Has anyone ever done this before? I fell over last weekend into a low brick wall (on the piss), and in the morning woke up with a very sharp pain in my ribs. There was no bruising though, so I thought it would be ok. A week later and it's gotten worse. The only time it doesn't hurt is if I'm sat up straight or stood still. Lying down, bending over and especially walking are all painful as fuck. A double dose of codeine, paracetamol and ibuprofen takes the edge off it, but only for a couple of hours. According to the internet, the lack of bruising doesn't rule out a fracture. The only way to be sure is an x-ray, but I've really not got a spare 4 or 5 hours to sit in casualty.
Just get on with it you pussy even if they are cracked, it's unlikely they are displaced, you'd be in more pain if they were. So the docs would do **** all anyway
Not according to stuff I've read. 'Just getting on with it' can make it worse if you're not careful apparently.
There's **** all a doctor can/will do for cracked ribs. But I'd defo go n get an x ray - go to ur docs tomorrow and see if they will refer you to a&e - sometimes thsi allows you to que jump as they phone ahead.
theres **** all a doctor can do but they can give you an all important sicknote. then you'll just need to wear a compression vest and rest up
Cracked ribs are really ****ing painful. Expect around 5 weeks to recover and whatever you do don't sneeze
I've had cracked or chipped ribs a couple of times, painful as **** and there is not really a lot a Doctor can do but give you pain killers. Getting to sleep is a bastard, impossible to get comfy. I had to use pillows to support myself.
Cheers lads, I might go to my local NHS walk-in centre, they do x-rays there apparently. Unfortunately a sicknote is no good, I only started a new job a month ago and I don't get sick pay for the first 6 months
Just get it removed mate, then you'll be pain free and able to suck yourself off. If you wanted to that is.
cracked ribs on a couple of occasions, nothing the docs can do. very painful and the simplest of tasks become onerous. i got strong painkillers but they made me even more off my head than normal. expect a couple of months of torture.
Who's panicking? Just fucking hurts! I've broken my nose (three times), cheekbone, ankle, jaw and chipped the point of my elbow, and only the jaw hurt more than this.
