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What Does Severe Pain In The Right Elbow Indicate?

feb of 2017 admitted toemergency with a lower left dvt in knee/calf,put on xaralto 20mg took until aug 2017.I stopped taking xaralto on my own because I need to have a thoracic surgery done to check the enlarged nodes in my upper right chest areas. For the last 4 months have severe pain in right elbow. A constant dull ache and stings when I try to extend it all the way. Am I in any danger? ty don
Fri, 25 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It is most likely a condition called bursitis which ma be caused by trauma or by any other irritation of cubital bursa, a small fat pad in elbow. At this point your should rest with elbow, apply ice, take non steroid painkilllers and elevate your arm and put elastic compress. It should lead to symptom improvement within 12 hours. Later, if there is no improvement, it would be advisable to do X-rays and see if fracture exist. Also, hematoma or seroma accumulation may persist and then elbow puncture and fluid evacuation should be done by doctor.

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What Does Severe Pain In The Right Elbow Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It is most likely a condition called bursitis which ma be caused by trauma or by any other irritation of cubital bursa, a small fat pad in elbow. At this point your should rest with elbow, apply ice, take non steroid painkilllers and elevate your arm and put elastic compress. It should lead to symptom improvement within 12 hours. Later, if there is no improvement, it would be advisable to do X-rays and see if fracture exist. Also, hematoma or seroma accumulation may persist and then elbow puncture and fluid evacuation should be done by doctor. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Wish you good health.