Boo, tendonitis!

In my tribute to all things scary for Halloween, I have joined the league of musicians with tendonitis. Booooo.... Rather, I have joined my friends in the pursuit of pain-free playing. I met my primary physician (selected randomly from our insurance booklet by Dave) for the first time today, and I am now sporting elegant "suede finish" wrist braces. My medication should wear off by this evening's CRSO rehearsal. Should I give the oboists a good fright one day before the concert and come in with the braces on? Wooooowoooo...