Purple Cast

I got a new cast on the 12th. This one is purple. It is a different type of cast that covers me elbow but does not cover the inside of my elbow (not sure what that is called). This cast allows me to bend my arm towards and away from me but prevents me from twisting it anyway. Odd sounding I know. The DR. said that it would hurt worse this last week and boy was he right. Not only did it take a week of bending my arm to get the stffness out of my elbow but from my fingers to my elbow my arm just plain hurts. It will swell up at just doing the smallest thing.