I took a decent slam to my ribs when snowboarding.
I now have pain on my right upper chest area it's not completely unbearable. ( tho I have taken Pain relief ) But it is pretty uncomfortable and when taking a breath in feel a popping kinda clicking sound.
Is this doctor worthy or should I wait a few days?
Has anyone done anything similar?
ive done this many times and theres nothing you can really do except try not to hurt it more, i pretty much broke my rib last year and all they did was give me some pain killers.
Agreed with Cr0, there's not much they will do assuming you didn't damage a lung or break multiple ribs. Only thing I'll add is if you're taking Ibuprofen take it regularly, even if you're not hurting that bad at the time. Some decent info below:
And the only way to know that is to go see a doctor.
To be fair, Cr0 is probably right and it's probably just a broken rib and there's nothing to do but wait.
But why take the chance?
To quote the sticky:
It's not a place for you to get a diagnosis of your injury. If you are asking that question, you might as well go see a witch doctor. Better yet, go see a doctor.
I've taken some pretty hefty chest hits while boarding. Last time I did it I tried to last through the pain for a week. I finally went into the doc and they started scanning me for potential fluid buildup around my heart! :blink:
Bottom line: this is the internet and we are not doctors. Only you can determine if you should see a doctor.
BTW, mine turned out to be nothing more than a bruised chest muscle. Healed up in a few weeks but it was very painful for the first two! I ride with upper body armour now...
If you have insurance I wouldn't hesitate. If you don't I'd still get it checked but that is just me. Plus I'm old things heal slower and I break more easily
It is a shame when a decision to have yourself checked out by a doctor can come down to whether you have insurance or not. I hope the poster starts feeling better real soon. My chest/rib slam last year caused me 1 month of discomfort.
I cracked 2 ribs falling on a rail two years ago.
It didn't hurt much while i was still "hot" and i kept riding the whole day , the next day was another story and i went to the doc who told me that It's fucking important to get checked by a doc when you think you broke your ribs cuz you can also have a pneumothorax ".
I had only 2 broken ribs but checking on google what was a pneumothorax i'm glad i didn't have that.:thumbsup:
Sorry to revive a thread but just sharing my experience:
Friday boarded all day, last run of the day did a goofy 180 in the park and landed on my side on hardpack. Ribs hurting BAD... Took a couple advil on the way home and tried to live with it.
Went to the hospital in the morning. They gave me a bunch of advil and tylenol, and checked a bunch to make sure I was breathing normally (other than the pain in the ribs). The doctor said there was no point in taking an x-ray and just to take it easy and pick up some tylenol and advil on the way home. I mentioned doing a competition this coming week and she said she could do an xray if I wanted but there wasn't much need.
So I'm living the painkiller life, crossing my fingers that the pain goes away substantially by Friday morning.
Just kidding! I have to say I kringed like hell when I saw you go off like that and it looked like you were hitting the knuckle too so double bad!! Hope you heal up quick!
Last friday i fell on my left deltoid during a flat 180 switching regular to goofy while practicing carves on an intermediate blue. My shoulders were pushed back towards my lower neck and it hurts to raise my left arm or put a shirt on. It's feeling better today.
Prob broke a rib. Its painful but it will heal in about 3 months. Prob should go to a doc so you can get an x ray to confirm. That is if you have $500 laying around.
No kidding! Approximately the same week as Poutanen slammed (middle of March) I caught an edge in whiteout and landed with ribs on my right elbow. Very sore in the front of my ribcage, and intense pain in the right side of my back. Rolling over in bed was pure torment.
Didn't see a doctor because I knew they can't do much about it. And slowly I've been healing up. But now, three months later, it's getting worse again. It hurts in the back of my ribcage when I'm lying down, the rib hurts when I'm twisting my torso...
Sounds like it's time to go to the Dr, Anticrobotic.
It's a good idea to go to the Dr any time you think you broke a rib. When I broke mine, I had no idea that it had punctured my lung - I didn't notice any difficulty breathing. But I ended up getting a chest tube, put on oxygen and kept in the hospital for a few days.
(Of course, I had also broken my collarbone, another rib and shoulder blade at the same time, so I have to admit I wasn't paying a lot of attention to my breathing . . . )
Another revive. Landed on my ribs this past Saturday. Don't even know how I did it other than I went off a jump and ended up sideways :/ I rode about 4 more runs after, just easy because I didnt want to hurt myself further then gave up for the day. I'm hoping its nothing too major, but it doesn't hurt to breath I really take a large breath or cough (and yeah, I have a cold and coughing so it figures). Its definitely not as bad as Saturday, but still hurts. Playing it safe and staying away from the slopes since I dont want to risk more injury and missing my vermont trip next month.
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