Did I break my rib?

Discussion in 'General' started by bahookahjoe18, Aug 28, 2011.

  1. Hahaha. So, here I am on GrassCity posting about how I like natural medicine and self-healing, when along comes a possibly broken rib(s).

    The accident: I was caving and accidentally slid down this big slope, possibly hitting some ribs on the way down.

    Symptoms: Sore rib cage.

    Possibly related symptoms: I woke up yesterday morning with a slightly sore throat, but mostly just a pained chest. I have a cough now that hurts and I'm worried I might have pneumonia. I'm greatly fatigued and feel like shit.

    I'm going to the doctor as soon as possible.

    Beliefs?
     
  2. Probably just bruised. I broke 2 ribs racing motocross and holy shit you'll know when they're broken.
     
  3. If you broke it you wouldn't need to ask this question, you would know
     
  4. Thanks for the reassurance guys.

    I feel like I can't fill my lungs all the way.
     
  5. #5 Lenny., Aug 28, 2011
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    I would say bruised. Broken would hurt like HELL to even slightly breathe
     
  6. Think I have pneumonia, or am I just being paranoid?
     
  7. Doctor says you have pneumonia.... jk im not a doctor
     
  8. yes call doctor ASAP- even if it's bruised sometimes an injury like that Can cause pneumonia and you don't want to leave it untreated -YOU CAN DIE FROM IT my friends dad did and people tend to forget that.
     
  9. Go to the doctor, how are we supposed to know? (Not trying to be mean but if you think something is wrong you go to the doctor sonit doesn't get worse! <3 get yourself better!)
    I doubt you broke your rib(s) you would barely be able to breathe...you'd know if you broke a rib...but bruising bones can hurt pretty damn bad.
    If you are sick with something like pneumonia or bronchitis, you'd be very short of breath,a dry chesty cough, you might hear stuff rattling when you breath (I get bronchitis a lot..so bad I need breathing treatments every winter lol.)
    Your best bet is to just got to the doctor :) good luck and feel better!
     
  10. Might hurt for a while.. Bruised my ribs once, maybe worse than most dunno... but shit hurt for a while (was rough housing on pavement and ended up with like 700lbs of people on top of me on the pavement)
     
  11. This. You will have no doubt at all if you ever break ribs. They hurt like a motherfucker.
     
  12. #12 treelover, Aug 28, 2011
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    This sounds like some kind of long infection to me, get yourself to the doctor asap. That's how I feel when I have bronchitis, and if you have something wrong with your lungs you don't want to leave it untreated...mine got wicked bad once and they put me on the antibiotics theye give people for anthrax haha. Stuff was like a nuclear bomb and made my whole body stiff and hurt sooo bad. You don't want that! It made me so sick they switched me to something else I need two rounds of treatment on, and was sick like three times as long because I wouldn't go to the doctor when I first got sick.
    Edit:bruised ribs could do that too, but you never know. Its better to be safe then sorry...don't be frantic and worry but get it checked out if you are ok it will put you at ease, and if you are sick they'll give you something and you'll get better :)
     
  13. Does it feel like something is going to puncture a lung if you take too deep a breath? I've broken plenty of ribs and that's always my tell tail sign. Backed up a few times with x-ray images
     
  14. Yeah, that's a big thing... if you broke em it would be hard to breathe.
    When you break something..anything - it's a different pain and you usually can tell!
    I would also advise visiting a doc.
     

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