Elbow Problem......

[BigFish]

Maybe one of you can give me some insight. I am seeing the Doc next week. Symptoms are my left elbow is quite sore....very painful the last couple days. Thought maybe I strained it but I think its worse than that. Can't lift anything more than a cup of coffee....and even that hurts. Feels like the whole joint is strained....maybe a tendon or ligament? Someone mentioned bersitus??? What ever that is? All I know is it hurts and I can't use my left arm for anything more than picking my nose......and hitting these keys!

Anyone ever have a similar problem....help appreciated.

[Raider Ronnie]

Stop playing with yourself with your left hand !!!

[jbuck]

Larry,

I have had to deal with tendenitis in the elbow. Hurts like hell. Ice helps alot. I ended up getting a cordosone(sp.) shot and it helped for a while.Till you see the Dr. ice it down
Jeff

[Swimmer]

Larry sounds like bursitus. Happens all of a sudden. Something gets dislodged a little and rubs up against something else. Cortesone shot might disolve it. If it truly isn't injured, which you'll find out at the docs workign it out doing stuff will make it go away. Got it in my shoulder about 15 years ago. Didn't go away until I spent three days strapping a room in my celler that should have only taken four hours. Either way I hope its minor.

[MAC]

Is it right in your elbow joint or is it feel like it is in the muscle on outside edge of your tricep? Could be tennis elbow. I had it a bunch of years ago from swinging a 32 oz estwing. It went away after wearing a pressure band for a month or so.

[Karl F]

thought I was going to get surgery this fall.. I went back and got mri'd.. both elbows on me know, I've hyperextended them so many times over the years, lifting cases over my head, stacking beer and booze, plus running the two wheeler down stairs loaded with cases, I've frigged up both of mine.. anyway, now he wants to wait till they are worse... WTF... I think I'm gonna try and get a referral to the ortho my son had up in Boston..friggin cape hack docs.....

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by MAC

Is it right in your elbow joint or is it feel like it is in the muscle on outside edge of your tricep? Could be tennis elbow.

I had that too. In my case it happened after years of casting 11-1/2' glass spinning rods with the reel taped high on the butt. It lasted over a year. I saw both orthopedists and a chiro. The chiro made it worse Compression bands helped make it bearable to fish, icing it afterwards helped, but nothing cured it entirely except resting it completely for a few months.

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by Mike P

I had that too. In my case it happened after years of casting 11-1/2' glass spinning rods with the reel taped high on the butt. It lasted over a year. I saw both orthopedists and a chiro. The chiro made it worse Compression bands helped make it bearable to fish, icing it afterwards helped, but nothing cured it entirely except resting it completely for a few months.

me too Mike...anytime a have a problem with elbow or shoulder.etc.......rest it....and advil...4 at a whack

[chris L]

Originally Posted by Mike P

I had that too. In my case it happened after years of casting 11-1/2' glass spinning rods with the reel taped high on the butt. It lasted over a year. I saw both orthopedists and a chiro. The chiro made it worse Compression bands helped make it bearable to fish, icing it afterwards helped, but nothing cured it entirely except resting it completely for a few months.

me too both arms . Larry go see your doc

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by chris L

me too both arms . Larry go see your doc

What did u do about it? I have to get something done about mine. Sux.

[striprman]

Arthritis, you're gettin' old and the pains is startin'

[Squid kids Dad]

To much time spent at the puter???

[vineyardblues]

Larry sounds like my shoulder, 2 cortazone shots later, it's still f-uped
I am getting an MRI on the 14th

Gee if you lived on capecod they would have giving you nitghtquil. sp

lol


vb

[fishaholic18]

Larry, I have the same problem in both elbows, prob. from pulling wrenches all these years, mine is on the inside of my elbows. Had 2 shots in each, 1st lasted a few months and 2nd shot lasted 1 month in the left and still good in the right. Doc wants to do surgery to move a tendon.
Read this.
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/elbo...lferselbow.htm

[stripercrazy]

larry, I've had elbow problems for 4 months, I was thinking of getting it looked at. ed

[choggieman]

Sounds to me like tennis or golfers elbow. Either of which are inflammation over the condyles( bony bumps on inside and outside of your elbow). There are small bursa there that get all riled up.I work in Orthopedics and see it all the time. It is usually caused by repetitive motion, like making too many posts on fishing websites. . Ice can help, as well as anti-inflammatories such as motrin(advil) and alleve(naproxen).Be sure to read the directions on the pill botlles as these are both known to cause ulcers if not taken as suggested. Rest and a tennis elbow brace are usually indicated, as is a cortisone shot occasionally. I have a feeling this is not terminal, so you may live.....LOL. Might have to give up fishing, so I will be the first to volunteer to come to your home and haul away all your tackle you will no longer be able to use.

[flyin]

go see a physical therapist and/or a good orthopedic doctor who should rule out tendon damage. "tennis elbow" is very common, and I got it last summer after pulling weeds for a couple of days... same symptoms you describe. But a good PT can give you specific exercises based on where the injury is. Motrin helps in the short term for the local pain, the exercises (and otherwise REST) and the arm strap help in the long term, not necessarily in that order

don't go for surgery automatically, get a second opinion.