Knitter’s Elbow
I finally caved and went to the doctor. After all, it was only the last month or so that I had only been howling with pain every time my elbow brushed past something. And only a few weeks since I noticed that it wouldn’t straighten and hung at an odd angle, three inches from my body. And of course, the fact that I couldn’t knit for more then ten minutes without having to massage feeling back into my forearm, well, that’s not really any reason to rush off for medical advice, right? That’s just an inconvenience. Heck, I’m peasant stock. Pain? Ha! I chortle in the face of your stinkin’ pain. I can take it.
I thought it might be bursitis — I did give myself knitting/babyland bursitis once, right around when Helena was born and more or less immoblized my right arm. I finally went to the doctor then too and a month of massive doses of ibuprofen set me right. It took me longer to recover from the old-lady diagnosis though, as in:
Me: But why did this happen?
Doctor: You’re getting older.
Me: AARARARARRRRRRRGH!
But this time it’s not bursitis. It’s tennis elbow. Except that I don’t play tennis, or haven’t for twenty years or so. I do knit. And type (on a laptop which is apparently a no-no). And heft massive slabs of concrete by myself because I decided to pull up and re-lay the patio. Still, the official diagnosis: I’m getting old.
I don’t feel old. My ELBOW feels old. I don’t. Which must mean that my elbow exists in some bizarre localized time warp where time is hurtling on so fast that my elbow is 78 while the rest of my body is only 40 and my maturity level is stuck at about 24. Of course, I think my butt has been sucked into that same time warp which means I don’t need medical attention. I need a physicist.
I also need go-go Gadget arms because it is damn hard to photograph your own elbow:
Sexy ace bondage.
Bummer! I’ve never had knitter’s elbow. Why is typing on a laptop a no-no? I guess most of the modern world is in trouble then! Thank you for commenting on my blog! It’s so nice to see a new person reading it. check out my other one too (if you go to my profile page, you can see both at the same time).
Take care of that elbow, and keep writing!
Typing on a laptop is not so bad, provided you have a separate ‘plug in’ or similar keyboard. Hope you are much better soon (or maybe even by now?)
Elbow pain learn more when you can rest after a long day. When violations of smallThe tendons are more common. Calcium or mineral deposits to develop a lot of problems causing deterioration of tendons. If you suffer from pain, you will be tested to reveal the extent of the damage. X-rays are used to detect the problem. The best way for your healing of chronic pain after surgery.
Going to the doctor is the best way to cure any pain. I wish that you get better sooner. By the way, I had fun reading your blog. I will be visiting you blog very often. That is for sure.