I’m experiencing some discomfort when I breathe deeply, and I can’t figure out why. Tonight, Meg and I went to visit some friends of ours for dinner and shopping in Charlottesville. (Well, Meg went shopping and I enjoyed a tall, frosty beverage). As we were saying goodbye to our friends in the parking lot of the bar we had patronized, I started to feel a dull pain from what felt like under the lower part of my ribs on my right side. I had just gorged myself on some delicious food from Lord Hardwick’s (I highly recommend eating there if you’re in the area), so I figured it was something to do with how stuffed I was, and that it would subside later in the evening. It still hasn’t.
To me, it feels like I’ve bruised something inside, and when I breathe deeply enough, there’s pressure on whatever is sore which causes the pain. I’ve had a fairly good track record at diagnosing my injuries throughout my life, but I just can’t pinpoint what this could be. I’m going to sleep on it, and hopefully things will feel better in the morning. Google wasn’t very helpful (though I’m not even sure how to describe my symptoms), so I may end up having to consult a doctor if things don’t get better. Is it possible to bruise something on the inside without taking a direct hit on the outside? Maybe a killer sneeze?
April 27th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
While I agree that it has always amazed me that my site continues to rank very high for searches on “bruised ribs”, I find it even more entertaining that you searched for “what do bruised ribs feel like”, were directed to a site where there are 90+ comments from users describing their situations with injuries to themselves that often result in bruising the area around their ribs, and yet you’re having difficulty determining the relevancy of your search and this page…
Anyway, thanks for sharing your story!
April 25th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
HA HA. LOL
Your site/blog/whatever came up first when I did a search. You are worried about bruised ribs after a full meal, lol.
I took a head over heels tumble off my bike when my front tire disappearred in some mulch and I ended up flipping over the handlebars and slamming all 240 pounds down flat on my back right shoulder on a concrete sidewalk. For two days I can’t take a full breath, nor sit upright for 30 minutes at a time, and my kids are getting freaked out. Nice rlevant search results.
How was the soup? LOL!
>> Search Result NEXT>>>
April 7th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
i fell of a horse i was going to look at she reared up and i fell straight onto my belly, i was wearing a back protector but my ribs feel very sore especially the lft side. I don’t think they’re broken bur its more muscle pain. can some one please tell me how long it will take for them to heal. ASAP!
March 21st, 2007 at 4:34 pm
hello ive bruised my ribs , i was just wondering how long it would ruffly take for the pain to go away because i have a football match saturday and i got the injury last sunday if you could e-mail me back that would be great.
would you advise to go to school?
March 18th, 2007 at 1:47 am
I am now going into week 5, post-crashing my rib cage into a sewer wall side. A local US doctor (osteopath) stationed with us believes 1 or 2 ribs were fractured and another 3 or so were bruised, along with subluxations of the rib and spine. At week 3, he adjusted my spine and it is improved. Yet, the damaged ribs still prevent certain movements, and one of the fractured ribs is no longer bow shaped, with a curvature to it. Rather, it lays flat and is indented compared to the others. What is still counter-intuitive about my rib injuries is that the rib area that had the worst skin abrasions is not the area that suffered the fractures. That fracture area had no external skin lesions. I believe that given the continuing discomfort (although not on breathing), it will be another 4 to 6 weeks before it is healed and I can get back to normal physical activity.
And JUJU–you are right. I was lucky I did not smack my head into the wall.
March 17th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Misha - WOW!
nanainbfe and most all - OW!!!!!!!!!
QBIK - YOU go see a Chiro you ambulance-chaser!
Paul - It could have been worse, right? Up to your neck, so to speak……….
All - thanks for all your help. I have diagnosed my problem thanks to you.
And yes, I hurts like H E - double toothpicks!
March 8th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Well, I have never had so much pain in my life, I fell backwards on a large flower pot ‘don’t laugh’ I fractured my ribs lost my breath for some time and would prefer chronic tooth ache instead, the muscle contractions were unbelievable and for days I could not even get out of bed the pain was so bad, I couldn’t cough, laugh, sneeze and could only walk like a 90 year old, my doctor signed me off for 2 weeks, but best of all my wife who is Russian suggested I put CABBAGE on my wound! Yep I said, but 5 days later I have minimal pain, no contractions and I can get out of bed with ease, all I can say to fellow suffers, try this insane method and let all know, I found this was my savior. wrap the cabbage around you pain area with a bandage and see the results, I also had a infection on my finger, when covered with a piece of onion, 2 days later it had healed,
all the best,
Misha.
March 8th, 2007 at 11:45 am
I was ejected from a vehicle during a car accident! Suffering from multiple contusions and 6 bruised ribs on my right side. In answer to #87 catheine Its been 13 days im still in pain and i do at least 20 pushups a day. Hurts like hell but it can be done. Muahaha
March 4th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
I wish I could go see a chiropractor. I have advanced degenerative disc disease and a fusion in my lower back. I have no soft tissue from C2 down quite a way. It is confirmed at least 6 soft discs are missing with a possibility of 8 missing. The chiropractors where I live have refused to treat me. I am thinking of acupuncture or a kiniesiologist. I am envious you achieved so much relief so quickly.
However, the orthopedist is having me go to therapy three times a week for my back and neck with the rib cage thrown into the mix. I am hopeful the pain subsides soon. I did transfer out of the Deli where I work to a different department, one without so much bending and lifting. I would not wish all or any part of this on anyone. My heart goes out to all the other sufferers.
March 2nd, 2007 at 6:51 am
Go see a CHIROPRACTOR…what most of you are experiencing is a very slight dislocation of 2 or 3 Ribs on the right or left side of your spinal column…I got the pain under my right pectoral muscle…went to see a Chiropractor and he instantly diagnosed that indeed I was a side sleeper and that I had slept on my side one night with my elbow tucked under my ribs…3 quick sessions with Dr. Wilkie in Calgary (he has worked on Jack Nicklaus and most of the Women’s Olympic Skeleton Bob Sled Team)…and the pain went away…what was explained to me was…there are nerves that begin at the spinal column and extend outwards along the ribs to the front of the body…if the rib is disjointed…even slightly…moderate to severe pain can be felt in the front of the rib cage…
If you decide to go see a Chiropractor…be sure they are trained in IRT (Injury Recovery Therapy)…It is a muscle memory resetting technique to help your injured muscles recover to a normal state around the affected area….muscles tend to remember your injuries and will tend to pull your bones back into their “previously injured” position again…
Hope this helps…been a month since my last appointment with the Chiropractor and I have been pain free and my breathing improved dramatically as a side effect…;b)