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A 60-year-old male asked:

I have severe elbow pain 6 weeks post op from elbow tendon repair is this normal?

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Dr. Philip Schwarzmananswered

Emergency Medicine 46 years experience

You really need to discuss this with your orthopedic surgeon since you are describing the pain as severe.

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Dr. Bennett Machanicanswered

Neurology 54 years experience

Please see your orthopedic surgeon in the near future. Worsening pain several weeks after surgery is not a normal recovery pattern.

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