Tennis elbow anyone?

[MotherGoose]

I have had on and off tennis elbow for 18 months. It's not from tennis, it's from gardening and having to carry and wrestle a baby/toddler. I had PT, did a cortisone shot, tried massage. It's really bad again with the gardening season. What's been your experience? Anyone do surgery?

 

ETA I also wear one of the braces.

Edited June 20, 2017 by MotherGoose

[Laura Corin]

I have had on and off tennis elbow for 18 months. It's not from tennis, it's from gardening and having to carry and wrestle a baby/toddler. I had PT, did a cortisone shot, tried massage. It's really bad again with the gardening season. What's been your experience? Anyone do surgery?

 

ETA I also wear one of the braces.

I went to a well qualified physio. He disagreed with the doctor's diagnosis of tennis elbow, gave me some neck exercises (yes, neck) and cured it. I get a twinge occasionally and just do the exercises to cure it.

[MotherGoose]

I went to a well qualified physio. He disagreed with the doctor's diagnosis of tennis elbow, gave me some neck exercises (yes, neck) and cured it. I get a twinge occasionally and just do the exercises to cure it.

I definitely have neck issues, but I went to PT (physio I think ) and to a chiropractor, as well as md and orthopedist, and they all concur on the diagnosis. It's possible I have ulnar nerve entrapment too/instead of. I hate this! I want to be able to hoe the garden all day like I did two years ago.

[Plateau Mama]

I had surgery about 13 years ago. The biggest issue I had was the dr told me I'd be out of commission for a week. He neglected to tell me that was for the non-removable cast and that I'd still be in a remove only when you shower cast for two more weeks. I had a 1 & 3 yo and my husband had scheduled a business trip a week after the surgery. While he was gone we had a huge ice storm and my son spiked 105 degree fever. We were new to the neigborhood and didnt really know anyone. I couldnt lift the baby to get him in the car to go to the er. It was bad.

[MotherGoose]

I had surgery about 13 years ago. The biggest issue I had was the dr told me I'd be out of commission for a week. He neglected to tell me that was for the non-removable cast and that I'd still be in a remove only when you shower cast for two more weeks. I had a 1 & 3 yo and my husband had scheduled a business trip a week after the surgery. While he was gone we had a huge ice storm and my son spiked 105 degree fever. We were new to the neigborhood and didnt really know anyone. I couldnt lift the baby to get him in the car to go to the er. It was bad.

That's awful!! How are you now? Edited June 20, 2017 by MotherGoose

[Plateau Mama]

That's awful!! How are you now?

It is fine now. After the first 4-6 weeks my arm was fine, but those three weeks were hard. It wouldn't have been that bad if i hadnt had two small children to care for. I am actually getting ready to have a similar procedure on my thumb and have warned my kids that mon is put of commission for at least three weeks. Fortunatly they are old ebough to help me jow.

[Lizzie in Ma]

I got mine from power knitting for presents for the holidays.  More painful than I expected, wore the brace for a lot longer than I anticipated.  It did go away eventually.