Thread: Elbow pain
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Old 11-07-2005, 11:07 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Yep, you got it. Did the same thing in my late 40's when I used a 4' pry bar to remove dozens of big nails out of very old hard roof rafters. Pain lasted for a long time--over 8 months. Finally knocked it out with a brace, ice and continual high doses of Naproxen.
Second time it happened, it took a steroid shot to get rid of it.
If I were you I'd be taking high doses of Ibuprofen every 4 hrs (600mg or so) every 4 hrs for at least 3 or 4 days to combat it. Ice it frequently.
But, remember, don't get medical advice from a Mercedes forum.

One consequence of my experience is that I don't swing long handled hammers anymore and I use my legs and not arms on tight nuts.
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