How do you know if a rib is outta place?!


Question:

How do you know if a rib is outta place?

I got hit on Sunday at work and the pain hasn't gone away yet. It hits to move from side to side and taking deep breaths makes it hurt. It twiches and keeps pulling like crazy. I can't use pressure on my right side, so grabbing a door with my right hand, causes my ribs to hurt. I don't know what to do and going to the doctor is the next step, but I'd rather not spend the money on x-rays if what I have doesn't sound like a rib outta place. Thanks.

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1 month ago
Its also stiff and hurts like no other to lay on my right side. I can't sit at angles, but I can barly sit with just my back to the back of the sofa. If I take corners too fast in my car, it throbbs and throughtout the entire past few days, it feels like a cramp. Twichting, then pulling.


Answers:

It never hurts to have this checked out. Everyone has a different level of pain tolerance, and it is possible that you might have a small rib fracture. Usually, unless it's severe, the will not do anything to treat a rib fracture except give you pain medication. On rare cases, a fractured and displaced rib can puncture the lung, but you would probably already be in the ER if that was the case. If it is a lower displaced rib, there is potential for a severe fracture to lacerate internal organs in the abdominal cavity. Only you know how much pain you're in and any other symptoms you're feeling... go with your gut.




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