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Report #2860184

Received Sep 21, 2025

HospitalizedER / ED visitOffice visit
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
32 yrs
State
VA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 27, 2021
Onset
Sep 28, 2021
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
1

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH))PFIZER\BIONTECH1FF2587SYR / LA

Symptoms (26)

Blood pressure increasedBlood test normalBrain fogC-reactive protein increasedChest painContusionElectrocardiogram abnormalExtrasystolesFatigueFeeling abnormalHaematuriaHeadacheIndurationInflammationInterleukin level increasedLoss of personal independence in daily activitiesMyalgiaNodulePain in extremityPalpitationsParaesthesiaProtein urine presentSARS-CoV-2 antibody test positiveTinnitusVascular painYellow skin

Symptom narrative

The first couple of days after vaccination I had a headache, which I thought was a normal reaction. On the 3rd day I started feeling a strange tingling throughout my whole body. On that Friday October 1st, I had my annual physical health examination, that means a 10 minute phone call with a practitioner. I mentioned the strange sensations to her and she said to wait until next week to see if it goes away. Unfortunately, the night of Saturday October 2nd, I began having pounding chest pains that felt different than anything previously experienced, especially when laying down in the evening. Thinking that many people have strange reactions to this vaccine, I waited a few more days. On the morning of Wednesday October 6th, my chest was still in pain and at the advice of a nurse, I went to Emergency room. While at the emergency room a series of tests were run including EKG, blood work, and blood pressure. My blood pressure was higher than I had ever seen it, but that was the only abnormality among the tests taken. I was injected with an anti-inflammatory medication and that helped to reduce the pain and then sent home after being there for a few hours and told to continue to take ibuprofen as an anti-inflammatory. I had a follow up appointment the next week with my primary doctor. She was disturbingly nonchalant about the visit and literally the first thing she said when she walked into the room was ?so this is nothing new right?? I told her that it was, I had never had that sensation of inflammation or that kind of duration of chest pain before. She was confident there were never issues with Pfizer (the vaccine). We did an EKG, there was an anomaly (I felt my heart skip when it occurred). She told me to take it easy and agreed to give me a referral to a cardiologist and that I would temporarily be exempt from a second dose until I was evaluated. On the 18th of October, which was the very last day to receive the 2nd dose and be considered ?fully vaccinated? before the 1 November deadline (2 weeks after dose 2), I received a phone call from a nurse saying that due to a change in policy, only people who had previous heart issues before the COVID vaccine were eligible for Cardiology referrals. She said my doctor said to go ahead and get my 2nd dose of the vaccine immediately. Finding this to be appallingly dangerous, I informed her that I was still having chest pains daily and that I did in fact have issues prior. She went back to my doctor and ultimately they agreed to allow me to get a referral to a Cardiologist. It took another month before I was seen at Cardiology. They quickly did an EKG, no issues shown by that time much later. No other evaluation was conducted and I was basically rushed out. I spoke with the doctor about my experience. He said I likely had pericarditis which sometimes happens with these vaccines, that they don't know why it happens, but it isn?t a significant concern. His recommendation was to take some ibuprofen before taking my second dose. Again, I found that ridiculous but did not argue. By that time, there was a new policy indicating that those with approved separation dates did not have to vaccinate. This policy kept me from being required to get a 2nd dose. In addition to my chest pains, I got random pains in my limbs a couple of weeks after vaccination. Sometimes it felt like spots of warm pains, sometimes more like tingling, most often sharp pains. They happened in my hands, feet, and limbs. I also noticed two hard bumps on my right calf, which I thought could be clots or bruises. I didn?t recall any trauma there at all. Then I started noticing bruising on 3 of my limbs, and a lot of yellowed skin on my left wrist. My veins in my wrist also began to feel painful. I went to another doctor to discuss. She noted bruising "all over my body." She ran blood tests which came back normal, no explanation. I returned to the same doctor in November to ask about the random pains, and now also muscle aches, this time mentioning that they started after vaccination. She seemed to think that I may be making the issues up, and recommended we just ?monitor? the issues for another month. Less than a month later, on 21 November, my left ear began ringing. Within a week, both ears began ringing, bilateral tinnitus. As of 21 September 2025, I am still suffering from constant bilateral tinnitus as well as what feel like random vein pains, chronic inflammation especially in legs, fatigue, and brain fog. Issues appear consistent with chronic vasculitus. I only do light physical activity given current health status.

Current illness

none

Medical history

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Other medications

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Allergies

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Lab data

October 2021 - Anomalous EKG, hematuria and high protein in urine. Treatment with corticosteriod notably improved symptoms of tinnitus, fatigue, vein pains, but was not continued. Blood tests as recent as June 2025 indicated high C Reactive Protein, High IL-6, and high antibodies for COVID spike.