Chest muscle pain

[Davel]

Towards the end of November, I fell halfway dowwn a manhole - like a pratt.

Anyway, I landed with the bottom of my rib cage against the manhole frame.

Since them, it's been quite uncomfortable if I move suddenly from one side to another or today, when moving a few motorcycles around, the muscles are now aching again.

I'm pretty fit and walk quite alot,so I don't really suspect anything serious and I think a visit to the Doctor is well overdue but I don't want to waste his time if it's just a strain.

Just how long can / does it take for a strained or damaged muscle to heal itself?

[Regiment]

Go to the doctor so he can poke you about a bit, better safe than sorry and I would have gone sooner.

[Slink]

you might have bruised the bone if the bottom of your ribcage hit the edge of the hole.

[mattikake]

Muscles are the fastest healing structure in the body, unless some catastrophic damage has occurred.

Could be tendon or ligament.

Depends on the type of pain - sharp, sore, burning, shooting, stabbing etc.

After several months you really should get to a doc.

[Davel]

Easing again now, but tends to be quite a sharp pain when moving about suddenly after staying still for a while.

Worse at night.

Just been to the Doc's and she says that I may have bruised some ribs and that it can take months to sort itself.

She had a good poke around!

Edited by Davel on Monday 11th March 12:23

[JumboBeef]

Davel said:

Towards the end of November, I fell halfway dowwn a manhole - like a pratt.

Blame/claim?

[Davel]

No - it was my fault and a manhole at home....