Fractured Ribs
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Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:35 pm
Anyway, left hand side, lots of painkillers. Anyone got an experience they'd like to share and how they handled it?
Like how long till it stopped hurting?
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby cp123 » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:41 pm
don't laugh, cough, breathe deeply sigh or lie down for the next month cos everything will hurt. You just have to wait for Dr Time to do his thing.
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:49 pm
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby CKinnard » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:03 am
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby CKinnard » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:23 am
Why? because shallow breathing is a consequence of painful rib movement. Reduce pain with movement, and deeper breathing happens.
BTW, my compression bandage was elasticized, so it didn't restrict chest wall expansion.
It sounds like you were deprived of the opportunity to compare bandage vs no bandage, but rather, dosed up on opiates, which have the side of effect of depressing respiratory drive!!!
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:08 am
I'm probably going to start walking in the pool soon, I can't do heaps, I'm going to walk to the shop today as well and see how that goes, it's a 1.8km round trip, there's chairs at the shops if I need them as well. Just remembered I can't carry too much, oh well, there goes my chocolate I was gonna stock up on, will just have to get the fruit.
I'm not using a bandage and wasn't told to, the pain is getting less and less even though it's only day 2 since the addicdent.
I'm so happy that we got the couch with the chaise lounge though, it's better to sleep on and apart from waking up at 4am this morning, I slept soundly from whenever the stage finished last night till when ever my partner came out to put me to bed cause he was going to work.
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:17 am
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby rodneycc » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:47 am
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby find_bruce » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:55 am
It only hurts when you breathe, but that's still better than the alternative
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:57 am
Worst thing is trying to poo or just not pooing, I'm taking laxatives, I'm having a veggie smoothie in the morning, I'm going to have fruit for the rest of the day,see if that helps.
Before this I was take iron tablets, anyone whose taken iron tablets knows what that does to you.
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:59 am
Thanks Brucefind_bruce wrote:You poor chook - it has been 20 years or so since I last damaged my ribs, but I still remember the pain. I think it was 4 times over 3 or 4 years (I was a slow learner) & IIRC the pain was about the same each time, but the worse the break, the longer it lasted & that damage to the rib cartilage took longer to heal. Never a dislocated fracture nor punctured a lung so not as bad as it could be
It only hurts when you breathe, but that's still better than the alternative
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby rodneycc » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:06 pm
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Calvin27 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:08 pm
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Re: Fractured Ribs
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:16 pm
I crashed from something so obscure that I honestly have no idea how it happened, I keep searching for the video on YouTube but so far nothing has come up.
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Re: Fractured Ribs
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Parker » Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:03 pm
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:18 pm
Not gonna give advice cos it's already been said.
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby isabella24 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:07 pm
I know that's pretty lame, but I've never damaged my ribs so can't offer advice or help.
In my experiences with other injuries, just do what your doctors tell you to and I'm sure you'll be better for it. And I know that you know this already.
Take care, and I hope you heal quick. Claire.
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby chriscole » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:27 pm
CKinnard wrote:See an osteopath, physio, chiro. When I had mine, they worked on the joints between the ribs and spine and it relieved it a lot. You can imagine these joints get shunted with the impact. They can also strap/tape the worst ribs to support them. Consider wrapping a compression bandage around your chest when you are out and about. It can also help relieve pain with movement. Apart from that, it's a matter of time. The pain should settle within 3 weeks, and you should be fit for running and hard cycling by 6. As the pain settles, get more aggressive stretching the trunk and ribs. After week 8 it's a good idea to get some deeper hard massage into the muscles between the ribs, which will hurt like hell but free things up nicely.
Sorry, but this is worth responding to.
This is probably the worst possible advice to take if you have fractured ribs. Do NOT strap, tape or worst of all circumferentially compression bandage your chest.
Strapping/compressing your chest reduces respiratory excursion (how much your lungs move with breathing), leading to an increase in atelectasis (areas of non-expanded lung) and a significantly increased risk of pneumonia as a result.
Do not strap / tape / bandage your chest, unless a thoracic surgeon tells you to.
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby sogood » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:43 pm
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Re: Fractured Ribs
Postby trailgumby » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:50 pm
I'm not a fan of ER doctors for some things. They stuffed the relocation of my dislocated shoulder, and knocked loose some of the cartilage (location of damage could only have occurred on re-insertion) and told me to not move for two weeks and then go see a physio. I ended up with frozen shoulder and needed surgical intervention. I should have seen the physio immediately.
If you can afford it, I would encourage you strongly to go see a specialist, quickly.
On the other hand, ER registrars are quite good for things like wound infections because they get lots of experience dealing with that in hospitals.
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