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All medical procedures and medications come with some risks. Vaccines are no exception. Vaccines in general seem to be associated with various side effects at a rate that is generally in the ballpark of a few cases per million doses. Thus everyone must always weigh the risks of medical-induced problems (side effects) vs. the problems that are being treated.
As I understand it, the potential risks from covid (including "long covid" problems that can occur even if the covid infection is relatively mild) are far higher than the risks from the covid vaccines. There is no such thing as a risk-free option. Doing nothing has its own risks. The smart gambler will generally go with the lower comparative risk and I would like to think of myself as a smart gambler. I wish I didn't have to gamble on health at all, but that is simply not an option.
Bottom line: There is some evidence of a possible link between small-fiber neuropathy and covid vaccines, so that is part of the risks when rolling the dice. Here is a link to a PubMed article that addresses the connection.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8250971/
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While I agree with absolutely everything you say (there are risks with everything), what we need from the medical community is an acknowledgement that the vaccine is hurting some people and some strategies and help for those who are vaccine injured. We were all told this was the "safest route" - getting vaccinated will help save you and the community. We all signed up for the vaccine to help stop the spread of covid - none of us signed up to have neuropathy for the rest of our lives. The connection between neuropathy and the vaccine was denied and covered up until so many people were suffering that it couldn't be hidden anymore. That is tragic. If this is the case, we need to stop pushing the vaccine until they figure out what is wrong with it and fix it. My biggest complaint with all of this is the initial denial that the vaccine could do harm when so many people have been suffering.