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Elbow bursitis? 9-Jul-2014 At 8:00:52 PM martym

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Golf ball? Count yourself lucky - my elbow swelled to football size by the time I went to Emergency!
I was climbing at Reservoir Dogs, two pitch climbing area, when my elbow started to niggle. I stupidly ignored my body and pushed on. Then stupidly just put some Ice on it and went to bed. I woke up at 5am sweating; off to the RPA - elbow bursitis; stay off it for a month.
This was two weeks before summer holidays, trip to Arapiles for over a month!

I put my elbow in a sling, more just to remind myself not to use it.. Took the medication I was prescribed... Still went camping, scrambled up a few easier climbs... But come new year I was climbing normally, haven't had a problem since.

The doctors weren't sure what brought it on. I broke my elbow 15 years ago - they said there was a possibility that somehow flared up, or a bone fragment was loosened while climbing - who knows.

I am not advocating ignoring doctors orders - in deed, I definitely took it easy for the first few weeks! Just relating my experience.