OW WTF!?

[smurasaki]

So, I'm sitting here typing this one-handed, because at about 10 pm tonight my right elbow decided excruciating pain was a good idea.  After said pain failed to go away and one instance of trying to use my arm nearly made me pass out, I thought a taxi up to the ER just might be a good idea.

A bit of waiting, an examination, and x-rays (not fun to

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[marag]

Ouch! I've had good luck with the cortisone shot, so hopefully it'll work for you.

Hooray for Vicodin, though :)

[smurasaki]

My arm is somewhat better. (I can use my hand! Yay!) But I am taking it easy and continuing to use a sling until it's all better.

Good thing I happen to have two days off of work anyway. I should be fine functional* by Thursday as long as I'm careful.

*Correcting for stupid machismo. Stupid machismo is stupid, yet so very hard to get rid of.

[cmcmck]

Oh HUGS!

I've suffered from this in the past myself so I know just how sore it can feel.

[smurasaki]

It is all kinds of not-fun and I will have to figure out what the cause is/was so that I don't have it happen again.

[cmcmck]

Presumably, it'll be an RSI of some sort, but which one?

[smurasaki]

I am better. I wish you could just beam over and help out. Apparently, we need our limbs. Who knew?

[tekalynn]

OW! Get well soon.

[smurasaki]

Thanks. I'm working on it.

[mme_hardy]

I, too, have had tennis/library elbow. It sucks.

The thing that worked best for me longterm was not just the drugs (although drugs are good) but physical therapy; ask if your doctor/health plan covers it.

[smurasaki]

Yeah, I'm going to be looking into that. As well as trying to figure out what part of my job got me in the first place.

[mme_hardy]

In my case -- your mileage SO may vary! --- I tracked it down after many years to my habit of leaning on my chair armrests while typing. Once I took the armrests off my chair, the tendinitis mostly vanished. Try, if you can, changing your typing posture.