Bro's, please help me with my joint/elbow pain!

[Huskykid000]

Alright guys, quick bio........29 yrs old, lifting for 8 yrs....done 1 cycle in the last 8 yrs. My job is a very intense sales job which requires a lot of lifting for about 10-12 hours a day. Ive had this job for the last 12 months and ofcourse have been lifting 4-5 days a week along with it. So about 2 months ago, i started getting the most intense pain in my elbows, on the inside and outside.... i didnt think much of it and worked through it. Then I started getting pain in my knuckles and fingers, like an aching feeling..the elbows feels like someone is driving a nail into them. Long story short, ive stopped lifting any weight, advise from my doctor last week. He took blood from me yesterday to test for a battery of things.....including arthritis... so as you guys could imagine, im devastaded....... the pain has been so bad that ive worked out 4 or 5 times in the last month...i do cardio, legs and abs but who gives a fuck....no weight training...and work is miserable..... if any of you guys have any advise or similiar situations i would love to hear about it...... this blood work thing is freaking me out.....he's like it could be a joint disease or many other things..... the dr also told me that i would have to stop lifting for atleast 10-12 weeks.....and he looked at me and said and i mean NO lifting......!!!!! Shit! Help guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[stuck]

Alright guys, quick bio........29 yrs old, lifting for 8 yrs....done 1 cycle in the last 8 yrs. My job is a very intense sales job which requires a lot of lifting for about 10-12 hours a day. Ive had this job for the last 12 months and ofcourse have been lifting 4-5 days a week along with it. So about 2 months ago, i started getting the most intense pain in my elbows, on the inside and outside....

Sounds like either arthritis or tendonitis. Did he give you any ideas what he thought it could be? For tendonitis the only treatment is rest and heat. You may also want to look at the way you carry / lift things. Doing something very minor such as changing your group or your placement of your hands (at work or in the gym) can make a huge difference.

 

[Huskykid000]

Hey Stuck thanks for the advice..... he actually didnt speculate on what he thought it was....he was more waiting for the blood work to come back, he put me on Methylprednisolone last week to try and bring down any swelling that i might have in my elbows....I just got a script filled tonight of Diclofenac 75 mg's.... once a day. I think that i grew so fast in the last 8 years and with that my constant physical work...ive just overstressed my joints and tendons.... but it could be something else, who knows... but i know that rest is the best thing, as hard as it is to hear that! My sales job is with a really big food company, they pretty much own everything thing in a grocery store! lol so Im constantly 10-12 hours a day pulling 400lb carts around, stocking shelves, building displays, which doesnt sound like much but its pretty brutal.

 

[Huskykid000]

C'mon guys! Any help?!

 

[Shoes82]

Hey hk, it definatly sounds like tendonitis. I've suffered with it in my elbows many times before and I'm actually going through it right now. It happens to me when I try to do something strenuous without warming up (actually got it from armwrestling once.) I don't know if you are prone to get it more often once you've had it, but I would speculate so. The most frustrating thing is that the ONLY way for it to heal is absolute rest. Alternating heat and and ice mixed with ibuprophen will help you along the way. I've also found that wearing a lite brace helps me get through the day with less pain. Once the pain goes away, try doing some stretching and then always remember to get some blood flowing before doing any heavy lifting. hope this helps.

 

[shockNawe]

I'm not a doctor by any means but glucosamine helps joints recover faster which means less joint pain... tendonitis is another story tho only thing you can do there is rest... goodluck bro

 

[criffer]

would really suck but could be rheumatoid arthritis, or best case your just overdoin it and have some tendonitis and need rest

 

[Gman1]

glucosamine, and all that joint stuff will help, also, i dont know why anyone didnt say this but if your are still lifting? you might wanna have a go at a little deca, i mean it will lube up your joints, add that w/ the joint helth supplements like were suggested, and it could help, but before going and starting a cycle, i would suggest you just try to get it healed, try rest!!!!, i know you cant w/job but try! but the next cycle you do, look into deca, might like it for your joints...

 

[jpr5690]

Ibprofen 800! (or 4 Regular Ones) Make My Workouts Possible But Be Carefyl It Numbs You Up Good Enough To Really Hurt Something If Ur Not Careful

 

[Ozz2001]

probably tendonitis got that in lower elbow in forearm, now i got it in top by elbow!
It suxs nothing you can do but wait or make it worse,or lift very lite and hope it goes away.If its the joint itself that hurts that comes from lifting to heavy to much..Try 2 months heavy 1 month lite usally helps.Body seems to not beable to handle crazy loads for a long time on joints,that just my findings...Also lifting the same way to much all the time at work can cause joint problems like tennis arm ect...That was what helped to blow my shoulder out rep lifting all day and then working out..Body needs rest now matter how you look at it.