This actually happened to me at work this year.

They have a great wrap at Walgreen's that has little heat pads built in. It
also has a outer strap that presses the heat pads to the skin for a snugger
fit around the troubled area. Take Aleve (spelling?) before you go fishing.
This helps so much.

It took about 4 - 5 months to clear up altogether. I have no discomfort at
all anymore.

Only use the elbow brace when needed like fishing, work or driving if you
drive a rig like I do.
Helps with those shifting woes in the cities.

Dave V

"johnval1" wrote in message
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I took 4 months off from casting over the coldest period of winter up here
in Michigan, and when I returned to the water this month, I instantly
developed a severe case of tennis/fishing elbow. As I write this, I am
wearing my new elbow wrap I just picked up from Wally's earlier today.

My questions to the group a 1) has this happened to any of you, 2)
did you get over the condition, 3) how long did it take, 4) what
treatment did you use, and finally, 5) did you begin casting with your
opposing arm?

Sorry for the laundry list of questions, but this thing is killing me and
I have absolutely no experience with this injury. I have read up on it
over the net, and all the sites say the same thing, namely rest, exercise
and behavior modification. Behavior modification is usually cited as
cessation of the causal activity. Fat chance on that, eh?

So, I am strongly considering switching exclusively to spinning gear for
the season and switching the reels around to cast left handed. Since I am
only moderately coordinated, this will be a challenge to say the least.
Still, it will be better than not fishing at all. I would be very
interested to hear if this is something from which I can eventually
recover.