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armyghost
Sep 7, 2012, 09:58 AM
My dad was diagnoes with elbow bursitis and he woke up this morning and he said his elbow looked like a sack of water. Is it dangerous? And is it the fluid filled bursa?

tickle
Sep 8, 2012, 01:10 PM
Yes it is, and this website will explain exactly what is going on in your dad's elbow

Bursitis Symptoms, Treatment, Causes, Types and Diagnosis by MedicineNet.com (http://www.medicinenet.com/bursitis/article.htm)

Wondergirl
Sep 8, 2012, 01:12 PM
YO! I just am healing from one of those. Tell him not to bump it as he moves around. Mine has taken about ten days to heal up.