Broken Rib WTF

[Anthony]

So, ok, Last Friday I sneezed awkwardly and felt a POP while my lower body was facing forward & my upper bnody was turned to the left. Had some pretty bad pain for a few days and pals telling me that maybe I cracked a rib. me being a gladiator I didn't give it too much thought however today I couldn't take it as it really is uncomfortable. Well, to be honest, it hurts like a mofo. So, Since I have ins I went to the ER. They confirmed it. I actually broke a rib by sneezing wtf. It's the lowest rib on my left side. Not bruised, not cracked but BROKEN.. Doc said "You are probably in more pain than you are letting on huh" I said " well, it does hurt man".. I haven't been to the gym since Friday Morning. Doc gave me some pain meds that I probably won't take & told me to get back to the gym asap & work on other stuff until it heals. Told me to take deep breaths, ect..


Truth be told, this hurts! lol


Side note: My BP was 130 over 90(not bad for 300lbs), weight was 297.3.

 

[MNGreg]

Wow. Must have been a massive sneeze! Sorry to hear though. Guess this means gotta park the busa.

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[Anthony]

Wow. Must have been a massive sneeze! Sorry to hear though. Guess this means gotta park the busa.

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Sheeet, I rode it to Cincy on Friday, the day it happend! Then again, haven't been on it since lol. Will hop on it the next day or two. It only hurts when I lay down, breath, inhale, move, twist, turn, sneeze, cough ect..... Beyond that it's great! lol

 

[roundhouse]

damn! that's crazy! a sneeze broke your rib? i suppose you are a violent sneezer..... good luck on the recovery. i have never had a broken rib but i reckon it hurts pretty bad

 

[crobih]

Next you're gonna tell me that you farted and broke your tailbone?

 

[dart1963]

I've heard horror stories like this before...

crazy how strong we are, and yet so weak at the same time... and the ribs... ouch, nothing they can do but give you pain meds and tell you to take it easy, not like a digit that can be wrapped an isolated...

take it easy and give it some time

 

[Pinarello Rider]

Sucks getting old. Ouch.

Not to hijack, but you went to the ER? Why not a doc in the box or your doctor? The ER is absolutely the most expensive way to get ANY health treatment, and if you waited a few days, it wasn't an emergency. Just curious. I went to the ER one night in March when I had a virus that had me scary ill (wife and I were REALLY concerned) and 2 litres of saline cost us $2k out of pocket (high deductible health plan).

I manage the benefits for our group and I always advise anyone to use the ER only when it is an emergency because it costs the group so much. I have had employees use it for a cold...

So, ok, Last Friday I sneezed awkwardly and felt a POP while my lower body was facing forward & my upper bnody was turned to the left. Had some pretty bad pain for a few days and pals telling me that maybe I cracked a rib. me being a gladiator I didn't give it too much thought however today I couldn't take it as it really is uncomfortable. Well, to be honest, it hurts like a mofo. So, Since I have ins I went to the ER. They confirmed it. I actually broke a rib by sneezing wtf. It's the lowest rib on my left side. Not bruised, not cracked but BROKEN.. Doc said "You are probably in more pain than you are letting on huh" I said " well, it does hurt man".. I haven't been to the gym since Friday Morning. Doc gave me some pain meds that I probably won't take & told me to get back to the gym asap & work on other stuff until it heals. Told me to take deep breaths, ect..


Truth be told, this hurts! lol


Side note: My BP was 130 over 90(not bad for 300lbs), weight was 297.3.

 

[MNGreg]

Sucks getting old. Ouch.

Not to hijack, but you went to the ER? Why not a doc in the box or your doctor? The ER is absolutely the most expensive way to get ANY health treatment, and if you waited a few days, it wasn't an emergency. Just curious. I went to the ER one night in March when I had a virus that had me scary ill (wife and I were REALLY concerned) and 2 litres of saline cost us $2k out of pocket (high deductible health plan).

I manage the benefits for our group and I always advise anyone to use the ER only when it is an emergency because it costs the group so much. I have had employees use it for a cold...

Could easily be due to office hours or availability.

Working in the Health Insurance industry I could not agree more with the cost of ER and its over use. This and then Drs having to pay so much for malpractice insurance meaning they have to charge more to cover themselves legally and actually make anything financially. Unfortunately though, I had to go to the ER also for something that should have been able to be resolved in a clinic or Urgent Care because clinic was too booked and Urgent cares were already closed by 8pm (WTH!!!). This was due to problems I was having changing packing material 2 days after a emergency surgery I had. *on a side note - 2 months later I found I had Lymphoma also, Man that year sucked donkey butt!

 

[Pinarello Rider]

Could easily be due to office hours or availability.

Working in the Health Insurance industry I could not agree more with the cost of ER and its over use. This and then Drs having to pay so much for malpractice insurance meaning they have to charge more to cover themselves legally and actually make anything financially. Unfortunately though, I had to go to the ER also for something that should have been able to be resolved in a clinic or Urgent Care because clinic was too booked and Urgent cares were already closed by 8pm (WTH!!!). This was due to problems I was having changing packing material 2 days after a emergency surgery I had. *on a side note - 2 months later I found I had Lymphoma also, Man that year sucked donkey butt!

Yup, the health care industry has been spiraling into non-sense for the last 20 years.

 

[abyss1406]

Wow. Must have been a massive sneeze! Sorry to hear though. Guess this means gotta park the busa.

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Giants sneeze pretty violently. all jolking aside though, that sucks but glad your alive and well and know what the problem is.

 

[MaximumHP]

I cracked a rib once and it hurt like a mofo, I'm sure broken rib hurt just that much more. I remember with mine I dreaded having to sneeze.

It's kinda funny how strong a body can be and yet how it seemly easy it is to break bones at times. My freind broke 2 of his metarsal bones in his foot dancing around to the song "jump around" in my living room. That was a drunken ER room visit on new years eve.

 

[JT]

That blows brother. so does that mean youll have more time to BS with me on here since you cant do just about anything

 

[RoadTrip]

 

[Anthony]

Sucks getting old. Ouch.

Not to hijack, but you went to the ER? Why not a doc in the box or your doctor? The ER is absolutely the most expensive way to get ANY health treatment, and if you waited a few days, it wasn't an emergency. Just curious. I went to the ER one night in March when I had a virus that had me scary ill (wife and I were REALLY concerned) and 2 litres of saline cost us $2k out of pocket (high deductible health plan).

I manage the benefits for our group and I always advise anyone to use the ER only when it is an emergency because it costs the group so much. I have had employees use it for a cold...

I called my local Family Doctor Monday Morning, The nice receptionist told me she could "squeeze" me in on the 10th of September... She said they were in the process of changing all of their systems over to the new "affordable care act" billing system & was delayed... So I didn't want to wait another 2 weeks so I went to the ER. I really only went to make sure that something more serious wasn't wrong as me having a rib injury was just a guess until the doc confirmed it.

My total out-of-pocket for any er visit is 100.00 so I figured screw it, let me find out whats wrong with me.. Keep in mind I injured myself on Friday. I was trying not to go but finally did. At least now I know what was actually wrong. I broke it due to the body position I was in.

 

[crobih]

Hahahaha at first I was thinking wtf but I do remember the movie now. Why didnt I think of that

 

[Botty12]

Do you guys have walk in clinics? Suuuuucks about the rib. Jealous that you got an in with the ER. I thought me having carbon monoxide poisoning was considered an emergency once, but apparently it's not lol. So I don't go to the ER anymore cuz I haven't had anything that bad since.

 

[JT]

Do you guys have walk in clinics? Suuuuucks about the rib. Jealous that you got an in with the ER. I thought me having carbon monoxide poisoning was considered an emergency once, but apparently it's not lol. So I don't go to the ER anymore cuz I haven't had anything that bad since.

that blows yea some E'R's around here are just as bad go across town and they are fine

 

[DragonBlu]

Sorry to hear Anthony. Been there twice with the cracked ribs. I thought I needed to fart for three days last week and it turned out to be bad appendix. I mean almost lost some intestine bad, plus a hernia. Just got home from the hospital Sunday. Damn the things that screw up the riding season. I have some healing to do now. Take care gents!

 

[Bert-Aus]

I attempted to create a "Hulk Sneeeze ...cracks rib" meme
but damn IT here at work blocks the response creation.

Hope it heals quickly

 

[Riccochet]

That sucks man. Last two years I broke ribs snowboarding. Two years ago two broken and 4 separated. Last year 3 broken and 3 separated. Talk about pain and discomfort.

And rib injuries take for freaking ever to fully heal. Prayers for your speedy recovery.