Elbow bursitis

[christopher]

Anybody suffered with this ? I woke up with a golf ball sized lump on the end of my left elbow 2 weeks ago, anti inflammatory tablets have helped a lot, but its still sore as hell and stopping me caving !

 

[bograt]

Yup!, get it regularly in elbows, wrists & knuckles, Non-steroidals (NSAID'S), (Ibuprofin) and rest are the best remedy I've found, if anyone knows differently, I, too, would be grateful!

 

[Caver Keith]

If you are taking Ibuprofen regularly you really need to go to the doctors and get some Lansoprazole tablets to protect your stomach. Usually bursitis clears up in a few weeks with or without Ibuprofen.

 

[Joel Corrigan]

If you're ever in the Mendips then talk to Tom Chapman as he knows all about it & if you don't get it sorted then it can lead to serious complications.  Took a long time to treat & involved a lot of IM injections.  If you don't know him then drop me a line & I'll put you in touch.

 

[bograt]

If you are taking Ibuprofen regularly you really need to go to the doctors and get some Lansoprazole tablets to protect your stomach. Usually bursitis clears up in a few weeks with or without Ibuprofen.

Thats interesting, I religiously eat something before taking Ibuprofin (as per instructions), does Lansoprazole negate this requirement?

 

[Caver Keith]

This is as well as not instead of.


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[graham]

If you are taking Ibuprofen regularly you really need to go to the doctors and get some Lansoprazole tablets to protect your stomach. Usually bursitis clears up in a few weeks with or without Ibuprofen.

Thats interesting, I religiously eat something before taking Ibuprofin (as per instructions), does Lansoprazole negate this requirement?

Certainly not, but boy has it improved my stomach (though the ongoing negative gall bladder situation may help quite a bit as well.)

 

[bograt]

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B*gger, that means I've got to keep on ingesting solids :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

 

[sluka]

If you may find hemp ointment, use it! Much better than ibuprofen or others products of pharmaceutical groups. Seriously.

 

[bograt]

If you may find hemp ointment, use it! Much better than ibuprofen or others products of pharmaceutical groups. Seriously.

Tried it, and many other aromatherapy, homeopathy, Bo-Tec, and other alternatives. In a severe case they don't work, believe me, I've tried!; surprised you didn't suggest Almold oil with additives, (Eucalyptus, Lavender, etc.)

 

[prahja]

May I suggest seeing your GP ?
Not wanting to criticise some of the suggestions, but they may well not be the best....

 

[bograt]

May I suggest seeing your GP ?
Not wanting to criticise some of the suggestions, but they may well not be the best....

My GP recommended and prescribed NSAID'S and rest.--- See reply #1

 

[prahja]

May I suggest seeing your GP ?
Not wanting to criticise some of the suggestions, but they may well not be the best....

My GP recommended and prescribed NSAID'S and rest.--- See reply #1

*If* it is non-infected olecranon bursitis that is absolutely appropriate....

 

[mrodoc]

Perhaps a medical opinion from a sufferer might be helpful at this juncture. Firstly there are two forms at least. One of these is a pure inflammatory process with swelling but relatively little inflammation. Then there is the infective version -the one I had. I probably grazed my elbow caving and it got infected. I woke in the night with a fever and a swelling the size of a golfball on my right elbow. It took a long course of antibiotics and three weeks to subside. 20 years later the swelling returned spontaneously and it is still there. I have a granular feel (like a bean bag) to the elbow but it doesn't bother me - just other people! One treatment is to aspirate it (draw out the fluid) and inject cortisone (if it is non infective). You will find in future if you are like me that if you really hammer it it will swell (Shakespeare's Cave and a trip to the duck and through it did a good job).

Take ibuprofen 600 mg by all means if it hurts but if it doesn't leave it alone.

Hope this helps.

 

[bograt]

Perhaps a medical opinion from a sufferer might be helpful at this juncture. Firstly there are two forms at least. One of these is a pure inflammatory process with swelling but relatively little inflammation. Then there is the infective version -the one I had. I probably grazed my elbow caving and it got infected. I woke in the night with a fever and a swelling the size of a golfball on my right elbow. It took a long course of antibiotics and three weeks to subside. 20 years later the swelling returned spontaneously and it is still there. I have a granular feel (like a bean bag) to the elbow but it doesn't bother me - just other people! One treatment is to aspirate it (draw out the fluid) and inject cortisone (if it is non infective). You will find in future if you are like me that if you really hammer it it will swell (Shakespeare's Cave and a trip to the duck and through it did a good job).

Take ibuprofen 600 mg by all means if it hurts but if it doesn't leave it alone.

Hope this helps.

Thanks mrodoc for the voice of reason in this chaos, on ibu 400mg. but regular bottles of brandy help

 

[Maj]

A previous thread on the subject:-

http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=14196.msg185087#msg185087

Maj.

 

[skippy]

Hey Maj, I too have an elbow bursitis after cracking it while setting up the gantry the other week.I further aggravated it during a trip into the Whitsun series.Its not overly sore...just feels odd when leaning on a table.like leaning one small bag of liquid.

 

[sluka]

Tried it, and many other aromatherapy, homeopathy, Bo-Tec, and other alternatives. In a severe case they don't work, believe me, I've tried!; surprised you didn't suggest Almold oil with additives, (Eucalyptus, Lavender, etc.)

Sorry, I didn't write anything about "aromatherapy, homeopathy, Bo-Tec, and other alternatives". I wrote about real hemp ointment, I made for myself and my friends. And which I use too if I have elbow bursitis. REAL one, not a marketing brand!  :spank:

 

[Judi Durber]

Does the

hemp ointment,

  relieve the pain or dissipates the lymph fluid?

Has anyone tried any Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) (a massage)?

 

[sluka]

Does the

hemp ointment,

  relieve the pain or dissipates the lymph fluid?

As I may say both. Not immediately.