-- Posted by tkedwn119 at 7:33 am on Aug. 6, 2008 How bad is the pain in your elbow when you need tommy john surgery?  Is the pain constent or is it only after you use your elbow?  Because somedays if I throw alittle too much my elbow kills me, It takes a half tube of the icyhot stuff to kill the pain -- Posted by 18SoulReaper18 at 7:47 am on Aug. 6, 2008 and tommy john surgery is what now? -- Posted by tkedwn119 at 7:48 am on Aug. 6, 2008 Quote: from 18SoulReaper18 at 10:47 am on Aug. 6, 2008 and tommy john surgery is what now? it's a baseball thing.  The ligament in your throwing elbow tears and they take one from your wrist and replace it.  does it sound like I have a tear in my elbow -- Posted by mattchew at 7:49 am on Aug. 6, 2008 I would think it'd be a lot worse. More like a snap and youre like oh shit fuck ahhhg!