Benched

Five weeks ago I pulled a muscle in my left forearm, not sure how, working in the yard I guess, didn't seem like a big deal at the time.  Golfing a few days later and executing one of my notorious whack-that-little-dimpled-sucker-into-the-next-state drives, I further aggravated the arm: very sore, internal bleeding, lovely purple skin fading over time to ugly yellow-green. 

I skipped my Wednesday golf league for a couple weeks to give the arm some healing time, wrapped it in an Ace bandage and played in the couples Sunday scramble 2 weeks ago.  Dumb ass!  Did the same thing all over again, only worse: sorer, purpler, yellower, greener, uglier - with the extra added attraction of a doorknob-sized knot near the elbow.

Went to see the sawbones, diagnosis: rippeduptendonistic soreashellarmitis.  Those weren't the exact words but it was 2 l-o-n-g words, both containing 20+ letters, with a few extra Zs and Xs thrown in for good measure.  Treatment: ice for a week, then heat, 6-8 weeks estimated heal time.  It's been 2 weeks since the most recent injury, discoloration finally fading out, knot not responding to treatment (Trish thinks it's a hematoma, could take months to go away), still plenty sore.

So, I'm benched indefinitely, limited activity, on waivers, seeking one-armed bandit work.  I'm the world's worst patient.  Impatient!  Hate it!