Contest may be a No Go

My shoulder pain is getting increasingly worse along with both my elbows. I know it is mostly inflammation and to take off a week and then try to hit it hard would not get the job done. I have also been sick for the past 2 weeks and the baby has been up a lot at night so my recovery is in the can. So, on Friday I decided to take 10 days off and if my shoulder feels better bump I could either do a shoulder cycle or bump the reps up to 6. If the shoulder is ok I will do the AC repair cycle and hit tris hard. So, I will not be lifting again till November 28th. I need the time off b/c I never took any after my last contest due to the weight loss cycle and while I was on that cycle I was lifting 4x a week and doing hardcore cardio 4x as well(I was at the gym 6x a week). I think this is where a lot of my shoulder problems are coming from. I will also get my weight up to around 240. So goes life in the world of powerlifting.