Oh, and what was the result of the X-ray? Even if you didn't break anything, and provided you can afford it, invest in an MRI, just to be sure you don't have tendon or ligament damage.
I have an appoitment with the orthopedic surgeon tomorrow. The theory is that it's a fractured radial head. It explains the excruciating pain and the only thing they saw on the x-ray: fat packs around that area. However, there was no swelling besides that and they couldn't see the fracture, so the plan is an MRI tomorrow. So it could go either way now: simple fracture and a cast, or there's additional tissue damage that would require something more invasive like surgery, but again, the lack of swelling is encouraging.
I fractured my right radial head at the beginning of the summer--good luck to you. Fortunately, I have a high pain tolerance and wasn't bothered too much by the break itself. That damn cast drove me crazy, though. I hit the pavement hard after flying off a pennyboard. Those things are unstable as all hell, never again will I ride one. I was healed up in a month, fortunately. I hope you recover as quickly as I did.
Ah geeze. I'm really pulling for the "simple fracture" team. I'll spare you too much elaboration via my own experiences (which mostly revolve around breaking my left wrist radius and scaphoid within exactly 1 year of each other), but when corrective surgery comes into play, I think it's over-prescribed except in obvious circumstances. Just make sure you get several professional opinions. Good luck. Just know that if you get hardware implanted, you will likely feel it for the rest of your life, especially if you ever decide to GoBro5000 and lift weights like you were training for the zombie apocalypse. What I mean to say is... keep us updated. :)So it could go either way now: simple fracture and a cast, or there's additional tissue damage that would require something more invasive like surgery, but again, the lack of swelling is encouraging.