A co-worker directed me to a different kind of arm brace for tennis elbow. This one is like a sleeve with a removable gel piece that attaches to the inside of the sleeve with velco. Once in place, there's a strap just like on a regular tennis elbow brace.

I wore this tonight to practice and fenced two bouts (1 to 10 and 1 to 15). I was feeling pretty good when Andria said, "Don't push it," and decided that was good advice.

I use a cyrocuff to ice my elbow while driving home and now I've got my arm in a heating pad in preparation for doing the second set of the twice daily arm exercises.

I am cautiously optomistic that I'll be able to return to lessons in October.

I know the problem is still there. Scratching, opening a bottle of water, opening a door, etc. still occasionally cause discomfort. Thus, I'm not backing off the exercises until I have managed a few WEEKS without pain.