Which arm for a flu shot?

[BishopHastur]

Left. I get all shots, and blood work drawn from the left.

 

[Anne Millington]

It is the lifting of the shoulder that is likely to hurt, so I would go with right. But the day of the vax you will be fine. If you have an issue it will be the next day and a couple of days after. In any case, I don't think you will be bothered once you get playin'.

 

[truand85]

Pain is just weakness leaving the body?

Anything for good tone

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

I really can't believe this hasn't been discussed (and if it has I can't believe how well hidden it was from Search...), so here it goes:

Situation:

• You're getting a flu shot today
• Your arm will be sore from the shot
• You're playing for ~2 hours later today
• You play right-handed (so you fret with your left and pluck/pick with your right)

Knowing you'll be playing for a few hours with a sore arm, which one do you sacrifice to the soreness?

I've never had a flu shot, and never will. I haven't had the flu in like 8 years.

 

[Ryan in PDX]

Shots haven't affected my playing. If they did, I'd consider one slightly sloppy performance an acceptable price for the peace of mind... Do lots of stretches and drink lots of water, all day, and I bet you'll be fine.

I had some same-day soreness from this year's flu shot, but it was minor, barely extended to the elbow, and didn't affect usage in any way. That was the left arm, chosen because the pharmacist was standing to my left of my chair at that moment.

One of the covid doses made my arm noticably sore the next day, all the way down to the hand, but still didn't affect my ability to use it. That was the right arm, chosen because I was in the passenger seat at a drive-through vax site.

I got a TDAP booster when some close friends had babies I wanted to see. I don't remember which arm that was, but I had no side effects whatsoever.

 

[JonathanPDX]

I just had one a few days ago and had them do the right arm. I think the left shoulder muscles are doing more work and moving around more than the right, so any swelling or pain is less likely to impact my plucking hand than my fretting one.

Also, if I have pain on a gig I find it way easier to adapt my plucking approach than my fretting technique. Heck, you can play with just the left hand, but there are a lot less options if you have to walk and only your right hand is operational.

 

[BigBigGuy44]

Invalid survey. Both is the correct answer.

 

[bikeplate]

Never had one. Never getting one

 

[Mike N]

D) None Of The Above.

 

[LBS-bass]

I'm not moving my upper arm around much in fretting position, so I'm gonna go with my fretting arm.

 

[manchego_eggo]

If you're under 65 and don't have diabetes you can get a nasal vaccine so you don't get arm soreness, it's what I do. You can look it up online and it'll show local providers.

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[Rolling Thunder]

If you're under 65 and don't have diabetes you can get a nasal vaccine so you don't get arm soreness, it's what I do. You can look it up online and it'll show local providers.

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I've had that. Get the shot. That is unless you prefer that feeling of fluid slowly making it's way from the recesses of your nose to the back of your throat feeling. No. Thanks.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

If I had a gig and was worried about pain, I'd simply not get the shot that day. If that's not an option, it'd be the right shoulder (I'm a righty).

 

[packhowitzer]

I guess it depends on which arm you use for feedin' the geese...

 

[57pbass]

Drop your drawers.. right cheek

 

[Ostie]

Short arm

 

[Shepsdad]

I’ve never had soreness from the flu shot, but man, I got the two part shingles vaccine last year, and the second dose felt like an open wound on my shoulder for a couple of days.

 

[Ryan in PDX]

I'd like to make a joke about magnetic properties of vaccines adding to pickup output, but I don't think we're there yet.

I'll power though:
I only use vintage, pre-CBS vaccines, for the tone.

Did you hear? They're putting the Line6 Helix in this year's flu shot!

And the lowest of low hanging fruit (drum roll) - What's the best vaccine for metal?

 

[watt]

bassslinger nick,

for first two I did port arm and will do it again w/the third time booster. w/first two I had soreness a little bit in the arm but not bad enough to quit working bass.


on bass, watt



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I really can't believe this hasn't been discussed (and if it has I can't believe how well hidden it was from Search...), so here it goes:

Situation:

• You're getting a flu shot today
• Your arm will be sore from the shot
• You're playing for ~2 hours later today
• You play right-handed (so you fret with your left and pluck/pick with your right)

Knowing you'll be playing for a few hours with a sore arm, which one do you sacrifice to the soreness?

 

[bobba66]

In the neck.