tennis elbow!

lynnemarie

Hi wonder if anyone can offer any advice,

i have seronegative arthur, and have tennis elbow in my right elbow, had a cortizone injection last dec, which didnt really help, anyway it destroyed the muscle and tissue around the joint and left me with the pigment around the area dissappearing!

went back to gp's who said the next step is surgery?????? and that they cut the tendon, going to see consultant on the 20th!, gp said it isnt anything to do with my arthur. so my question is, has anyone had this done and is it something to worry about??

cheers Lynne xxx :shock:

airwave

The tendon sticks to the outer covering of the bone and you end up with a shortened tendon which is what causes the pain, it sticks because of scar tissue from an injury, I think, sorry, its been a few years since I had it done.

Anyrate, they don't cut it, as such, just release it from sticking to the outer bone covering (periosteum? sorry a long time since I did anatomy and physiology!). You have to have your arm in plaster at right angles across your body, to keep the tendon away from the operation site for a couple of weeks whilst it heals, no hassle.

The steroid injections do leave you prone to more injury and in the end you have to have the op. Check with your GP that the info is correct, I don't think I am too far out.

8) Its a grin, honest!

lynnemarie

Hi airwave

thanks for that,

come to think of it the word release was used!! will see what the consultant says, bit upset this has all happened, only had 1 injection!
and have a huge fobia against injections etc!!

hmm a couple of weeks in plaster!!, wonder how long the waiting list is - could do with a couple of weeks off work! lol!!!

thanks for your advice and loved the science part x

tkachev

Good luck Lynn.
I suffered from tennis elbow in both arms and like you had a cortisone injection that made very little difference. I was never offered surgery but would have welcomed it as hated the pain, tenderness and not being able to do cartwheels anymore.

I had tennis elbow 8 years before diagnosed with R.A but never knew if they were linked but suspect they were.

I will follow your story closely as hate my stuck elbows.

Elizabeth

lynnemarie

thanks elizabeth!,

was going to say rather you than me, but i know it needs sorting, its making me miserable and cant do the simplest things like carry shopping, mix cakes, - running - no strength in it at all!

will keep you informed x

i would have thought it was connected to arthur, - cant see it helping the situation anyway!! x

frogmorton

Hi Lynne

I want to wish you l;uck too - you have my sympathy and hope that you get it sorted soon.

You cannot go on unable to do basic things

Love

Toni xx

tkachev

lynnemarie wrote:

thanks elizabeth!,

was going to say rather you than me, but i know it needs sorting, its making me miserable and cant do the simplest things like carry shopping, mix cakes, - running - no strength in it at all!

will keep you informed x

i would have thought it was connected to arthur, - cant see it helping the situation anyway!! x

i agree but mine have got better since starting anti-tnf and are not so tender.
i was never told they were linked i just assume they must be as symptoms so similar.
good luck with surgery.

elizabeth

joanneredshaw

lynnemarie wrote:

Hi wonder if anyone can offer any advice,

i have seronegative arthur, and have tennis elbow in my right elbow, had a cortizone injection last dec, which didnt really help, anyway it destroyed the muscle and tissue around the joint and left me with the pigment around the area dissappearing!

went back to gp's who said the next step is surgery?????? and that they cut the tendon, going to see consultant on the 20th!, gp said it isnt anything to do with my arthur. so my question is, has anyone had this done and is it something to worry about??

cheers Lynne xxx :shock:

Hi

Just read your post and I too am seronenegative RA and have had tennis elbow in my right arm. One injection of cortizone did the trick. But now I am suffering in the other arm. Similar pains etc, it must be linked to Arthritis!
So many of us seem to be suffering the same. It was never explained to me, I was just given the injection.

Hope all goes well for you.

Jo

tillytop

Hi

Just to add to what the others have said - I have had this problem in both elbows over the years due to RA but, when the RA is under control, they are fine, so they are definitely connected to the arthritis in my case (and luckily no actual joint degeneration). It seems odd to me that your GP thinks it is unconnected to the arthritis tho. It may be that surgery is needed in your case (hope not), but hopefully the consultant will give you the answers you need.

Good luck!

Tilly xx

haagan

hi i had surgery for tennis elbow about 5 yrs ago after injections failing to do anything. it wasn't that bad, they removed damaged tendon then reattached to bone. they didn't put it in plaster just dressing and sling. it felt better immediately despite pain from wound, which is only small. best thing i could have done. it can be done as day case i stayed overnight cos i live alone. have full moment and no pain. Fay

lynnemarie

thanks to all, you've helped a great deal.

i do feel it is linked to arthur, or not helped by it, i was told by rhumy that once a joint had been damaged arthur set in (because of my type) so therefore i am not supposed to exersize to limit the damage done to any further joints! (have had to exersize due to 2 stone weight increase - however do it in a controlled enviroment)

what is anti tnf? - anti inflamatories??

the gp i saw specialises in arthur and joint issues in our surgery so quite suprised by his comment too!

will let you all know what the orthapedic surgeon says on the 20th!

thanks for the support x

frogmorton

Hi Lynnemarie

anti tnf is a bilogic treatment for inflamatory arthritis tried after DMARDs have failed. They target specific proteins in the uimmune system thought to cause the arthritis.

Blimey it sounds as though you are not alone With this tennis elbow!

Love

Toni xx

lynnemarie

ah Toni

not heard of that before??? - thanks for that - wonder when they will eventually put me on them? - been diagnosed nearly 3 years ! but had it for years before then - hopefully its slow going tho!

thanks x

ps, i know! its amazing how many people have had it got it etc!!, i suppose i'm common!!!

xxx

dreamdaisy

Generally speaking, one is given an anti-TNF treatment after all the usual ones have failed to provide any lasting (or indeed just any) relief of symptoms. They can be very effective for some. DD