(I'm not sure if this is in the right section)

There is an arrow in my character's side that won't go away. Any ideas on how to remove it? I'm on ps3 btw

This happens to me sometimes, drop all the arrows in your inventory, it might remove it.
If not fast travel/ wait.
They usually go after a while

Lol thats happened to me too but it never bothered me. I was happy to see arrows actually stick. I haven't tried to get did of them but eventually they do go away. On PS3 too for comparisons sake.

try changing gear...or maybe the flame cloak? it gets rid of dead thralls so maybe it will do the same for dead arrows

Just go to a city gaurd and when he mentions somthing about taking an arrow to the knee slap him in the face.

All you need to do is drop the arrow from your inventory. It is only a pain if you use the same arrows as what was shot at you. Which is why I use only Ebony or Glass arrows as enemies do not seem to have those very often.

On my character, I just drop all the Steel, Iron, Falmer, and Elven arrows and that clears things up. Even when I looked like a porcupine.

I don't know but pulling on it might cause additional trauma. Too bad there's no gunpowder in Skyrim or you could do the "Two Mules for Sister Sarah" trick.