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Report #2826290

Received Feb 14, 2025

Life-threateningHospitalizedER / ED visitOffice visitDisabled
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
55 yrs
State
SC
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Apr 1, 2021
Onset
May 1, 2021
Days to onset
30
Hospital days
14

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (NOVAVAX))NOVAVAX2—SYR / LA

Symptoms (11)

ArthralgiaArthritisCartilage injuryGait disturbanceHip arthroplastyInflammatory marker increasedMagnetic resonance imaging abnormalPost procedural infectionSepsisStaphylococcal infectionWalking aid user

Symptom narrative

I had 2 Pfizer vaccines in 2021. One in March and then another in April. I almost immediately started having pain in my hip. Within a month of the 2nd dose I had to go to the dr. I was having trouble walking. I was scheduled with an orthopedic surgeon and they began to run tests thinking I had an autoimmune disease because my inflammatory levels were so high. I was tested by a rheumatologist and they ruled out autoimmune diseases. I had an MRI which showed that I had a lot of inflammation around my hip joint that had caused the cartilage to breakdown. It was an unexplained issue that had caused me to be on a walker. The surgeon did not specify vaccine injury but said that it was an unexplainable very aggressive arthritis he guessed. He told me I had no other choice but to have a hip replacement. I had not had any hip pain or hip problems before that vaccine so it was very confusing to all of us to have this happen to me so fast out of nowhere. I had the hip replacement by September 2021 (which was just a few months after my 2nd vaccine dose). I unfortunately developed sepsis from a staph infection from that hip replacement and almost died. I was hospitalized for weeks and had to be treated by infectious disease dr for the next year. I still have a lot of health issues today. I have researched and talked with many people and have come to realize that all of that happened immediately after the 2 covid vaccines that I had. I had one in March 2021 and 2nd in April 2021. I was at drs office in may and having hip replacement surgery by September. My surgeon never implied that it was caused by the vaccines. I had a dr in the hospital that suggested it might be a covid vaccine injury but nothing documented. I am convinced that it was caused by the 2 vaccines within a month of each other. Thank you for your time

Current illness

None

Medical history

Cervical fusion

Other medications

Pantoprozole

Allergies

None

Lab data

Hip replacement. MRI. Inflammatory testing. Sepsis. Infectious disease