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?
June 16th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
I was doing anwater aroebic class today. I jumped on the side of the pool to get my water bottle. I had to reach a little father and jumped up and banged my lower right ribcage so hard I heard it pop. Boy o boy it almost made me sick right then and there. Like a fool I continued to do the class. I can’t pick up things on the floor, breathing is hard and i can hardly get up out of my recliner. I have osteoporosis so I think I broke it for sure. I have already broken my low back, both hips and both knees. The docotr said one more broken hip and I am done. Sore, sore, sore and hurting today. What helps it to heal faster, and should I continue exercising or quit until it is healed? Does anyone have experiece with this.
June 13th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
I am not a doctor. However, I’ve had over 50 years of injuries-industrial, sports, military, and just plain klultz-related! DO NOT; I say again; DO NOT stop exercising. Cut down on it, to cut down on the pain, but don’t stop it altogether. I went back to teaching after 8 days off. But in the interim, I didn’t and couldn’t stop living. I walked 30 minutes a day. Eventhough I felt like my internal organs were going to bust though my thorax. I still ask my students to pick up items that I drop, but I try to pick them up, first.
Normally, arthritis sets in after an injury. (Welcome to “old age”). But stopping all movement, will accelerate the development of the arthritis. It’s now been 9 days since my fall. I’m laying flat in my own bed, again. I can take semi-deep breaths, cough, grip things, and even leave wind without screaming in agony. I still grunt and groan, but that’s going to go on for a while. (My poor wife puts up with it). If you can bear the pain of light exercise, you’ll speed up the healing process; I figure by 75%.
June 13th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
I was thrown off my horse this weekend, they took me to the local ER thinking I had a back injury, I kept complaining of chest hurting, when released over 12 hours later all the docs said at the ER was that I was “bruised”. I am now so sore everywhere, it hurts to “live” basically. And breathing, coughing, getting up or down from a chair is “excrutiating”. How long should this last? Do I need to worry about a wrong diagnosis? Could I have a “cracked” rib instead? I am in dire pain, pain pills are not really helping. Thanks for feedback.
June 8th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
A week ago I was doing my daily 20 minute walking in the woods.I was walking very fast when I tripped over a tree root.I landed on my left side of my ribs.Oh it hurt terrible.I must have layed there for 15 minutes.when I got back up I could not stand strait up,because it hurt to bad.My car was 50 yads away even though it seemed like a mile away.It hurt to breathe,to extend my left arm,to get up and sit down and to touch the area.I went to the ER and they told me that I had bruised ribs and gave me 500 mg of Vicodin and told me to put ice and heat.At present it hurts so bad to lay down that I have to sleep in a recliner.I used to walk 2 hrs per day and now I only walk 1 hr per day(6-20 minutes per day) I am only10-20% better after a week.should I stop exercising?
June 7th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
I was looking around for some info that I could show my boss, on why it’s taking so long for me to get back to work. “Amanda” on May 2nd, comes the closest to HOW my ribs got bruised.
I was backing up in my driveway with a hand truck in my hand. I caught my foot on the concrete step behind me. On my way to the ground, I wheeled around, trying to catch myself on my hands. I couldn’t get my arms under me fast enough. My fist wound up between my left pectoral muscle and the concrete. My wife and daughter helped me up, once I could breath.
That night the full pain set in. My wife drove me to the hospital. The X-rays showed a severe bruise. I was relieved it wasn’t a break, but it didn’t make a difference, according to the doctor. The pain is the same.
He gave me 3-4 days rest. I said: “I won’t need that long. I have to get back to work”. RIGHT! It hurts to bend, stoop, extend my arm, reach, breath, swallow, and coughing is out of the question! I just suppress it. I can’t drive. Just try farting… Basically, it hurts to live. I can sleep, (when I can knock myself out senseless on Vicodin), on the sofa. And that has be at a 30 degree incline. After the first 3 days of ice, heat helped. So did mild massage. So did exercize, but only when I was stoned out of my mind. I got my first look at the affected area, today. Boy, is it colorful!
Tomorrow, I’m going to try to go back to work. Wish me luck.
May 30th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
I took a hard fall waterskiing this weekend and bruised my ribs. I have a tournament this coming weekend and am wondering if I were to tough it out and ski with the pain am I pronlonging the injury or will it heal while I am still active? If strenuios activity takes place will it get worse? I know it typically takes 6-8 weeks to heal but we are coming into the heat of the
season.
thanks
May 25th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
same problem, figured it was a bruised rib, minus an acutal bruise.
I have a 2 year old - he’s now old enough to start sleeping on his own, after one morning it felt like he kicked me good. couple days go by, not so bad, he wakes up and wants to sleep w/ mommy and daddy, needless to say he belted me again in his sleep, I never wake up from it, just in the morning i feel the extra discomfort of a direct hit.. - new rule is mommy is my new shield if he gets in our bed.. owe, 2 weeks really.. man..
Mainly it hurts to breathe deep, sneeze, blow my nose and cough.. and I had the sniffles earlier this week to.. bahh..
my spare change..
May 13th, 2006 at 8:18 am
kelly a rib will normally start to heal within 2 weeks but if its bruised it should only take maybe 4-5 days to stop been uncomfortable, I would just not toutch the area and to sleep on your back until it stops hurting.
May 13th, 2006 at 7:45 am
i havent even gone to check on it, so i dont know. My paernets say its ok, if i broke it, i would have dificulties breathing.
May 13th, 2006 at 7:43 am
hey you guys. guess what, im only 14 and ive badly briused my ribs. the momonet i touch it it hurts a lot. its not THAT painful, i dont scream of pain, but it does quite hurt, and im scared i probably broke it. But i can move, breathe and do anything without it hurting, so i fell really normal. im just a little worried. do u guys have any good advice? and how long will it take to heal? can u guys write as soon as possible, please.