Hello. I had a horrible panic attack recently when I broke my elbow. I didnt realize it until I was going to sleep, I think my arm was swelling a little. I felt like someone was crushing my arm (elbow to wrist). There was no question, the cast had to come off, luckily it was a partial cast. It took an hour to calm down enough to drink some water but still kinda felt like I was choking when I swallowed. Unfortunatly, about 10 weeks later my elbow still hasnt healed completely. I've never broken a bone, that i know of -I have no memory from birth to 16 :( but I do know I hate casts.