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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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Herpes zoster, Lymph node pain and Lymphadenopathy

YHZ-26010-49619

Not sure if this is related to the vaccine but I just notice the lymph nodes in my groin appear to be swollen today.

I am still noticing some swelling and slight soreness in my lymph nodes on the R groin area, as noted yesterday, although it seems slightly better today.

Lymph nodes still swollen, as described in last 2 check-ins.

Lymph nodes still somewhat swollen, but noticeably reduced.

Lymph node swelling still present

I had shingles recently. Almost recovered from that now.

Massage, Tooth infection and Therapeutic response unexpected

YHZ-27607-70022

Lightheaded

Anti-inflammatory effects - sinus drainage, more frequent urination

Tooth infection Dentist office

Covid symptoms last fall (10/21)

Lightheaded, brain fog, blurry vision

Middle finger on left hand bruising at middle joint & numbness at finger tip (bruising since vaccine received), slight relief of chronic sinusitis issues, clearer complexion (facial skin & around eyes)

Consistent pressure and dull pain on left side of head, intermittent headaches on left side of head with greater frequency than prior to last booster. Massage therapy

Peripheral nerve decompression, Pharyngeal hypoesthesia and Carpal tunnel syndrome

YHZ-41351-99512

Right toe has been numb since Tuesday.

Tongue numb

Loss of taste (only hot/spicy tasted, lower back hurts

Blood sugar running high. Lower back pain and tongue numb.

. Tongue numb and throat too. Loss of taste/sore tongue

Mouth and tongue continues to be numb and loss of taste

Right fingers tingling with right toe.

Muscle aches and ulnar nerve entrapment.

Lymph node swollen on left collarbone. Pain in neck area.

Neck area left collar bone lymph node swollen

Neck collar bone lymph node still painful and swollen

Lymph node still swollen

Carpal tunnel severe in right hand. Specialist

Fluid retention, Limb discomfort and Swelling

YJ2-23195-65327

Muscle achy,fatigue,joint pain ,cramping .Legs feel like cement ,swelling

Muscle pain,achy,tired,joint pain,swelling,

Retaining fluid and swelling and legs.Still having extreme joint pain, Cramping,leg ache, weakness fatigue, headache

The pains that I have in my joints is terrible especially in my knees I just received knee replacemen and I was doing very good before I got my Covid shot after my surgery.ever since then Has been a nightmare. I feel like I have cement in my knees .

Lung hyperinflation, Heart rate irregular and Dysphonia

YJ2-25727-07727

For one hour in the middle of the night I had violent shivering. I piled on blankets and took Ibuprofen.

When I had covid I was hoarse for weeks. I still have that mostly in am. Not sure if related or another cause.

Since I did have Covid in Nov my doc son in law urged me to get heart and lungs checked. Hyper inflated lungs, Covid asthma and noe irregular heartbeats! Could any of this be result of vaccines? In office visits and lots of testing

Upper-airway cough syndrome, Feeling hot and Ear pain

YJ2-33356-29253

Slight Soreness at injection site

Still some soreness in rhe muscle where i received rhe injection. Norhubg major

Was up late last night, which nay account for being tired today. Fekt a littke warm temoetaturecwise today. Not conpletely out of the ordinary though.

Dry Cough, drainage on my rhroat from a cold i developed. Nothing real serious, taking cough syrup, benedryl and a nasal spray to hold it at bay for now.

Only a slight nausea earler today, slight headaches nay or may bot be related a d atm discomfort where injection was received.

Only slight nausea, some back ache, mild headache.

Upset stomach today. Am taking a new m3dication for diabetes, Jardiance that may be causing this, nor sure. Also, achey back.

Ear Ache I can't seem to get rid of. Doctors office

Food intolerance, Choking and Edema

YJ2-69367-77654

Words confused - say one word but meant another

Switching words - think I've said one word but said another instead

Making appt with my surgeon - prednisone didn't work

Both 3rd fingers and both thumbs shaky when picking up food

Can't breathe fully and have "deep"cough that hurts - discomfort

Not improving cough that doesn't respond to rescue inhaler

Lungs are the same as last time: chronic cough by this time with mild discomfort in chest and continued SOB. Allergy/ asthma in-office visit; reported to Primary Care Physician at routine visit

GFR went from 71 to 55 in March. Bil feet and legs were edematous for almost 8 weeks despite my diuretic, elevating feet, etc. Legs feel heavy and weak. Cough improving; breathing isn't.

Back pain; decreased agile mobility; non-asthma- related cough when lying down especially In office pain management; in office visit for cough

Balance much worse; neurological changes with eyes (double vision in some tests, for example); choking when swallowing some foods or on my saliva The (b)(6) clinic; Physical therapy and speech therapy, ENT for swallowing/ choking issues

Almost passed out in shower. Totally exhausted - couldn't finish shower. Husband helped me get out.

Rash over torso, neck, and face

Rash on upper torso, head and face extremely itchy!

Tongue and esophagus muscles weak. Cannot swallow properly causing food to possibly enter airway. This causes choking and more testing in hospital. Uncontolled sometimes violent coughing. Will need surgery to correct. Many Dr's visits, hospital testing (EGD for ex.)

More severe dizziness, poor balance, loss of stamina Primary Care Physician in office. P.T. has helped with problems

Lose my balance easily when walking, turning around Dr ordered Post Covid Clinic. They ordered P.T.

Loss of balance, scratchy throat, green sputum, laryngitis. Physical therapy; appt for throat irritations

Erythema nodosum, Appendicectomy and Specialist consultation

YJ2-86973-45891

Fever 101.2 -102.1 on 1/20/21-1/21/21. 98.1 today 1/22/21 Rapid COVID test was recommended 1/22/21 am negative

Primary Dr appointment

Appendectomy on 2/23/21

ER 2/22 & Appendectomy 2/23/21. ER 3/7/21 fever, pain in both legs, painful purple pink blotches both legs, pain inside Elbow areas. Dx Erythema Nodosum. 3/9/21 Infectious disease Dr (b)(6) took skin biopsy of right leg. Awaiting results

Erythema Nodosum Saw infectious disease specialist & he did skin biopsy

Muscle disorder, Joint range of motion decreased and Musculoskeletal pain

YJ3-16026-29224

Moderate Muscle pain that radiates from the injection left arm to the left side of the neck and to the left shoulder blade the

Dry eyes

Neck muscle spasm limit motion of neck

Stiff neck and muscle doadm

Its been one week since my vaccine and I got today delayed symptoms. Today I was tested for the Covid 19 One hour test negative. Three day test waiting fir result

The eight day after my second Vacinne out of nowhere early morning I started to fill shills gradually over my body and gradually within two hours I had the following symptoms lasted all day : chills, mild fever, headache muscle pain and tired.

Arrhythmia, Throat tightness and Joint swelling

YJ3-23559-93958

Late afternoon chills, temp 100, fatigued.

fever continues to be 99-102, chills may have lessened, night sweats are continuing, heavy at times and I am sleeping on towels and changing sleepwear 2-3 times /night. Headaches have stopped and the fatigue seems to be lessening. I was able to wai my regular doctor (GP) he prescribed a six day series of corticosteroid and a bacterial antibiotic. Because my throat continues to feel constricted, I have an 4/89 appointment with an ENT specialist.

Swollen ankles and lower legs. Heart arrhythmia. Continuing fatigue. Cardiologist

Slight nausea. Night sweats continue to be a problem as I am sleeping on towels and need to change them twice everynight. My fatigue seems to be worse and I have developed swollen ankles by the end of each day. PCP and Cardiologist

Movement disorder, Dysstasia and Back pain

YJ3-34553-73833

About 11 hours after my shot, my arms, legs and back all began to ache pretty badly, the combined pain made it hard to stand up and move. But it wasnt so bad that I felt the need to go to the hospital. My pain was gone by the time I woke up the next morning. Coincidentally Im taking Diclofenac sodium for joint pain, and the pain was felt through the painkillers, so it may have been worse had I not been taking that.

Ventricular extrasystoles

YJ4-32272-88353

My heart has PVC. It did it after the first vaccine, but I didnt report it as a symptom because I had a doc tell me that wouldnt cause it. I ended up on a heart monitor after the first vaccine and was referred to a cardiologist due to over 18,000 PVC events in 48 hours. I told the cardiologist I thought it might be related to the vaccine. He said no. It stopped doing it three days before I was due the second vaccine. It started doing it again last night and has been doing it a lot today.

Heart PVC as determined by heart harness. Has happened after both vaccines. In person visit

Heart PVC

Heart PVCs

Acupuncture, Injection site induration and Joint swelling

YJ4-74460-04763

Cervical lymph node enlargement and pain on same side as vaccination

Lymph nodes swollen, painful, itchy

Painful cervical and ancillary lymph nodes

Lymph node swelling and pain, mild

Lymph node swelling and soreness Improving

Lymph node soreness

Induration and erythema at vaccination siteItching at vaccination site for past 5-6 daysCervical and axillary lymphadenopathy and soreness had started to improve then got worse again Erythema and itching over enlarged cervical lymph nodes Husband is a doctor and examined the affected area. Considered antihistamines but I have had adverse effects in the past. If I did not have a family member I would have scheduled a telehealth visit.

Lymph node swelling and pain

Lymph node enlargement, pain, itching

Rash, itching at injection site, including non-healing site where needle entered.Joint and muscle pain and mild swelling, knees and hands mostly able to do all normal activities except long walk

Itching, redness at vaccine site mildOngoing joint and muscle aches mild to moderate

Ongoing joint pain, esp hands and legs

Ongoing joint pain

Ongoing joint pain and swelling periodic and some normal days but worse than before the second vaccination Acupuncture; email Communication with my rheumatologist

Sinus headache, Insomnia and Nasal congestion

YJ4-87381-24885

Just a slightly sore arm at the injection site!

I have a little bit of a stuffy nose today, but I think that's probably due to lack of sleep/kids than anything else.

I have a head cold, congestion and runny nose mostly. No fever, slight sinus headache, but have rested negative for COVID in a rapid test.

I had cold symptoms again over the last week. After a negative at home test, and the fact that the symptoms only lasted a couple of days, it seemed like it was just a common cold.

Mobility decreased, Injection site pain and Arthralgia

YJ5-15438-78392

Just soreness in shoulder at injection site. Felt similar to soreness from an intense workout but has subsided a bit during the day.

Shoulder soreness is quite a bit more than the 1st shot. Pretty painful today (feels like DOMS from an intense workout). Other than that, I feel great.

Should was really sore day after injection (difficult to lift arm type of sore) but all back to normal after that day. No other symptoms.

Central pain syndrome, Lactose intolerance and Sensitization

YJ5-18472-25603

I always have central Sensitization pain & body aches.

Almost always have these symptoms, for 7 years. Have Central Sensitization.

Rash on upper R abdomen, ~2 area. Other symptoms are normal.

Lung tightness

High-pitched tinnitus

Headache, and after 6 days of diarrhea I had 2 days of constipation.

Sinus congestion, dry itchy unproductive cough, migraine, sore swollen neck glands, mild sore throat.

Shortness of breath.

These are normal almost daily symptoms for me.

Lactose intolerance symptoms

Itchy eyes and congestion, probably from wildfire smoke.

Caught COVID-19 at Thanksgiving

Iron deficiency, Heavy menstrual bleeding and Menstruation irregular

YJ5-28379-20906

My period arrived last night, 8 days early, making this a 17 day menstrual cycle. This is unprecedented for me. After my first dose, my period arrived 4 days early, marking a 21 day menstrual cycle, which is again unprecedented for me. Nothing has changed in my diet, stress, or medications over the last 2 cycles, other than receiving this vaccination. Online research reveals women in Israel reporting similar issues.

I have been diagnosed as having a severe iron deficiency. May just be coincidental. Could be related to the two early periods I have had since my first dose.

Joint injury, Increased upper airway secretion and Sinus headache

YJ6-30430-35549

Mild diarrhea yesterday (4/21).I can't confirm that has anything to do with the vaccination, but I don't experience this often.

Typical Fall allergy symptoms: increased mucus in nose and throat. Occasional minor sinus headache or stuffy head. Sneezing on occasion, etc. No aches, pains, brain fog, fatigue, fever or loss of smell aste though.

Knee injury in January.

In the last week I've had a runny nose. Not bad and seems like a minor cold. Home COVID test negative yesterday.

Phantom limb syndrome, Body temperature decreased and Injection site reaction

YJ6-80254-56600

I think I have seasonal allergies as I havent felt great and have had some sinus pressure. Dont think its related to the shot.

Last night I felt like I was cold, but my face was hot. My temp was normal though (97.8)

In shoulder of arm where I received shot.

Chills and aches occurred about 12 hours after shot and lasted for about 3 hours.

In shoulder joint of arm where I received shot.

Very slight again in the shoulder of arm where I got the shot.

Every so often I will get like a phantom slight pain in my arm around the area where I got the shot. Not every day and just very slight. Fleeting.

Sinus infection Regular office visit

Dermatitis contact, Bursitis and Tendonitis

YJ7-10550-90321

itching and blisters on other parts of my body, but this may be due to poison ivy contracted before 3/30.

still itching from poison ivy.

Still itching from poison ivy, but getting slightly beyter

Still dealing with after effects of poison ivy, 13 Days out.

I did not sleep well last night.

Stuffed head and runny nose due to allergies

Joints usually ache, I dont think this is more than usual

I think my joint pain and muscle aches are due to tendinitis and arthritis.

Bursitis in right shoulder, probably not related to vaccine.

Joint injection, Periarthritis and Joint range of motion decreased

YJ8-98971-14200

Yes, I continued to have tenderness from injection and developed a decrease range of motion in that arm weeks after the vaccine. Diagnosed with a frozen shoulder received steroid injection in shoulder and now in PT.

Swelling and pain in armpit area

Frozen shoulder for a second time in same arm that I received all 3 vaccines. Had 2 injections and back in PT. Doctors believe related to the vaccine.

Numbness/tingling in right arm Pain and numbness right foot. And still having issues with left shoulder which I developed frozen shoulder after my second shot and my booster.

Tic, Muscle discomfort and Nervous system disorder

YJ9-23017-32551

I've gad a headache every day since getting the vaccine, but even more concerning, ive had extreme muscle tension and spasms in the back of my neck into the base of my head. I have this twitching sensation (tick), of some kind that has been bothersom

I continue to have an uncomfortable feeling in my neck muscle and pressure in the base of my head and left shoulder. I'm nervous feeling inside to the point it becomes very bothersome. I woke up this morning with pain under my left armpit as well.

I'm still having muscle twitching, nerve issues and some pain running up the back of my neck into the vase of my head. Newest issue is I've had a severe urinary tract infection with blood. This problem occurred about 3 weeks ago. I'm on antibiotics. Dr. called in medicine based on ky symptoms

Otitis media, Chillblains and Tooth abscess

YJ9-33816-77437

I had diarrhea all last week from a stomach virus, but it had cleared up a day ago

Some vaginal bleeding (mild staining last night)

Abscessed tooth Dental cleaning, x rays and scheduled a root canal

Post nasal drip, slight cough from seasonal allergies

Seasonal Allergies

Dizziness, middle ear infection My Doctors office

1) Ear infection, treated 2) Eye infection, being treated

Slight vaginal bleeding

Covid, fever, chills, headache, sinus pressure, cough, fatigue, diarrhea. Treated with Prednisone and tussin. After 2 weeks, went to ER for chest pressure, breathing problem, and dizziness. Given toridol presrescription Leviquin for sinus infection.

Hyperhidrosis and Lymphadenopathy

YJA-17470-23791

Sweating

Swollen lymph nodes at collar bone on side of injection

Continued swollen lymph nodes at left collarbone area (injection side)

cont with swollen lymph node at left collar bone (same side as injection)

mild left lymph swelling near collar bone on side of injection

Sweating while sleeping

swollen lymph node at left collarbone area (some side as injection)

Swollen lymph gland on vaccination side

swollen lymph gland at left clavicle

mildly swollen lymph on left collar bone area

mild swelling left lymph gland at left collarbone

Injected limb mobility decreased, Wheezing and Myalgia

YJA-23093-24450

Day of injection: No injection site symptoms for first few hours. Then had a few hours of soreness around injection site (few inches). Then the rest of that evening my entire left arm felt somewhat sore, and had difficulty/mild soreness raising left arm (due to deltoid soreness, where injection was). By the morning after injection, no symptoms there anymore. Second issue was wheezing, worsening after injection, but I don't know that it's from the injection and not something else, since I may have had it 1-2 days before injection, but wheezing worsened so that on days 3-5 after injection I'm wheezing after every bite of food for a few hours. I will be seeing a doctor about it if it doesn't go away after another week.

Paranasal sinus discomfort, Throat irritation and Sneezing

YJA-38547-49775

Mild sore throat

Severe headaches, nausea and sinus pressure

Ive developed a sore throat over the last 2days.

Slight cough and runny nose. A bit tired than normal- nothing that could prevent me from going to work.

I believe I have a cold; sore/scratchy throat in the mornings, sneezing, and stuffy nose.

Runny nose, cough, headache, sore throat Doctor appt

Throat is a bit scratchy and nose is a bit runny.

Injection site discomfort, Somnolence and Musculoskeletal stiffness

YJA-97741-33762

Awaken this morning with headache. Much better now.

Just a little stiffness in shoulder and arm I received vaccine. Nothing much.

Just a little sleepy.

Not really pain more very mild soreness in left arm.

Coughing

Congestion

A little cramping pain between neck and shoulder on left side.

Woke up with some congestion not breathe normal thru nostrils.

I'm thinking allergies (sneezing)

Allergies each morning sometimes throughout the day. A few muscle body aches.

Injection site is more of soreness not pain.

Allergies

Basically dealing with lots of allergies forever blowing nose, sneezing.

Tinnitus, Pain in extremity and Nasopharyngitis

YJB-19649-54756

The body ache is largely torso-based.

Migraine today. Probably not a side effect.

Tinnitus. I had this before and don't think the vaccine exasperated it or anything, thank goodness.

Headaches and tinnitus. Not necessarily unusual.

Pain in left leg, upper thigh. Overall body pain.

I had what felt like allergies or a head cold after a flight from (b)(6) to (b)(6) . I brought a test kit with me and tested 2x with negative results. So relieved!

Menstruation delayed, Abdominal pain and Vertigo

YJB-26080-94420

I have vertigo and the headache triggered a mild dizzy spell an hr and a half after the injection. I got abdominal pain 45 mins after injection. (My period was due on the day of injection but I don't get cramps like that, plus it pushed back my period a day)

Slightly dizzy/light headed (I have virtigo as well so I think its triggering that. But I have had vertigo for so long I know how to handle it.

Sore throat

I am prone to vertigo and it triggered a mild spell.

Hallucination, olfactory, Graves' disease and Injection site vesicles

YJC-22095-09877

For two weeks I am smelling car exhaust. 24 hours a day and it sometimes wakes me up at night. It's somewhat intense and has not lessened at anytime.

increase in car exhaust smell some mild throat irritation and swelling

2 large blisters at injection site

All over tingling feeling

Everything started to smell like car exhaust again.

The smell of exhaust keeps returning and sometimes its overwhelming.

I still smell exhaust that comes and goes.

Still smelling exhaust

Fever spikes

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