsequently spread to my left hand, chin/neck, and now left foot and toes. Prescribed a steroid cream that offers temporary relief.

– Hoarseness - could be from our (b)(6) weather.

– Itchy rash on hands, foot and chin has reoccurred.

– Dry itchy rash on hands has reoccurrred.

Joint swelling, Arthritis and Swelling

68K-56477-34253

– Joint pain from my arthritis

– Joint pain due to arthritis

– Daily from arthritis

– Arthritic pain my usual

– Injection site very painful. Joint pain due to arthritis more painful than usual.

– Arthritis pain in knee increased

– Right wrist, right knee arthritic pain.

– Arthritis. New symptom of right outer wrist redness, swelling and moderate pain. This is same side I had the injection in.

– Arthritic knee pain. New site pain for 2 day right outer wrist with redness and swelling, pain 10/10.

– Arthritic pain. Right outer wrist pain improving, not related to arthritis.

Glossodynia, Hypoesthesia oral and Dysgeusia

68K-82651-81297

– Loss of taste and metal taste in mouth

– Chest pain, cannot breath

– No taste and metal mouth

– Tongue is numb taste like metal

– Tongue sore and taste like meyal

– Tongue numb and meral taste still. Been over a month.

– Sore tongue metal taste

– Diarrhea

– Stomach upset, diarrhea, tomgue sore, metal tast

– Diarhea continues. Metal taste and sore tonhue

– Numb tongue and netal tadte. Diarhea

– Tongue numbness metal taste and diarhea

– Sick to stomach daily

Hyperchlorhydria, Blister and Hypotension

68L-11358-56478

– Ache under left rib area, maybe unrelated

– 4/10 101° temp, fatigue, no appetite Negative: Covid test, chest X-ray and urinalysis

– Positive urine culture-kidney infection

– 2nd antibiotic for uti. Probably not related, but unusual for me.

– Yesterday, Day 2, I had fatigue, achy and acidic stomach.

– Blister/bumps in several individual places. Back, cheek, shin, upper arm. Over 2-3 days. Didn't think much about first one or two.

– Dull pain mid left abdomen to back at bottom of ribs X-ray

– Afib

– fatigue, scratchy throat, nasal mucous

– Day 5. On Day 2-4 had headache, aches , and nausea and fatigue. Negative COVID tests on Day 2 and 4

– Scratchy throat

– Joint and back discomfort, probably unrelated

– Low blood pressure- adjusting high BP medications

Injection site rash, Injection site swelling and Edema peripheral

68L-16529-57225

– On day 8 developed a rash around injection site. It was swollen and tender and red. Rash grew larger day 9, but less red and less swollen. Day 10 it was almost gone, just pink. And day 11 completely gone. Didn't take anything for it.

– Big lump in armpit on side i got vaccine

– Still have lump in armpit, assuming swollen lymph nodes

– Still have a swollen armpit :)

– Swollen armpit

– Swollen lymph nodes in arm pit. Also have a mild rash on arm below injection site.

– Still have swollen armpit on injection side, hurts a little

– Still have swollen armpit, getting better, not painful

– Swollen lymph nodes in underarm

– Swollen underarm lymph nodes

– Swollen underarm lymph node

Breast discomfort, Intermenstrual bleeding and Breast pain

68L-16891-26373

– Poor appetite, occasional cough, runny nose

– Breast soreness

– Still slight breast discomfort

– Digestive system felt upset last night and a little today. Feel left breast pain and left side neck tender. Brain fog, weakness Schedule for tomorrow

– Diarrhea, more weakness

– I am having more breast pain, back pain fatigue and spotting like I am going to start my period but I should not be as I'm on birth control. Could be unrelated

– Joint pain, possibly flare up of reactive arthritis

– Hormones have been off and spotting despite being on birth control.

– Hormones have felt off and I've been spotting

Head injury, Loss of consciousness and Rash erythematous

68L-24708-27356

– Red rash near injection site on my arm about 2 1/2 long by 1 wide. Itchy but not like poison ivy itchy. Also pain in my childhood vaccination circle. But for both, the next day it was almost gone and 2nd day after it was gone completely

– Shoulders hurting from fibromyalgia probably

– I passed out in my home Jan 11. Hit my head on wood chair. Hurt for 4 weeks. Got a sinus infection in Feb. lasted about 6 days. Dr apt

Weight decreased, Contusion and Diarrhea

68L-28940-80165

– Still a big bruise!

– Still have huge bruise so maybe she accidentally hit a blood vessel.

– I am now on Cipro 500 to treat bacteria diarrhea

– Diarrhea for 3, almost 4 weeks and the doctors and ER are stumped and dont know why I have it bought I have lost 10 pounds and all they can tell me is to keep taking pepto and Imodium and it is very frustrating as I have been on the Brat diet!

– Diarrhea and headaches

Anemia folate deficiency, Dysmenorrhea and Heavy menstrual bleeding

68M-10919-04393

– I have my period I think my fatigue is related to that.

– From 4/14-4/19 I had an itchy red rash, swelling, and pain at the injection site, and swelling and pain extending into my underarm and upper breast area.

– Persistent headache & difficulty sleeping

– Trouble sleeping likely unrelated

– Anemia due to folate deficiency

– Brain fog

– Tender, swollen gland in my underarm (near the injection site)

– Swollen gland in underarm

– Nausea, fatigue, fever

– Especially painful, heavy period

– Fatigue & lightheadedness

– Achy throat and ears

– Sore throat, fever

– Headache, severe cramps

– Severe menstrual cramps

– Severe menstrual cramps & heavier bleeding

Dust allergy, Reaction to preservatives and Sitting disability

68N-20602-18654

– Difficulty breathing with and without exertion. Swelling and itching in throat and tongue. Dizziness, burning throat, swollen tonsils

– Extreme anaphylaxic sensitivity to foods, dust, medications, with shortness of breath, dizziness, vomiting. Blurred visions, extreme weakness, headache, swelling in throat. As of today numbness in various body parts.

– Anaphylactic response to all foods eaten with vomiting.throat swelling, Dehydration, dizzy, severe headaches, extreme weakness with and without exertion, blurred vision.,

– Difficulty walking, sitting, eating without exaustion, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue. Difficulty seeing, increased. Headaches and migraines. Tingling and needles in fingers and toes. Continued vomiting and various allergic reactions to foods, Referred to specialist after emergency and Hospitalizations

– headaches, blurred vision worsened, studdering, slurred speach, unable to verbalize words, shortness of breath, chest pain, decreased urination, severe constipation.

– Hosp. Adm. 6/11/22 for a TIA had a severe allergic reaction to flaxseed oil with ascorbic citrate acid and other preservatives. increased sensitivity to sunlight, computer light ect. Vomiting, convulsions, adominal pain ect. Disability as of 6/17/22.

Bone swelling, Bone pain and Balance disorder

68N-20773-80933

– I've been having really bad joint and bone pain with swelling! It movesFrom right side to left side of my body! Today its my right knee and my right wrist and fingers ehich took me off balance and up all night in escruitiating pain!

– I keep getting pains in every other day on ond side of my body then thr next day the pain shifts to the other side! The pain is in the joints and bones! Very uncomfortable!Is this a side effect of the phieser vaccine? My pcp put me on prednisone.

Loss of personal independence in daily activities, Limb discomfort and Peripheral swelling

68N-23942-15769

– Swollen lymph node in under arm on injection arm

– Swollen lymph nodes are causing tingling and strange feeling below the elbow on injection arm, left arm.

– Same under arm issue continues

– A higher fever Wednesday and Thursday. A more notable feeling of swelling under and inside upper arms to the point of needles and pins sensations in hands until I elevated my arms.

– Muscle pain in upper back and shoulders

– I am unusually tired, often experience an unusual feeling of tightness in my chest, and often wake with a headache. I am retired and live in a remote rural area, these symptoms don't cause me to miss work but they interfere with usual activities.

Deformity, Dupuytren's contracture and Extremity contracture

68N-26850-75794

– Received vaccine in left arm, left had especially the index finger is swollen.

– Both hands are swollen (small gloves are too small today, left is more than right)

– My left hand is still swollen, index finger the most.

– Lefthand slightly swollen with the index finger being moderately swollen

– Left index finger still swollen more so than the rest of my hand.

– My left index finger swelled immediately. Right hand middle finger tip is num again too. Pharmaceutist at employee vaccination site, nurse wanted him to check it out.

– Index left finger swollen

– Swelling in left index finger has lessened.

– Left index finger still swollen.

– Left index finger is still swollen. Mildly today.

– Left index finger swollen, mildly.

– My ring finger, right hand will not straighten all the way.

– Blood work showed inflammation, I have suffered with since the second Phizer shot. I could not get into a Dr or NFP until this month. Face to face appointment.

Quarantine, Abdominal distension and Ear infection

68P-23768-24374

– I felt a lot like I did the day i got the first vaccine: extreeme tiredness, cough, sore throat, headache, nausea,

– Dizzy

– My bad symptoms came back bad. Chest pain, body aches, head aches, bloating, shaking and chills and feeling like I have a fever without having a fever

– Sinus infection, and ear infection. I don't know that they are related at all

– I had Covid symptoms and tested positive for Covid on 8/20/21. I had started feeling like I had a cold on 8/18/21. My husband and I were both sick with Covid and isolated until I tested negative for Covid on 8/27/21. We still have a cough.

Exercise tolerance decreased, Bone pain and Neuralgia

68P-23785-18011

– Usual pains seem to be a bit more painful but not too bad.

– No

– Previous sits bones & (other) arm pain intensified in exercise class at

– Usual pains a tad more intense but not bad.

– Yesterday & today walked quite a bit, incl an hour grocery shooping; constructed diner & dessert & suddenly was too exhausted to serve. After supper watched a 1/2 hr of TV and said I had to go to bed and started to cry. Today did 1-1/2 hr park phenology walk and almost dad to give up from exhaustion again. It went away shortly after returning home. OK now.

– All better from exhaustion past 2 evenings! Did realize this morning Id forgotten my Friday & Saturday thyroid pill (75). Dont know ifthat made memore tired.

– Regular exercise class (stretch) class outdoors (cold &breezy) & first time ive been unable to do some of the moves & totally unable to fo others. Did the 1-hr class, but pain pretty awful. - almost a week since shot #2!

– Nerve pain in my other arm exacerbated, but bearable.

Dyspnea exertional, Feeling cold and Tremor

68P-32431-35996

– Sneezing

– When I go hiking the last couple of weekends, I can tell I am experiencing shortness of breath which was not happening before my second covid shot. Also, I have had a constant runny nose since getting the shots.

– Every day I have a stuffy nose now, with small amounts of sniffles every couple of hours, so I keep tissues around

– Throwing up, dizzy, headache, cold to the bones, shaky for one whole day, back to pretty normal the next day, about a month ago

Infection, Peripheral coldness and Balance disorder

68P-50262-46212

– Return of dizzyness and poor balance

– Very dizzy...unsteady balance

– The vertigo has been a struggle. Getting up from table at docs office...doc had to grab me as bad wave of vertigo came upon me and almost fell off table. Primary doc prescribed meclizine and will watch.

– Dizzy days come and go but dont go awayHands tightening freeze up and feel arthritic. Nof too much of ptoblem...but something new.

– Positive Covid testCoughing sinus burning..stiffed up...tender body...loss of taste and smell Covid team nurse... Advovate

– Need hip replacement...but not related to vaccination

– Very tired and weak out of breath Reg primary visit

– Have bad stomach gas and pain and a couple times nausious. I dont think its from my booster shot.... Maybe something i caught

– Stomach problem.... Not yet diagnosed Docs office

Intermenstrual bleeding, Asthma and Injection site warmth

68P-54831-51548

– First day severe arm muscle/joint pain near injection site, second day moderate muscle/ joint pain near injection site experienced period spotting 4 weeks early. Period spotting stopped today.

– Swelling and pain in armpit near injection site

– Still have moderate soreness and swelling in right arm pit

– Warmth at injection site

– Chest pain and trouble breathing went to ER ER doctor believes the vaccine exacerbated my asthma

– Still recovering from yesterday's ER visit

Hyposmia, Ear congestion and Respiratory disorder

68Q-13957-21302

– Ears, slight head congestion

– Left Underarm / Armpit Pain / Soreness (same side as injection site)

– Left armpit soreness and (left) ear congestion

– Sore throat, head congestion (ears)

– Sore throat

– I had an upper respiratory problem and headaches last month. No testing done to confirm type of viral infection. One day of rest and symptoms were relieved with medication.

– Sore throat, cough, stuffy nose, difficulty sleeping

– Sinus congestion, runny nose, and occasional cough

– Sinusitis, sinus pressure/congestion

– Runny nose

– Sinus congestion and sinus pain, tiredness, muscle aches

– Sore throat, increased thirst, cough, congestion, runny nose, sneezing, decreased sense of smell, headache

Dental operation, Odynophagia and Memory impairment

68Q-16810-83367

– Severe leg pain, from hips all the way down. Front and back. Getting worse, not better

– Shooting pains in my legs arms and hands

– Feel somewhat ill last night and today slight fever of 99. Very, very fatigued. Throat sore to swallow last night and upon waking today but since has eased by 2pm. Had a dental procedure 12.22 which may be the cause.

– Fatigue, inability to concentrate, memory issues, sinus pain last 3 days

Eye pain, Productive cough and Brain fog

68Q-27883-93724

– Slight headaches and hurting of eyes like it was when I had covid last year. Itching where injection was given

– Coughing with mucus with a little pain in my chest (dont have allergies to my knowledge)

– Pain in both feet that comes and goes sometimes burning. Brain fog. Unable to recall the simplest of thoughts. Still have pain in eyes that comes and goes. Coughing with phlem with some chest pain that comes and goes

– Fever, chills body aches with 2nd booster

– Headaches. Injection site still itches a little tender

Patella fracture, Ligament sprain and Pulmonary congestion

68Q-29433-94180

– Chest congestion

– Congestion Called my physician and spoke with his nurse, he called in a inhaler and antibiotics

– Chest and lung congestion

– Congestion

– Congestion is getting worse. Lungs feel tight and sticky. It's hard to breathe. My doctor ordered a home nebulizer for me.

– I have Rheumatoid Arthritis thats why I have joint pain

– Runny nose, sneezing, achy, sore throat, slight fever,

– I have a severe sinus infection and I fell and fractured my left knee cap and sprained my right knee.

Nasal pruritus, Presyncope and Tachycardia

68Q-32131-68850

– Jaw pain

– Dizzy (not sure if related)

– Migraine (not sure if its related; migraines are normal for me)

– Almost fainting, headache, dizziness, nausea, chest pain, palpitations (history of these except for almost fainting)

– Brain fog

– Deep pain in arm near injection site when using deltoid. Arm is not really sore to the touch anymore.

– Tachycardia, palpitations, high fever(103), congestion, runny nose, sneezing, itchy nose, body aches, headache, earache

Blister, Visual impairment and Burning sensation

68Q-98549-42914

– I slept all day(did not eat) the day after my vaccination.

– I have a rash on my face and head as well as random places on my body. Bumps up and is itchy and then blisters and has a burning sensation.

– I forgot to mention on previous check ins, I believe it has also affected my vision. It has been blurry. As well, my tongue is still somewhat swollen from COVID back in December. My lymph nodes in by neck also were enlarged for a couple of the past days.

– Still some vision issues

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