Ribs Again!!!

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I can't go for a whole season without either cracking or bruising my ribs & this season has taken it's toll on me!
I am currently nursing for the third time this season bruised ribs & they are sore as f***... I can't cough/sneeze or breath properly without it hurting like mad & to lie down in bed is almost impossible & getting back up is more than a challenge! I literally have to pluck up courage just to get out of bed because the pain is unbearable! I have 2 weeks to recover until my next game which turns out to be the title contender between us & them! God I hope I am ok to play........

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I think it stems from having them cracked a while ago & not giving them enough time to heal properly.
Just a slight knock & they hurt.

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Broken or cracked is at another level. Not nice at all & can be very dangerous.

Currently on diclofenac which does help.

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Hoofy said:

What sport??? Sounds like rugby or some kind of full contact martial art!

Tell me it's golf... or darts...

Football

It's rough down here!

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enioldjoe said:

Get your bone mineral density checked out and test for osteoperosis.

I know someone whose ribs fracture easily. *If* it's the above, like with many conditions, the earlier it's spotted, the more successful the treatments.

Not thought about that.......

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Hoofy said:

I am guessing Sunday League (the football real men play - because it's a lot more dangerous than professional football!!).

None of this gay professional stuff here!

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Oh well it's doctor time! My ribs are getting worse & worse & pretty much can't do anything including walking without the pain being severe. At times it also feels as if something is stabbing my from inside like a needle or pin, hence I think they could be cracked or broke. Atleast if I seek medical attention they can confirm this & hopefully give me something for the pain....

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Just got back from the hospital & I have a fracture! They have given me Co-Codamol & Diclofenic.......

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it does getter better over a few weeks. This isn't the first time I have damaged my ribs although every time it seems worse!

I had started to cough up some nasty sh** & they are wanting me to monitor it......

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Hoofy said:

That's not right! But I can't see why it would be related to the rib cage being injured. If a rib pierced your lung, you'd have known about it long before now.

But I wouldn't book your summer holiday just yet.

They put it down to "shallow" breathing & gave me some breathing exercises to try....

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Rikk said:

Be aware co-codamol will bind you up good and proper after you've taken it for 3-4 days so may be worth taking a very mild natural laxative to offset it as I'm pretty sure it won't help sitting on the pan trying to pass what feels like a baseball with those ribs 8)

This doesn't seem to be an issue just yet!

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It's that time of year again! Bloody cracked ribs again after taking a knee to my side during our footie game on Saturday & to top it off, I am just getting a nasty cold & I sneezed this morning & literally thought my ribs had exploded! I hate this injury so much.