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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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Lip erythema, Yawning and Eyelid ptosis

YZ6-22083-17489

– Neck pain and stiffness day after. Had warm sensation 15 mins after the injection in neck and face on that side. Uncontrollable yawning for an hour day with the chills the day of.

– Neck and back pain

– I have in past had pain at night. It seems to be back and worse after second night of shot. It occurs through out my whole body and worse then ever started in neck

– Night time pain as previously mentioned

– Seem to have inflammation in my body.

– Keep getting hot spots and itch on random parts of my body then it goes away. Neck stiff.

– Red inflamed lips. Droopy eyelid. Tongue has a coating on it. Sinus pressure

– Ear and neck hurts more on shot side and feels hot.tongue has a coating.

– Swollen glands. Hot and fullness ear on side of shot. Night sweats. Lips turned red and swelled again. Never had any botox before or after just to clarify. Was feeling okay not great yesterday then when arm aggravated so did my symptoms.

– Still Hot and fullness in and around ear on side shot was given. Lips still slightly red and puffy(no previous botox)

– Neck still stiff and hurts. Lips still not all the way back from being red swelled and hot.

– Lips still red and slightly puffy. No previous or current botox ever done.

– Lips still slightly red and puffy still

– Very vivid nightmares seems to have started after second vaccine.

– Seems like fatigue has been a struggle since vaccine.

– I got covid and I have not recoveres from the chronic fatigue and throat recovered.

Ocular discomfort and Eye pain

YZ6-25012-27901

– I'd like to go back to the day I got the injection. Brginning that evening, my left eye (socket or area behind my eye) was sore/tender. It felt like I had a lot of constant pressure only in that location. This continued until today, March 14, as it seems to be subsiding a bit. I didn't associate it with the injection, so didn't think to note it here. It may be completely unrelated, but I thought I should report it just in case it's remotely possible it could be related. I haven't yet gone to an opthalmologist, but plan on scheduling an appointment after reading about potential problems.

Breast swelling, Bone pain and Hypertension

YZ6-31876-10030

– Still feeling like my armpit on the side I got my vaccine is swollen.

– Still have swelling under my right armpit and right breast. Very uncomfortable.

– My armpit still feels swollen. Not as bad as the other days but still painful.

– The pain under my arm is still there.

– I ended up with Covid at the end of March. Since then I have fatigue, high pulse, high blood pressure, head aches, dizziness and my bones ache.

Balloon atrial septostomy, Bronchitis chronic and Reflux laryngitis

YZ6-73994-34931

– I have a number (7) of heart related health issuesI take a medication for microscopic colitis but I'm not having symptoms at the moment.

– I believe the diarrhea was caused by something else as it had started before I had the shot. It's very mild

– Have a headache: be related to a very intense situation I was working on on someone elses behalf-equivalent of 7 full days and it will be ongoing again in about another week. Will try to be more cautious. Cortizone shot yesterday in right knee al

– I did not have chills, fever(101.4), headache, muscle or body aches, fatigue, weakness etc. today or Tuesday. But I did Sat. PM, Sun, & Mon. My arm hurt down through my fingers.

– Was awakened three times in the night with severe leg cramps or Charlie horses. So I did not get much sleep. I was well hydrated so that wasnt the reason but I know I was dehydrated from fever over the weekend even though I drank a lot of smart water, wate,r and herbal tea.

– After the side effects from the shot I seem to have gone into a sinus infection I was told by the PA to get a Covid test which I did yesterday at CVS. No results yet

– Have gone into secondary infections.

– Very fatigues. Could possibly be one of my medications. I have contacted the office via email

– After chills fever bodyaches and headache, I went into an upper respiratory infection end sinus infection and bronchitis. I am on my second round of medication and steroids to clear this up.

– Have acute bronchitis. Had a very bad reaction to the second Covid shot and went into a sinus infection and bronchitis that continues to linger.

– Have had four bouts of bronchitis (two acute) since the second covid shot on Feb. 6. Consults & visits with pulmonologist

– Recent heart surgery. Didn't do mitral valve clip repair but atrial septostomy. Didn't help shortness of breath & not pulmonary. The (TEE) damaged esophagus so acid reflux now. Gastro dr gave 2nd med. Caused extreme diarrhea & microscopic colitis.

– Today I went to the Roswell Surgery Center and had a injection into the sacroiliac area for sciatic nerve pain. I have had two previous but different shots that were not successful. (b)(6) Surgery Center

– Had a sacroiliac injection yesterday at the (b)(6) surgery center

– Still having to be quiet from sacroiliac injection

– Acid reflux in throat and severe allergy flareup. Two doctor visits

Mood swings, Epistaxis and Depression

YZ6-83555-30294

– Tingling and a cooling feeling in different areas on the body. Definitely a very mild pins and needles feeling. Bloody nose.

– Anxiety

– Anxiety and depression

– Heart palpitations/anxiety attacks. Still having nausea sometimes. Feel great otherwise!

– Nausea and abdominal pain. Probably unrelated, but the nausea sucks. Took some Dramamine. Better now!

– Most side effects went away by 12pm. Still tired and have a bit of a headache

– Bruising at injection site

– Bruising at injection site. Other than that, I feel pretty normal today.

– Extreme fatigue and mood swings after moderate exercise

– Indigestion and abdominal achiness

– Awful anxiety with gut ache.

– Heart palpitations, worsening general anxiety.

Sensitivity to weather change, Systemic lupus erythematosus and Rash macular

YZ7-11181-93073

– Joint pain may be the arthritis, the weather changes.

– Still on steroid steroids from lupus flareup

– Rash warm, itchy this morning but this evening not as bad.

– Had biopsy on rash, its warm, its itchy and miserable!

– Skin biopsy was sent off to (b)(6) in (b)(6). Rash is still itchy, pain has all but gone except one spot and its minimal. When rash gets warm it itches more. Have spots of rash on my front legs. Tiny spots on the back of my legs.

Gastrointestinal inflammation, Parosmia and Arthritis

YZ7-14973-35014

– Heightened sense of smell

– Inflammatory response in joints and gi tract. Note I have sarcoidosis which has been in remission for a while. It feels like Im having a flare.

– Feels like Im getting sick... swollen lymph nodes in neck + sudden fatigue

– Joint pain

– Menstrual cycle disruption. First period came early and lasted twice as long as usual, just started period again only two weeks into my next cycle.

– Cold symptoms

White matter lesion, Peripheral sensory neuropathy and Central nervous system lesion

YZ7-20781-83422

– Wobbly...not dizzy but not right

– Wobbliness, and also my normal temperature is about 97 just FYI

– Slight sore throat And my normal temperature is 97.5 and it just went up for a little bit it wasn't a long time

– A little lingering arm pain on the left side

– Tingling in my hands and feet, a feeling of an allergic reaction, flushing, but nothing on my arm except maybe a very small circle around the injection site but not red at all there. Also today very tired. Tingling started about 10 days after vaccine

– Since the antibodies kicked in I have had continuing small fiber peripheral neuropathy issues.. tingling, burning, clearly related to the vaccine and the development of antibodies. I think this should be looked into because it has not gone away.

– I have had ongoing new neuropathy since eight days after the first vaccine. I have called Maderna and never got a call back. Not comfortable getting the second shot!

– Expanded sensory peripheral neuropathy. Painful hands feet numbness. Just like a lot of other people after the vaccine Met with neurologist

– Tingling in hands and feet

– Foot numbness and tingling, also dizziness

– My eye on the side where the shot was and is painful and red

– I got covid arm on both elbows and across my face yesterday just 5 minutes after filling this out at 4:00 p.m.. feel itchy and irritated as if I have an allergy to something The rash is not rich itchy but my body is Could not possibly travel due to my condition

– My eye still has redness in it which I believe was connected to the Maderna delayed rash on my elbows and my face which nobody seems to be interested in. Going to see an eye doctor

– Due to swelling from the vaccine I have neck pain, and tendonitis in my left wrist. Doctor's appointments and x-rays

– Since the initial swelling of my arms and the heat in my neck and back after the vaccine I have had ongoing issues with my neck spine shoulder wrist X-ray, cat scan, doctor's appointments

– neck, wrist and joint pain, tingling, ... All since the shot, Regular deficit appt with orthopedic, also neurologist, pain doctor and nurse

– Ongoing neck and peripheral neuropathy symptoms. Also new white brain matter issues shown via MRI Regular doctor, imaging

Fear, Electric shock sensation and Palpitations

YZ7-33633-08811

– Cough but I developed a cough the day of the vaccine that progress during the day

– Only a lingering cough that started the day before the vaccine

– Cough that started the day before the vaccine

– Cough fromday before vaccine

– Cough that was from before I got the vaccine and wont go away

– Soreness/ muscles

– A kind of electric not pain but a feeling in my right arm and just now close to my heart. Just scary

– Felt like an electric shock on my neck, palpitation, headache

– Leg pain

Feeling cold, Diarrhea and Injection site pain

YZ7-45394-23153

– Light headed during second and third hours

– A bit sore at the injection site during the evening and night

– Everything is back to normal on the third day

– Diarrhea has not stopped since two days ago, five days after the booster shot. Family physician.

– I had the booster on 9/26, nothing happened on the same day. 09/27 I had some chilling, some lighted-head and some pain at the injection site, but by the end of 9/27, everything was good. Suddenly, on 09/30 evening, diarrhea started, it has not stopp Doctor office

– I had Covid 19 infection in mid-January of 2022. I lasted for about thirteen days totally. Mild at first for four days the being OK, only running nose for about a week. After seventh day, still positive at the test at home; negative on thirteenth day

Injection site discoloration, Rash erythematous and Injection site reaction

YZ7-54650-54379

– I had noticed a rash the next day on arm that received the shot where the bandaid was place after receiving the shot

– I tried to report when I received my first dosage that I had developed two Red rashes where the Band-Aid adhesive was sticking to my arm which was on the right arm the rashes are gone now but the bandaid did leave two black marks where the bandaid was sticking to my arm so I decided today that I would receive my second dosage in my left arm to see if I get the same reaction as the first dosage that so far so good only redness on left arm now

– The Band-Aid marking from the first shot is still there which is black markingsFrom the first vaccine shot I received on February 24th 2021

Thirst, Herpes zoster and Bronchitis

YZ7-81649-54734

– Allergic reaction to my own allergens. They put me on Prednisone.

– Itchy skin but no rash and extreme thirst

– Not hungry

– Felt the same kind of exhaustion as the few days after getting shot 2. I know for certain I had an interaction with a COVID+ child and I wonder if that was my body fighting it off

– A torn tendon and a ruptured Peroneal tendon. And surgery to repair them.

– Bronchitis with a cough that won't leave

– Shingles, also Covid Standard doctor's appointment

Injection site mass, Diverticulitis and Arthritis

YZ8-15888-94984

– Late day yesterday when looking down I got very dizzyand had a very odd sensation from my head to my calf on my left side. Not sure if related to shot but never had that before. Been slightly dizzy of and on today.

– I had 1 day where i looked down and was very dizzy, day 6 or 7. Then day 8 the site was itchy and lump under skin. Today all is good.

– 10 hrs after 2nd inj,I had headache,12hrs, chills, fever,bodyaches Severe for solid 8hrs, weak, body aches, headache fever of and on next 24hrs. Day 4 now feel mostly ok

– Very stiff neck

– Increased arthritis pain and new diagnosis of diverticulitis.

Increased viscosity of upper respiratory secretion, Asthenopia and Increased upper airway secretion

YZ8-63696-48048

– Knees are stiffer than usual. A little tired, but not as exhausted as day after vaccine.

– Good shot less than 30 minutes ago. No symptoms yet

– Calf pain upon waking. Went away

– Runny nose

– Not sure if from allergies, but can hardly keep eyes open. Very tired.

– Throat mucus. Several times a day feel like I will choke on mucus. Very annoying especially when trying to sleep. Keep trying to clear throat, but no other symptoms , other than occasional runny nose. Never experienced such thick mucus before.

– Severe hair loss. Had some hair loss before last contact, but worse. Also, not as much stamina. Swollen ankles.

– Just felt more tired and weak after both vaccines, especially second. I have auto immune so maybe affected me more, but is not every day like after shot. 9/21/21-Abnormal ekg. More tests needed. 9/23/21-felt weak & fell down stairs-no breaks

Bone graft, Tooth extraction and Tooth infection

YZ9-18262-81699

– Hot flashes, grumpy, moody, emotional

– Pulled back muscle & had a difficult & painful tooth extraction w bone grafting. Dental office visit

– Tooth extraction w bone grafting & separate tooth infection requiring antibiotics & needing root canal tx.

– I felt like one big hot flash for the first three days after 2nd shot, the warm feeling started at the injection site & spread throughout my body, resembling a 3+ day long hot flash!

– Menorrhagia, which is a slight increase from my usual monthly menses symptoms.

Gallbladder disorder, Toothache and Insomnia

YZ9-19335-57865

– Pain UNDER the arm I got the injection in

– Soreness under the arm of injection

– Fatigue, joint pain, insomnia.

– Gallbladder problems. Problems with pain in my teeth.

– My teeth hurt really bad.

– My teeth have become horribly painful. Made an appointment to be checked out

– I now have a strange rash on various parts of my body. Never had anything like this before. Not sure if this is related to the horrible side effects from the vaccine Visit next week

Renal injury, Ventricular extrasystoles and Hypotension

YZ9-79313-80278

– Nausea lasted 4 hours, terrible gas

– Very mind sore throat since the injection (20min after shot)

– Enlarged lymph node or syst left breast/armpit

– Enlarged lymph node left armpit after 2nd shot, had mammogram and ultrasound and it looks good, just swollen. PVCs have lessened now, previously reported they had been worse shortly after the shot.

– Covid with pneumonia, hypotension, kidney injury, dehydration,

Blood alkaline phosphatase increased, Mucous stools and Formication

YZA-14408-04303

– Metallic taste 15 min after vaccine. Dizziness

– Rash on face and neck

– Chills with no fever, runny nose, watery eyes. I went and did a Covid test yesterday and it was negative.

– Back pain

– Abdominal pain, mucus in stool, severe fatigue, tingling/numbness in limbs, skin having a crawling feeling and itching

– Migraine yesterday before booster shot today. Mild headache today

– My face is red, face and neck has a rash

– Runny nose and watery eye with redness and puffy eye only on the left side"

– Sore throat

– Fatigue

– Sore throat, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, body aches, fatigue, numbness in my back. Took a Covid test today, waiting for results

– Cough, burning in chest, sore throat, fatigue from last Friday to Tuesday. Symptoms better now. I did take a Covid test Friday and 2 rapid home tests on Sunday and Tuesday, they were all negative

– Upper abdominal pain for a few months, one episode of elevated liver function and alkaline phosphatase levels, possibly passed a stone in the common bile duct

Cytopenia, Neutrophil count decreased and Platelet count decreased

YZA-21751-52640

– Platelet count low

– Low platelet count

– I have had some discomforts si e I got Pfizer booster on 9/27

– Low blood plt and anc

– I got Pfizer booster on 9/26 my CBC on 9/29 indicated my PLT And ANC are low. I have seen two Hematologists for them. Since I need to take AB ultrasound and etc, please don't call me Please don't call me

– Since I had Cytopenias, my family doctor referred me to hematologist, After I got a lot of blood testsmy hematologist said my Cytopenias was resulted from Pfizer booster. I just had an ultrasound to see this morning. Please don't call me

Ophthalmoplegia, Anger and Nodule

YZA-32829-93985

– I have a sore pinky finger joint and a small bump on my thumb joint.

– Weird bump on my thumb joint is still present.

– Right pinky finger joint hurts. Bump on right thumb joint

– Bump on my thumb joint is still present

– I just felt really tired yesterday and today. I struggled to get through my work day.

– Mild sore throat

– My eye muscles felt weird today

– Anger. Difficulty sleeping last night. Very short tempered today.

– Several of the joints of my hands and fingers are very sore.

– Headaches are worse and more frequent, I have trouble focusing my eyes at times, the joints in my hands still hurt.

– I get headaches more easily lately.

– Sore throat, but I tested negative for COVID-19 on a home test.

– I got a sore throat/sinus infection but tested negative for covid.

Coronary artery stenosis, Lipoma and Hematoma

YZA-91686-51066

– These reported symptoms are not from today, but rather from the first day vaccinated: very, very mild headache and mild pain at injection site. On first night, strong pain at injection site, waking me up during the night.

– Swollen area under both armpits with mild pain: presumably it is lymph nodes

– Swelling and mild pain remains in armpit area of shot arm, presumably lymph nodes tender and swollen

– Still mildly swollen in armpit area of shot arm, presumably lymph node

– A momentary dizziness

– A momentary chill

– Fever to 100.6. Continued headache to a more moderate level for a couple of days. A few loose stools.

– Fluctuating fever between 100 and 101 daily, but not all day. Mild headache. Slightly more fatigue, less energy.

– Fevers periodically (to 101+ degrees) which come on suddenly. Night sweats. Headaches occasionally. Lower energy. Mild indigestion.

– A day when the armpit(s) soreness (likely lymph nodes) returned. Mild in nature. Also, several days of 100-101 degrees temperature, where it came on later in the day

– Unlikely to be vaccine related: Worsening liver condition; Body temperatures that vary between 99-100.5; Winded with average exertion; sneezing and occasional cough Physical exam and scans

– Lack of appetite

– Abdominal pain was located on lower left side at my waist below rib cage and came on while reclined. Symptom was short lived but surprisingly limiting while it lasted.

– Abdominal pain this time was on right side below rib cage, sharp but short-lived

– Winded with little exertion walking in home or climbing stairs. At rest, mild ache in right arm on upper rear side close to armpit and on upper right side of chest near under arm/armpit. (Vaccine was given in left arm.) Runny nose (may be allergies). Routine visit to pulmonologist with referral to cardiologist. Waiting on appointment with Internal medicine doctor for exam of arm/underarm/side of chest ache.

– Fatigue, breathlessness (ramus intermedius stenosis diagnosed); lumps/bumps (hematomas and lipomas diagnosed) at multiple locations on body Doctor visits in their offices

Hypertension, Influenza and Injection site erythema

YZB-24721-31695

– Slight red area at injection site noticed on day 9-14. No pain, itching, or anything else at site.

– Headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and low grade fever.

– Tested positive for Covid 5/13/22 headache sore throat head congestion. Called my doctor started on molnupiravir 5/13 -5/18. On 5/26/22 new onset of persistent hypertension . Saw my doctor started hctz and now controlled . No he hypertension prior.

– Influenza A

Joint swelling, Migraine and Fatigue

YZB-90213-51323

– I am a migraine patient and after the shot I felt a pain on my right side of my head a very light migraine is gone now

– My migraine getting worse last night but Im OK today which is about 4:23 PM

– I am on my migraine patient thats why my headaches are starting up lately

– I am a migraine person

– Right arm elbow is swollen I dont know if I have to do with the shoot

– Light headache

– My migraine headache

– I More tire then usually

Hyperacusis, Oral discomfort and Deafness unilateral

YZC-31005-07533

– Hearing going in and out from my left ear.

– Hearing went in and out in left ear, earache in right ear. Hot, dry, sore mouth: sensitive gums, tongue, roof of mouth and tonsils. I couldn't quench my thirst.

– Like a small hive or rash by my collarbone not sure if vaccine related

– Not sure if COVID vaccine related, but randomly have gotten more acne, ears are a little more sensitive, overall more fatigued- hard to feel productive when energy is low

– I feel itchy in different areas of my body, but not sure if related to any COVID

– Achy joints. Slight sore throat

– I was told COVID related hair loss. I have ALOT of hair falling out. It is devastating.

Deafness unilateral and Myalgia

YZC-59563-37206

– Slight tenderness in muscle at injection site

– Back in January a few days following my first Covid vaccine shot I had loss of hearing in my left ear. My hearing returned after about 10 days, may have been related to vaccine.? Saw Dr after hearing returned so not sure of vaccine caused the hearing loss no other cause found.

– Soreness in muscle of upper left arm, same place I got vaccine. I had it for a week or so after the shot, it went away for a month or more then came back and lasted a month, now going away again. Haven't had any other reason that it would be sore.

Lymphadenitis, Injection site discomfort and Lymph node pain

YZC-97571-27372

– a lymph node located in left axillary region is slightly tender

– 2nd day of a tender lymph node in left axillary region

– 3rd day of tenderness in a lymph node in left axilla regio

– axillary inflammation of lymph nodes w/same arm as injection site

– mild discomfort at injection site; axillary lymph nodes are inflamed at same limb at injection site

– residual lymph node inflammation in axillary region in limb of injection site

– not at this time

– axillary lymph nodes are a bit tender

– slight tenderness @ injection site, but not swollen or red; slight tenderness in axillary lymph nodes

– axillary lymph nodes slightly tender but not uncomfortable

Initial insomnia, Insomnia and Nasal congestion

YZD-17789-44530

– the night after my injection I had trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, I didn't report it at the time because I thought it was related to the general excitement and apprehension from getting a vaccine but I don't normally experience that and I've heard similar stories in the last few days from others

– cold like symptoms of stuffy nose, sore throat, fatigue

– cold-like sniffles and sore throat, negative covid PCR test

– I had a cold for 2 days, negative covid test

Nasal discomfort, Muscular weakness and Dysgeusia

YZD-18157-99553

– Funny taste in my mouth

– Metal or chemical taste in mouth, burning in nose membrane, both improving

– Round rash in crook of arm that received vaccine. Small rash between breasts. I'm not sure they are related to the vaccine

– I still have a slight sore/burning in my throat.

– Sore throat. Not sure if these symptoms are related to the vaccine

– My chronic muscle pain has increased since the vax. The last few weeks there is some weakness in my legs which is new.

Photophobia, Paranasal sinus discomfort and Heart rate increased

YZD-32877-03605

– My chest feels heavy

– Extreme tiredness

– Fast heart rate, labored breathing with activity, light sensitivityp

– Chest congestion

– Heaviness in chest & somewhat labored breathing

– Fatigue, irratic heart beat

– They are not new, but from when I had covid early in the pandemic (end of March/ April 2020). I am still having issues with severe joint pain, brain fog, smelling cigarette smoke when it's not there, and an elevated heart rate.

– Raw throat, chest congestion, headaches, and sinus pressure...

– Fast heart rate and palpitations

– Cold & sinus. I took at home covid tests 2x. They were negative

– Increased allergies, headaches, & joint pain

Middle ear effusion, Hypotension and Nausea

YZD-62431-15862

– Cough since 4/5/21

– Cough/sore throat

– Cough, sore throat. Tested positive for Covid as of 4/9

– Cough/sore throat I have tested positive for Covid 4/9 Tele health visit 4/8 bc of prolonged symptoms. Urgent care 4/8 bc of Covid test. In person visit distanced with primary dr bc of coughing and prolonged symptoms and having Covid

– I HAVE COVID

– Low blood pressure, faintness, dizziness, nausea, fluid in ears Primary care dr visit

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