Fractured two ribs.....EXTREME PAIN!

[Darthrazz]

I fractured two ribs last week and I'm in INCREDIBLE pain. I'm taking meds and wearing a "rib belt" , but the pain is the worst I've ever felt. I sneezed the other day and I thought I had been stabbed! Anyone else here ever fractured a rib? How long did it take you to heal??
PS-Just make sure that next time you are standing on a ladder , your "spotter" doesn't "step away for a second". Taking a dive from a ladder = no fun!

 

[nash]

I fractured two ribs last week and I'm in INCREDIBLE pain. I'm taking meds and wearing a "rib belt" , but the pain is the worst I've ever felt. I sneezed the other day and I thought I had been stabbed! Anyone else here ever fractured a rib? How long did it take you to heal??
PS-Just make sure that next time you are standing on a ladder , your "spotter" doesn't "step away for a second". Taking a dive from a ladder = no fun!

I fractured one while sparring once. Ribs take so long to heal completely, it really is one of the worst places to get hurt just because it is part of your body's core and everything is connected to it.

Did your ribs land on top of the ladder? ouch man that sounds too painful. Take it easy and enjoy the meds

 

[Reinhardt]

sorry to hear about it bro. i think Nash said it best "enjoy the meds"

 

[uscmhicks]

I have no experience here at all ( and hopefully never will ) but hope it heals soon .
And yeah , enjoy the meds !

 

[Darthrazz]

Did your ribs land on top of the ladder?

Nope, landed with my ribs on an old Flat iMac computer that was nice enough to break my fall. I actually cracked the screen!

Thanks for all the wishes guys and yes....I'm enjoying the meds!

 

[bagelsncheesey]

Exactly what Nash said, it's your core... the rest of your body is dependent on that section. Get well soon man, and definitely enjoy the drugs.

 

[DarkArtist81]

Damn man... That sucks to hear. It's painful as hell to break a rib, I hope it heals up soon bro. And as everyone said already... enjoy the meds.

 

[praxitas]

Its no fun if your the only one enjoying them. I think you should share with us!!

 

[Batty]

I fractured a rib in high school playing lacrosse. I can't remember how long it took to heal, but it seemed like forever. I hope it isn't that long for you!

 

[Darthrazz]

Its no fun if your the only one enjoying them. I think you should share with us!!

It's not as much fun as when I had my wisdoms removed and the DR. prescribed Oxycodone!

 

[The Josh]

I fractured two ribs last week and I'm in INCREDIBLE pain. I'm taking meds and wearing a "rib belt" , but the pain is the worst I've ever felt. I sneezed the other day and I thought I had been stabbed! Anyone else here ever fractured a rib? How long did it take you to heal??
PS-Just make sure that next time you are standing on a ladder , your "spotter" doesn't "step away for a second". Taking a dive from a ladder = no fun!

My Dad did this several years ago. He said it felt like he was shot in the side. I think he was in a brace for a few weeks (2-3 at the very least).

 

[blakus939]

Damn thats gotta hurt man, ive only ever torn the ligament between two ribs and that was PAAAAIN FUL. lasted for weeks and couldnt even run, felt like someone was stabbing me too. get well soon ay!

 

[wofford29]

That sucks. I've broken three vertabrae and my collar bone before. The collar bone break was the worst pain I've had in my life. You can't do anything so I feel for and them ribs.

 

[Kuzeh]

Wow, sorry to hear that dude...I hope you recover soon...
and you killed an iMac?? wow....

 

[Darthrazz]

Wow, sorry to hear that dude...I hope you recover soon...
and you killed an iMac?? wow....

Thanks man...no that iMac still boots up! Cracked up and all!

 

[Darth Caedus]

I broke a rib while wrestling a couple of years ago. Like an idiot, I decided to continue and that was pretty painful. Only thing that made me feel better was taking an almost ice bath, that numbed it up pretty good and felt awesome. Mine healed in about a month.

 

[HAPPYBOY]

Ouch! I know your pain my friend. I broke 6 ribs in a head on collision in '95, had 2 broken wrists and a broken leg also, but the ribs were the source of more pain than all of the other breaks combined. I know from experience that there isn't a move you can make without somehow feeling it in the rib section. It took a looooong time for them to ever fully heal enough that I felt no pain, but within a few weeks it does start to subside some. So, as the others have said...med up and get a different spotter. LOL

 

[bumblebee]

Been there done that it hurst like heck but the meds are enjoyable.

 

[The Ween]

Sorry to hear about your ribs! I'm having those for supper tonight!

I've never enjoyed pain meds. All they do is make me tired, nothing more. Oh, make sure you take stool softeners, drink plenty of water and eat things that soften your stool. Believe me, pain meds dry you up and you don't want to be constipated with broken ribs. It's hell.

 

[The Mike]

I cracked 2 ribs playing football in High School (actually walked away from football at that point)....the meds they gave me were weak because the throbbing was insane and the pain just yawning used to be earthshattering. I remember it really hurting for a full month maybe slightly less but the soreness really took about three months to subside and every now and then if I take a shot in the side at a pick up game or something its still stings for a while.