Help..I fell and broke my ribs?!


Question: Help!.!.I fell and broke my ribs!?
We r in the middle of an ice storm!.!.CAN"T get out!.
I fell on the ice on my porch and I fell right on my side in back up high under my shoulder blade!.!.I am in sooooooooo much pain!.
Can i wrap around my tummy or is that bad!.!.!.I don't know what to do!.!.!.until morning!.
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Answers:
you more than likely bruised the heck out of them!.Plus your back might be bruised!.Please go to the ER as soon as possible and get checked out!.Bruised ribs hurt worse than broken ones!.Please go as soon as possible, don;t try treating it yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's doubtful that wrapping your chest would do anything but interfer with the quality of your breathing and potentially cause pneumonia!.

They're going to hurt for a few days, regardless of what you do for them!. And coughing/laughing really makes them hurt worse!. The doc will more than likely not wrap them either, and will send you home with pain pills which may or may not help!.

Do take ibuprofen and tylenol which will allow you to get comfortable so you can relax!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Aww, I am SO sorry! I have had two family members break ribs, and they were both told there is nothing that can be done, they just have to heal on their own!. However, I'm sure it depends partially on how the break is - you would likely still need an X-ray to ensure nothing vital is being poked at by a broken bone!. Outside of that though, it's excruciating pain and hurts to breath, I'm told, but not much can be done except to take pain meds!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

alternate heating the area and ice packs on the area until you can see a doc!.!.!.and sleep on a heat source to relax muscles!.!.!.ice is to sooth aches and reduce swellingWww@Answer-Health@Com

call 911Www@Answer-Health@Com





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