Have I broken a Rib?

[walsh]

Bit of advice needed.

I went on a friends stag do about 9 days ago. Part of this involved zorb football ( google it..), which was fun, but knackering. Part of the cool down afterward was a normal game of football. Having survived the zorb element, I managed to fall ass over tit of my own volition, landing quite hard on my chest. I am rubbish at sport, but Nevermind...

Felt bruised for a few days, thought nothing of it. However, for the last week or so,I can't sit up, yawn, cough or sneeze without a sharp pain in my chest, same point every time. I thought the brusing would have gone by now?

What's got me worried today, was a particually violent sneeze ( have a bit of a cold), which caused my chest to click, followed by a bit of girly whimpering.

My boss thinks I'd really know about it of I'd have broken a rib, so I've assumed it's just bruised. Should I go too the doctors/ hospital, or just ride it out for another week or so? I've heard there is nothing you can do with a rib Injury anyway.

[steve_bmw]

Sounds like a bruised rib, sore muscles and Cartilage, take some ibuprofen.
Sore bibs can take weeks to heal.

[walsh]

Ibuprofen helps, though I'm taking it sparingly.

I'll stop worrying about it, and see how it is in a week then.

[lukeyman]

I broke a rib or two with a fence post and a mountain bike once. Had trouble breathing and coughed a lot. But the docs wouldn't give me an x-ray as they couldn't do anything anyway.

Told me to go back if I started coughing up blood!

So, if you cough up blood...