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I've broken ribs twice. It took me about 4 weeks to stop hurting when I sneezed or rolled over on them. I'm told the doctor can put you in a corset type thing to help but I didn't bother.
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I fell down some stairs and broke 5 ribs. Had xrays to make sure I didn't puncture anything. It's been a month and I'm just now off vicodin. Decided to try alieve- don't want to be on vicodin too long. I couldn't lay flat and forget laying on my side. I have had to force myself to breathe deeply, don't want congestion. I am 52 years old and weight 115 pounds-so I'm not over-weight and I have always believed myself to have a high pain tolerance level. This pain was different and wiped me out. I can't drive and just now have begun to pitter out in the garden. I feel badly for anyone who breaks a rib. You're in for a long healing process
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I need a miracle,this is what hell might feel like. I broke two ribs in a hockey game.It is easly the worst pain I've ever had.My hot tub does help a liitle Good luck, Jimmy G
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They no longer bind ribs, as it's been found the practice restricts breathing and makes pneumonia a serious risk. Having lived through a broken rib, I know it's not fun. I didn't need to take anything for the pain because I'm a Buddhist and practice meditation. Meditation is excellent for dealing with pain. It's not so much that the pain stops, but rather it allows you to recognize the pain, accept it as another sensation, and allow it to pass through you without ringing all the OMIGOD THAT HURTS MAKEITSTOP MAKEITSTOP firebells in your head. It took me about six weeks before I stopped getting twinges, but the worst of the pain only lasted between two and three weeks. You may want to consider getting a cold and flu shot, since coughing or sneezing with a broken rib is just pure misery.
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