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Bruised Ribs

I am still oxox — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:27:49 GMT

I fell last Friday and at first I thought I reijured my radial bone, but it turns out I have bruised ribs, left side right under my breast. It hurts from under my arm to the middle of my chest.

It hurts to breath and laught, I knwo that time is the great healer but any other thoughts

thanks all

Re: Bruised Ribs

MalteseMomma — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:44:58 GMT

Sending lots of prayers your way and hoping you feel better fast. In the meantime ,take

lots of warm soaking baths and lots of Tylenol {[{{hugs}}}}

Have you gone to the dr or had xrays? Maybe you injured yourself more than you think you did.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:13:27 GMT

I agree with what Maltese said. Lots of warm baths and tylenol, unfortunately ribs take a long time to heal, but they will heal. and eventually that extreme soreness will be just a dull ache.....

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I am still oxox — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:27:34 GMT

@MalteseMomma wrote:
Sending lots of prayers your way and hoping you feel better fast. In the meantime ,take

lots of warm soaking baths and lots of Tylenol {[{{hugs}}}}

Have you gone to the dr or had xrays? Maybe you injured yourself more than you think you did.

Went to urgent care on Friday night, no punctuated lung, as it happens a good friend of mine was on call that night and he made sure that nothing was broken or fractured, not that it hurts any less

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LilacTree — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:47:15 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
I fell last Friday and at first I thought I reijured my radial bone, but it turns out I have bruised ribs, left side right under my breast. It hurts from under my arm to the middle of my chest.
It hurts to breath and laught, I knwo that time is the great healer but any other thoughts

thanks all

Oxox, you may have seen my post two weeks ago that I walked into a wall and hit my chest wall and right breast. I am still experiencing pain after two weeks, it comes and goes now depending on what position I'm in. The bruising is gone (I don't know what may be going on inside).

Injuring one's ribs is a very painful experience and similar to what I did. It will take a while to heal. I have been taking Tylenol for Arthritis on and off, which I take on and off for RA pain. It does help. In the meantime, rest as much as possible.

I extend my empathy and hope you heal soon with no complications.

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sidsmom — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:23:23 GMT

Years ago, I experienced a fall on the ribs...zowie, that hurt!

I also developed a hemotoma on the contact site, but it was immediate.

My thought is...yes, it's going to hurt, but keep a gauge on how bad it hurts. A hematoma might develop deep within the body.

Don't know if one can develop a week/so afterwards...maybe someone reading can answer that. Just something to be mindful with.

Good luck....sending soft hugs your way!

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LilacTree — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:32:16 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
Years ago, I experienced a fall on the ribs...zowie, that hurt!
I also developed a hemotoma on the contact site, but it was immediate.

My thought is...yes, it's going to hurt, but keep a gauge on how bad it hurts. A hematoma might develop deep within the body.
Don't know if one can develop a week/so afterwards...maybe someone reading can answer that. Just something to be mindful with.

Good luck....sending soft hugs your way!

I've had two serious hematomas in my experience. Both developed immediately and took a long, long time to resorb. My biggest worry (other than pain, as one was on the top of my foot and I couldn't wear shoes or even slippers for many weeks) . . . anyway, I was worried about infection. Fortunately that never happened.

Hopefully yours will heal soon, but don't expect it will heal quickly. It may depend on how big it is. Good luck!

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ljzs — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:41:32 GMT

Sorry to hear of your injury and best wishes for a quick recovery. Just want to caution on the amount of Tylenol. Tylenol in large doses is toxic to your liver and many people have suffered from Tylenol toxicity. Some experts recommend taking no more than 2 grams per DAY.

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I am still oxox — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:08:57 GMT

@ljzs wrote:
Sorry to hear of your injury and best wishes for a quick recovery. Just want to caution on the amount of Tylenol. Tylenol in large doses is toxic to your liver and many people have suffered from Tylenol toxicity. Some experts recommend taking no more than 2 grams per DAY.

I take advil and only advil 3-4 at a time every 4-6 hours, Tynelol does nothing for me and Aleve and Annaprox give me tummy troubles

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Big Sister — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:16:21 GMT

I fractured two ribs on my left side when I fell a few months ago. The only thing that helped was time. The pain was terrible. I sympathize with you.

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3cupcakes — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:23:54 GMT

@I am still oxox ! Hope you feel better soon!

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I am still oxox — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:51:46 GMT

Thank you all I went back to the spot where I fell and the side walk was very broken up , tomorrow I will call the town and the store and see if there have been any complaints

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hckynut — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:13:14 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
I fell last Friday and at first I thought I reijured my radial bone, but it turns out I have bruised ribs, left side right under my breast. It hurts from under my arm to the middle of my chest.
It hurts to breath and laught, I knwo that time is the great healer but any other thoughts

thanks all

Have had 5 fractured(broken)ribs on 4 different injuries. One I had 2 broken on my right side. So I am familiar with that type of pain. Fractured ribs, regardless of what you do take (X) amount of time to heal. For me from injury to pain free? It was over 6 months. Bruised ribs on the other hand can heal in 2-3 weeks.

Makes it hard to sleep/take deep breaths, and as you say, laugh/cough or sneeze. If there is a way to get around the pain? I never found it.

As you acknowledged, time is the healer. Hang in there as this too shall pass. My best to you,

hckynut(john)

Re: Bruised Ribs

feline groovy — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:23:07 GMT

Stop breathing and laughing.

(JK)

Actually...

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hckynut — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:32:33 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
Years ago, I experienced a fall on the ribs...zowie, that hurt!
I also developed a hemotoma on the contact site, but it was immediate.

My thought is...yes, it's going to hurt, but keep a gauge on how bad it hurts. A hematoma might develop deep within the body.
Don't know if one can develop a week/so afterwards...maybe someone reading can answer that. Just something to be mindful with.

Good luck....sending soft hugs your way

I had a heart cath on a Friday and developed a hematoma, at the entry site, the following Monday. Had I not still been in the hospital on Hephrine to stabilize my INR/PRO time? Life over?

My 2nd heart attack my PCP said I could go home after 2 days. I said, "no way I am going home for AT least 3 days after my Stent Angioplasty". He told me a Hematoma won't form after 48 hours. He became my former doctor and I stayed 4 days after the procedure.

A Hematoma the size of a baseball is bad enough, but ice bags in that area for months? Took 6 months before all the swelling was gone. That is my experience with a life threatening Hematoma.

hckynut(john)

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feline groovy — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:33:07 GMT

@LilacTree wrote:
@I am still oxox wrote:
I fell last Friday and at first I thought I reijured my radial bone, but it turns out I have bruised ribs, left side right under my breast. It hurts from under my arm to the middle of my chest.
It hurts to breath and laught, I knwo that time is the great healer but any other thoughts

thanks all
Oxox, you may have seen my post two weeks ago that I walked into a wall and hit my chest wall and right breast. I am still experiencing pain after two weeks, it comes and goes now depending on what position I'm in. The bruising is gone (I don't know what may be going on inside).

Injuring one's ribs is a very painful experience and similar to what I did. It will take a while to heal. I have been taking Tylenol for Arthritis on and off, which I take on and off for RA pain. It does help. In the meantime, rest as much as possible.

I extend my empathy and hope you heal soon with no complications.

This is key, as it contains an anti-inflammatory as well.

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feline groovy — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:44:12 GMT

@hckynut wrote:
@I am still oxox wrote:
I fell last Friday and at first I thought I reijured my radial bone, but it turns out I have bruised ribs, left side right under my breast. It hurts from under my arm to the middle of my chest.
It hurts to breath and laught, I knwo that time is the great healer but any other thoughts

thanks all

Have had 5 fractured(broken)ribs on 4 different injuries. One I had 2 broken on my right side. So I am familiar with that type of pain. Fractured ribs, regardless of what you do take (X) amount of time to heal. For me from injury to pain free? It was over 6 months. Bruised ribs on the other hand can heal in 2-3 weeks.

Makes it hard to sleep/take deep breaths, and as you say, laugh/cough or sneeze. If there is a way to get around the pain? I never found it.

As you acknowledged, time is the healer. Hang in there as this too shall pass. My best to you,

hckynut(john)

I had a bout of really bad bronchitis one year, and those coughs tore the cartilage from my ribs.

Dang! Even that made all of the above hard to do, especially trying to suppress every cough and sneeze.
And I have a very high pain tolerance.

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jubilant — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:05:12 GMT

Sorry to hear about your accident. I am all for hot baths. My son was in a car accident years ago and had 3 fractured ribs and 3 fractures in his back. He wore a brace that seemed to help but it took the ribs time to heal. I was wondering if anyone suggested a brace to you? Maybe they don't do that anymore. That was quite a few years ago. It was probably more for his back, but if I remember right, it helped his ribs feel a little better too. Hope you feel better soon.

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nyc1 — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:18:06 GMT

Be very careful the next few weeks and let them heal. I hit my ribs very hard several years go with a carton. The edge jammed into my chest, hit me in the ribs and winded me for several seconds. After a few mins I was fine and went about my busness. Two weeks after that, I was lying down and could not get up. My rib had broken from the impact of the hit 2 weeks earlier. The same thing happened to my girlfriends daughter. I'm not trying to concern you, just letting you know to be careful.

Since they don't wrap ribs anymore, just go slowly and take something to help the pain if necessary. Let us know how you're doing.