Comments on: Broken ribs – dos and don’ts

By: Michael B

Michael B — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:11:47 +0000

Fell on concrete steps a week ago after trying to ski down the hand railing while drunk in indianapolis. Thought my ankle was broken and my ribs were sore. A week later the ankle almost better but the back left lower ribs are worse. Sneezed yesterday and almost passed out. 4 Advil and 6 IPAD beers got me off to sleep sort of. Think the sneeze excaborated the damage. God help me never sneeze again until Summer.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:24:12 +0000

I have been looking for advice and yes, I’ve been doing the do’s and don’ts pretty much that you have talked about, and that has been without much advice from the professionals! I confess I am nearly ready to kick the shit out of something (excuse my language) because I have gone through so much and this adds to the icing on the cake (lots of icing) and I am less than two weeks in from fracturing my rib/ribs…

I appreciate that I am am not on my own and value all the above comments.

Ps. different Rachel from the one above…

By: DOUGIE

DOUGIE — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:34:38 +0000

Fell down some stairs in a restaurant on 10/3 & broke 4 ribs. Pain initially beggared belief making it impossible to lie down & get any sort of decent sleep. I’m finding it helluva frustrating not being able to get about & do all the normal day to day activities that we all take for granted. However, the message that is coming out loud & clear is that it’s vital to take things easy & not to think that an easing in pain means you’ve recovered 100%. Just take it on the chin that it’ll take 6-8 weeks to get back to some sort of normality. I’m only 2 weeks into things so I just need to calm down like the others have all said !!!!

By: AARP Rider

AARP Rider — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:39:41 +0000

Good to know that healing will take while. I smashed both sides of my ribs snowboarding at Mt. Baker MLK weekend. I haven’t been able to sleep lying down, and coughing, sneezing and driving hurt like hell. Don’t get me started with hiccups, which is like a form of torture. I was getting impatient because the pain was still present after a week. I guess it’ll be a few more weeks of sharp pain and discomfort before I get some relief.

By: JPS

JPS — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:21:32 +0000

essie… thanks for the excruciating pain… laughing as I was reading how to handle my newly broken rib!

By: essie

essie — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:34:49 +0000

My husband says wiping your butt hurts too….. Sorry if your laughing…… We actually got some rope and tied it to the foot of the bed so he could actually pull himself out of bed…… we call it rock climbing in bed…. once again sorry if your laughing again….. Healthy healing to all!!

By: nikki fuzell

nikki fuzell — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:17:54 +0000

Your experience is so valuable to individuals that are first-time injury survivors. I am sure to take all of these notes and apply them to my successful recovery.

By: nikki fuzell

nikki fuzell — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:28:36 +0000

Thank you so much for your shared experiences. I am so scared because this experience hurts so much.
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By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:43:41 +0000

thanks, I broke 3 ribs in a car accident and a on week 4, I had no idea the kind of pain, I am glad read your do’s & don’ts, it really helps me

By: RAYMOND

RAYMOND — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:36:29 +0000

just want to thank u for sharing ur experiences …it made alot of difference to me…had car crash to a tree on way to work…had 8 fractured rib(5left,3right) with bilateral lung contusion with moderate internal bleeding..on oxygen support for 2days..fortunately conservative management was sufficient to reverse the deteriorating condition(thank God cos in Africa where i am nothing much could have been done)…all what u said is true to the letter…i don,t pick calls from funny freinds ..but the chest strap has been on for 3weeks now