I saw the doctor again yesterday for what should be my final follow up. They measured a few things including the angles that my elbow can bend at (0, 140 for those keeping score), grip strength, and the side to side movement of my elbow.
The diagnosis was that I was ahead of schedule for everything. Grip strength surprised both of them which I'm attributing to squeezing those dumb towel rolls 60 times a day. The elbow is tight and healing and the muscle tone and everything looked fine.
My pain has gone down quite a bit and it's more muscle soreness now. If I do get pain, it's right at the site of the incision. If you feel it, it's still slightly swollen as there's probably a ton of scar tissue that has build up there. Pressing on the ligament itself is also known to be sore, but most of the time it's just oddly numb. It's a bit hard to describe....but numb.
PT is going extremely well. I have a new series of shoulder work that I need to work in twice a week now. The best news of all is that I get to rest on the 7th day. No more 7 days a week of PT! I get a day off now. Oh, thank merciful heavens. Man, it's tough to hit the gym and still do another hour every single day of the weeks.
So, as it was intended...on the 7th day I will rest. Ahhhhhhh......
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