You may recall that I've been having some trouble with my right arm. In case you don't, the goings-on are documented here - I am now a lefty and here - Lefty update.
The two weeks of arm immobilization were unsuccessful. It wasn't enough time for my arm to heal and no progress was made. So I stopped wearing the cast and went to a wrist brace. This one, in fact:
By preventing me from flexing my wrist, the brace allows the tendons around my elbow to heal. I bought the brace at Wal-Mart and it's pretty comfortable and easy to use. I've been wearing it for a few weeks now and it seems to be helping. It definitely reduces pain during the day and I believe the pain is lessening overall. I've also started weekly physical therapy where my arm gets massaged and pressured. I'll probably take another couple of sessions and then just do the therapy myself.
I'll be wearing the brace for another six to eight weeks. Hopefully by then my arm will have healed. Failing that, the next steps are more aggressive (and more expensive).
Edited to add: (Oh, yeah. Don't tell anyone but I actually think the brace makes me look kind of cool.)
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