Hello and hope you are doing well.
Understand your predicament.
As suggested by your doctor, as the postoperative swelling and inflammation subside, your symptoms should improve. According to a study, patients treated with a postoperative cast returned to work at an average of thirty days after surgery whereas the group treated with immediate motion of the elbow returned to work at an average of ten days.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
I forgot to ask if it is normal that I cannot get my elbow guard on yet either?