Originally Posted by
Latitude65
Elbows and triceps? I've had pain like that a lot as have many others I know. Mainly after a long ride or when I've had a good session with the free weights. Maybe there was a concurrent feeling of doom, or similar.
I'm not advocating ignoring symptoms. What I'm trying to do is point out that unless a person is a member of the Lazarus family each person's ultimate fate is determined and that should be recongnized. At the same time I'll bet each of us knows someone who has become a medical cripple due to over concern about their medical condition. I'll also bet most of us would rather have a brighter life even if it meant having the inevitable occur a bit earlier.
The difference is this...with aches and pains from riding you can ease the pain by flexing or rubbing a bit on the affected part...cardiac pain is deeper, more intense and moving about or massaging does not help. Only complete rest usually relieves it. This happened while I was walking, not riding. So maybe thats something to look for, the quality of the pain and if it comes and goes vs being constant and gripping. After reading a bit I saw that angina in the elbows or just above in the triceps area is not all that uncommon though not a classic symptom. Ride safe everyone.