I'm looking at a surgical repair of my (distal)biceps tendon in my casting arm- where it attatches to the lower arm through the elbow. There was the option of doing nothing and living with a funky looking arm and some permanent loss of strength, but at 43 I am not willing to give up on full recovery and loss of function. My Dr. tells me that I won't be lifting anything heavier than a soda can for approx 6weeks. I was just wondering if anyone here had first hand experience as to how it affected you (besides a built in excuse for a sloppy cast now and then)....