yeah, good luck and recover soon. this might help ... my brother had his knee wired after overenthusiastically slide tackling a goal post in a soccer game where pro scouts were looking at him (that goal post shattered more than his knee). the knee was in something like 100 pieces, evidently. but he made a full recovery and now rides, plays basketball, etc. so i'm betting your elbow will be ok too, especially since my brother's injury was 10 years ago and medical technology is constantly improving
btw, commend your attitude on the ped.