my self diagnosis is tendonitis.  my right forearm muscle really hurts, at times it is difficult to pick things up in certain ways. example a bottle of beer.  this all happened last sunday at the gym, after 2 days of flat water paddling ( just for a workout) and one day of mtn biking,  then zingo, my hand was swollen.

took it easy for a week, ran 3 times, that was it.  did yard work today and it flared back up after wrangling the weed wacker for awhile.  

i have been taking aleeve and will ice down the elbow, which doesnt hurt as bad as the forearm. 

any self medication tips on getting this resolved beyound rest, ice and non use.