First day back since elbow surgery....

[Simpleiowaguy]

Well I'm going to a buddies house to climb and remove a hard maple and soft maple for him. First trees I will be doing since elbow surgery. I should have picked a day besides friday the 13th LOL. Wish me luck.

 

[mikbro81]

Did everything go well today?

 

[treehumper]

Either he's back in the hospital or celebrating his triumphant return!

 

[JeffGu]

Might be testing out that elbow with some 12-ounce, liquid-filled weights.

 

[Simpleiowaguy]

It was a triumphant victory..... There were also some curls. Everything went very smooth!

 

[treehumper]

Nice! Just don't go crazy with working at full capacity, build up to it.

 

[JeffGu]

Yes, stick with the light beers for awhile before building up to the heavier imports!

 

[TimBr]

Yes, stick with the light beers for awhile before building up to the heavier imports!

Good one!


Tim

 

[treehumper]

Those stouts can be murder on an elbow!

 

[Simpleiowaguy]

I'm not big on stouts but a good wheat beer is what prefer.

 

[chris_girard]

Maybe I missed a prior post, but what type of elbow surgery did you have?

A few years back, I ruptured my tendon on the inside of my right elbow (severe pitchers/golfers elbow, aka "climbers elbow"). The following year, I ruptured the left one, same injury...both required reconstructive surgery and 6 months, no climbing. The medical term is medial epicondylitis.

Glad to hear you are back climbing, but definitely take it easy for awhile.

 

[Simpleiowaguy]

Hyper extended it about 10 years ago and had 4 bone fragments removed. 3 of them were a half inch in size, one was lodged in my joint restricting mobility. Still working on getting the tendon stretched all the way out again.