Rib injury with no breathing problems
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Had slipped and fell on some ice and fell onto my left side. A lump of ice hit my ribs twords my back. Was painful fall and ribs hurt for sure but I have no pain when I cough , sneeze , breath deep etc. Just a very tender area. I even went to the gym and worked on chest and arms a couple hours after. No pain while lifting just soreness after. The question is I'm not sure what kind of injury this could be . It's not unbearable pain but surely uncomfortable and makes me question what I did? Any thoughts?
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devsmom corey58918
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Sounds like a bruise. Any black and blue discoloration? As long as your pain improves and doesn't worsen you're probably good. I'd forego the gym for upper body workouts and treat yourself gently for a bit. Devs-Mom
corey58918 devsmom
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devsmom corey58918
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Yes it is puzzling and seems like you are now in strong steady pain which is worse pain than in your first post when after a painful fall you continued to have a tender area and uncomfortable pain but felt like you could go to the gym. I'm not sure how long age you had your fall but when I fell I didn't have bruising right away. I also think trouble breathing with broken ribs. I thought after a fall and painful deep breathes that I had broken a rib. Don't know if I did or not because I never went to a doctor after looking up the treatment for a broken rib it said Time. I always thought you wrapped yourself up tightly. I'm glad I looked because that was all wrong and can cause a collasped lung by keeping the lungs from fully inflating. So the treatment was simply being gentle and waiting 2-3 weeks. If your pain has increased or is increasing rather than decreasing that seems troubling. Good luck figuring it all out. I guess Med. school is no option!