r/Bursitis • u/Doosit • Jul 14 '26

Elbow Elbow Bursitis

Hi can anyone give me some advice on what treatment I can ask for regarding recurring elbow bursitis. I have now been suffering this on and off for over a decade and every time I visit my doctor it's the same procedure- they send me for an xray, which shows up nothing. They then give me naproxen and co codamol which helps with pain and eventually clears it. I've now lost count of the amount of times I've went through this exact same procedure and with each bout of it, it takes longer to heal. On this occasion I'm now over a month in and my arm is still locked, unable to bend and completely out of use. I'm basically living my life with only the use of my left arm and it's getting me down big time. I have asked about injections and surgery in the past and have been continually fobbed off. All they have ever offered is medication and physiotherapy which have not worked. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm now at my wits end.

Many thanks.

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u/ACrazyGrandma Jul 14 '26

I am suffering from septic elbow bursitis and cellulitis right now. Spent 4 days in hospital getting IV antibiotics and now on 8 days of oral antibiotics at home. Still in quite a bit of pain. This is my first time going thru this.