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Broken Ribs
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I got 'car doored' off my bike on Friday and clattered down the road a bit.
Got a few cuts and bruises and think I cracked a rib. The rib wasnt too painful
for the first few days, could feel it 'there' and only really hurt getting up and
down off the chair, lying in bed etc.
Think I've laid on it funny and upgraded my fracture to a break as it is infinitely
more pain and I'm taking shorter breaths as its hurts to breath fully.
The advise generally is dont bother pitching up at hospital as there's no treatment.
Would be nice to confirm my diagnosis and know how many ribs are affected.
Is it worth getting checked out?
Got a few cuts and bruises and think I cracked a rib. The rib wasnt too painful
for the first few days, could feel it 'there' and only really hurt getting up and
down off the chair, lying in bed etc.
Think I've laid on it funny and upgraded my fracture to a break as it is infinitely
more pain and I'm taking shorter breaths as its hurts to breath fully.
The advise generally is dont bother pitching up at hospital as there's no treatment.
Would be nice to confirm my diagnosis and know how many ribs are affected.
Is it worth getting checked out?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I fell and broke a rib last August. The pain is not terribly amusing. After a few days I succumbed and went to A & E and was glad I went. When it is diagnosed you know where you are and they are ready for you if you call in having blood in your mouth (perforated lung - which can happen).
They don't strap broken ribs these days. They do prescribe heavy painkillers - I gave up with them after 3 days as they were making me even more doolally than usual and giving me awful constipation. However, I had them so could take the odd one if things got bad.
You have my every sympathy, but please do go and get it checked out. If you develop a cough it can turn nasty (I did get one) because you can't breathe deeply enough and then pneumonia is a risk.
The other possible complication is trapped air if a lung has been just scraped - I was alarmed (a week or so later) to lie in bed and watch air-bubbles popping up under my skin and rippling along to my breast-bone. The scary bit is that the air could get into the blood system.
In other words - please go and get it checked out!
They don't strap broken ribs these days. They do prescribe heavy painkillers - I gave up with them after 3 days as they were making me even more doolally than usual and giving me awful constipation. However, I had them so could take the odd one if things got bad.
You have my every sympathy, but please do go and get it checked out. If you develop a cough it can turn nasty (I did get one) because you can't breathe deeply enough and then pneumonia is a risk.
The other possible complication is trapped air if a lung has been just scraped - I was alarmed (a week or so later) to lie in bed and watch air-bubbles popping up under my skin and rippling along to my breast-bone. The scary bit is that the air could get into the blood system.
In other words - please go and get it checked out!