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Originally Posted by GeoffC
That must be tender,
how did it happen and how did you get it diagnosed (says he flexing a sore elbow joint)
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Oh it hurts like all hell. It actually started with numbness and tingling in my right arm. I thought maybe I was having a stroke, but under the tingling in my elbow was this nasty dull pain.
I decided it wasn't a stroke at that point, so I purchased some splints for my wrist and arm. After wearing those a few weeks, the numbness went away, but not the pain.
So, I went to the doctor who confirmed what I suspected ... epicondylitis ... which can be lateral (tennis elbow) or medial (pitcher's elbow) or both. Lucky me, I have both.
Since I don't play tennis and don't pitch much of anything, I was at a loss to figure out what could be causing it, until one of my friends here so kindly pointed out that "it hurt [her] just to watch me walk my dogs. Jordan especially goes nuts whenever she sees a deer, squirrel, lizard, person who might maybe pet her, or just when she feels like it. At that point, she pulls so hard on the leash (and my arm) that people are amazed I can control her. Two reasons for that. First, I am fairly strong, although this has started causing some weakness in my right arm, and second, I can usually anticipate what she is about to do and brace myself for it. I have seen her quite easily pull over a 250 man all by her lonesome.
However, back before I started using the hand held short leash for better control, I just had them attached to a padded waist belt for walks. Then came the day that they decided to chase a deer, and before I could react, they had pulled me down and were merrily dragging me down the road behind them. Tore up my favorite tshirt, a good pair of jeans and most of my skin in that little adventure. When they finally stopped, I got up (with great difficulty) brushed as much of the dirt as I could and limped home for some first aid.
And yet .... I love those rotten girls.