Is it possible to break a rib without realising?
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I'm no doctor but that sounds more like a muscle or similar sort of thing if there was no impact. I've done my ribs a couple of times in karts, it came on later and lasted 1 to 2 months hard to breathe etc which tallies with the guidance. I didn't get scanned as I don't think the usually do it as the solution is the same cracked or not. So i dont know specifically if they were fractured or bruised. At the time of the injuries I didn't realise anything was wrong.
I would think it's sensible to keep moving but you don't want to be exercising and straining too much. Keep moving like don't lay in bed afraid to move...!
Eta...
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/broken-or-bruised-ri...
I would think it's sensible to keep moving but you don't want to be exercising and straining too much. Keep moving like don't lay in bed afraid to move...!
Eta...
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/broken-or-bruised-ri...
If you've a broken rib you will definately know it, I've done it twice, it is agony and you are in constant discomfort, having to sit, stand and lie down in odd positions to try and minimise the discomfort and/or pain, sleep is awful as it is constantly being aggrivated when you drift off in not your usual position and then roll over!
nuyorican said:
So after worrying myself about busted spleens and acute appendicitis etc I figured I must’ve done myself an injury yesterday without realising. Is that possible?
As said, sounds like an intercostal strain/tear.Had similar to what you describe, but with no incident/accident, so to speak. Possibly the hanging upside down that did it.
Really bloody annoying and does need rest.
I went on a surfing course in Australia over a few days. Afterwards I had stabbing pains every so often. Upon seeing a doctor, he reckoned I had broken a rib. I couldn't pinpoint any particular event that initiated it, just the continual pounding of the breaking waves making my way out through surf, plus some less than dignified 'arrivals' on the return leg.
I'd say you've twinged something; however, it is possible to pop a rib head too without realising...
Broken many ribs in my lifetime through rugby over the best parts of 14 years; 6 at once was the worst. But you know about it too as it affects breathing etc
You can tweak ribs easy enough; damage the intercostal muscles around them easily too and, as above, you can pop rib heads slightly, which is bloody uncomfortable but easily fixed
Hopefully you'll be sorted soon enough
Broken many ribs in my lifetime through rugby over the best parts of 14 years; 6 at once was the worst. But you know about it too as it affects breathing etc
You can tweak ribs easy enough; damage the intercostal muscles around them easily too and, as above, you can pop rib heads slightly, which is bloody uncomfortable but easily fixed
Hopefully you'll be sorted soon enough
nuyorican said:
I’ve done something that’s for sure.
Just hobbled to the local shop. It was agony every time I tried to breathe in. Had to keep stopping and leaning on the wall.
It hurts like f
k!
Yup; you've tweaked something (as I've said and others, intercostal etc) or popped a rib head - you're breathing in and out stretches the already swollen area, so it's going to hurt...Just hobbled to the local shop. It was agony every time I tried to breathe in. Had to keep stopping and leaning on the wall.
It hurts like f
k! Rest up if you can; take ibuprofen, if you can as well as paracetamol or Paramol if you've a chemist near by and it'll sort itself in a week or so
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