On my work on friday i should lift and big barrel and on one of the sides of it, it had and big outgoing "bomp" you knowe what i mean, anyway i took an grab it hard because of the weight and it was HEWY omg and i almost tumbled to the ground but i hold it then i heard this strange sound "smakk" and i think one of my ribb`s broke because after this i feel that something was wrong here i could almost walk because of the pain on my right side of my body, but now it is saturday and im think a im a little better but i can only sleep on one side so it is not good shall i go to the doc or shall i let it be better by it self? I hate doc`s so i better maby i wait until it goes better by it self!

[ 06-22-2002, 12:11 PM: Message edited by: Megabot ]

Are you sure you didn't just crap your pants ? That's about the same sound as you mentioned and it can hurt as well ! :D :D

do what you must... its ur ribs after all.

No johnny haha it is hurting REALY here!

If youve broken a rib it wont recover properly by itself and will probably hurt for the rest of your life.

Of course if youve broken it badly it might do something serious like puncture a lung. (That can kill you by the way)

And even if you havent broken a rib it sounds like somethings isnt right. Go see a doctor.

see a doc NOW!!! Having had broken bone before, I can tell you the doc neds to set it in the right place BEFORE it heals

OKAY i go to the nasty doc on Monday if Vesselle had the curage to go to a doc for here broken toe then i must have the darn guts to go to the doc to!! But i HATE it yeah i am an coward that is afraid of doctors yes i am sorry i hate it but i go!!

[ 06-22-2002, 12:43 PM: Message edited by: Megabot ]

Yeah, have it checked out Megabot, if you have a cracked rib it could be dangerous to ignore it. I once broke a thumb, when it happened i went to a hospital and that stupid doctor said it wasn't broken. After three weeks my thumb was still hurting and swollen so i went back and had some pics made. Then they saw it Was broken after all, but it kinda healed by itself. I was never able to bend my thumb like i used to before, pretty stupid isn't it ?

I once tore a tendon in my little finger during a martial arts exercise. i didn't think much of it and it was 6 weeks before I saw the doc. but it was too late to mend the tendon so now I can't fully straighten the tip of that finger. seeing a doc is better than no doc ;)

Yeah johnny a frind of mine broke here finger one time and she did not go to a doc for almost two weeks and they had to broke it up again and she told me that she NEWER should do that again because of that DAMN pain when they had to broke it again! omg poor girl!

dude if he had a puntured lung i doubt hed be sat typing on IW :0 you really should check it out tho botster

Dude!Go to the doctor now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If you don't get a doctor's help then the rib can get permantly screwed up!My uncle permantly messed up his leg because it was broken and he did'nt go to a doctor.Trust me go to a doctor!

Yeah guys on monday i go and my work get me fired because this is the best season in the year the (summer) and they hate me if i get sick more than 2 days, omg i hate this work i think but i go then they can suck their ass i give a damn abouth it anymore!!
The world is a difficult place to live in i think!

[ 06-22-2002, 12:40 PM: Message edited by: Megabot ]

Glad you're taking the right decision to go and see a doctor, Megabot. If a rib is broken, it will heal incorrectly and the chances are that they will have to break the rib again at the hospital later on to ensure that it does heal properly, so you're far better off getting this over with now [img]smile.gif[/img]

And don't worry about your job, there are plenty of other opporunities out there if you keep a bit of a lookout. But first get the rest you need for this injury to heal. Besides, summer's here, and who wants to be working anyway? :D

Hope you feel better soon! [img]smile.gif[/img]

THX Arledrian i give a shit about the work i have not been away from my work more than 3 days in 12 years so they maby reconsider the option to get me fired anyway maby it is some thing they say to scare me to come back! :D

Last time I thought I broke a rib, the doctor did nothing. He said as long as you can breath without pain, there was nothing he could do. He didn't even take x-rays. I had no problems since, so he may have been right. The doctor will probably poke around at you and say the same. It's hard to cast or set a broken rib so they usually let them heal on their own. Just don't do anymore heavy lifting for a while.

Mark

<font color=Orange>Well, what do they do if its severly broken?</font>

well ribs are more flexible than other bones so compound fractures on ribs are unnlikely. Personally I think it's just been dislodged. If it was broken, MB would be in utter agony

<font color=Orange>Isn't that true with most broken bones; utter agony? I mean main bones (leg, arm)</font>

<font color="snow">The danger if it is broken, and he falls, or is playing sport or something, and then it punctures his lung.
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<font color="snow">Those bones aren`t main, they`re more peripheral:P </font>

<font color=Orange>Oh, ok! Thanks for clearing it up for me</font>

They usually have you wear something that looks a little like a girdle (but not so tight) that is held together by velcro. It helps hold things in place. There's not much else, short of a body cast and that's for extreme cases.

Mark

Doctor, NOW, don't sit around tyiping or asking questions, go NOW unless you ejoy that pain you're feeling, it could become permanent... Belive, you, me. it's a real pain the butt to deal with a broken bone if you don't set it straight. I've broken lots of bones and i've gotten acustomed to just setting the suckers myuself. its a little bit of pain, but nothing too bad to handle. infact, it feels kind of good afterword...