Yuck

My elbows hurt. Endured 2 hours at the orthopedic surgeons office today. X-ray, ultrasound and cortisone injection. 6-8 weeks if no improvement my choices are 1. Live with it. 2. Surgery. His body language indicated he expects to see me in late May. FML. No PL meet in April, and if I do opt for surgery it will have to be after the wedding June 29. No way I'm going to do that in a sling. Yeah, I can work around it. I can still squat. I can still throw with my right arm, but F.M.L.
Just to make this day f-ing awesome....family drama. This is why I drink to excess.

F-ing elbows

Appointment with orthopedic surgeon March 29.

March 4

Still totally hamstrung by this elbow tendonitis. I did do a few squats today and those went fine, but it was still hurting even to type.
Found this video this morning. It already feels better!!

March 2

Woke up with severe elbow pain. Pain with typing, pain with lifting a coffee mug. Persevered and got the gym clean and set up for the jazz concert for tomorrow. High doses of alcohol seems to mediate the pain. My parents are moving out of the home they have inhabited for 40 years tomorrow. This is causing an emotinal reaction I did not expect. Sob.

March 1

I knew it on the rower on Sunday, but didn't want to admit it. My left elbow tendonitis had gotten out of control. It is painful to type, let alone lift a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. I have taken a complete and total rest week, aside from some significant housecleaning, but that has to be done. The elbow is feeling a bit better, so I'm going to start lifting again tomorrow. I'm going to stay away from the rowing for another week. I've been dealing with this shitty forearm and elbow pain for well over a year now. I may need to get some help with this.

Feb. 24

Hungover, bad.
Erg 1 hour. 13 K
Cleaned the gym, kid drama all day. Pizza and wings for dinner. Not a stellar day.

Feb. 23

Low energy day
Bench: 10@45, 10@65, 5x5 @ 102
Children home for family/business/therapy meetings of which I do not need to participate, but I still deal with the drama. Had a lovely vegan dinner at my S-I-L's and then got smashed until 3 AM with my 21 year old daughter. First time I got a chance to talk to her alone in a couple of years! I love her! She gets me like no one else.