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KS Toronado

(22,661 posts) Sat Apr 10, 2021, 11:23 AM Apr 2021

How to get rid of arm discomfort/pain after vaccine shot. [View all]

While getting my 2nd shot, was told to exercise my arm & she demonstrated by simply raising her arm parallel to floor
and down again. Discomfort went away faster than my 1st shot and very easy to do.

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How to get rid of arm discomfort/pain after vaccine shot. [View all] KS Toronado Apr 2021 OP

Had I known.. dchill Apr 2021 #1

Cool. 2naSalit Apr 2021 #2

I took one ibuprofen and one Tylenol pill. Patterson Apr 2021 #3

I did something similar and the soreness lasted less than 24 hours. Arkansas Granny Apr 2021 #4

Yep. All the way over your head too. Worked for me. Not supposed to take pain meds. Pobeka Apr 2021 #5

Out to the sides or towards the front? Qutzupalotl Apr 2021 #6

ice really helps, too. mopinko Apr 2021 #7

Do you ice it before the pain starts? Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2021 #8

yes. soon as you get home. mopinko Apr 2021 #9

Rite Aid gives you 4 pages of FAQs when you get the vaccine there IcyPeas Apr 2021 #10

I found an ice pack helped a lot after my 2nd shot Luciferous Apr 2021 #11

Also, a pharmacy clerk told me we needed to eat often and healthy, drinking lots of fluids haele Apr 2021 #12

This is what I did two days before my second ChazII Apr 2021 #14

Also moved it around, and massaged it. nilram Apr 2021 #13

I have had 2 Moderna shots. marie999 Apr 2021 #15