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> The worst part is apparently I won’t know when I do! You know you've broken a rib when the pain from the injury gets worse and worse over time, rather than l
by capableweb 4y ago
> The worst part is apparently I won’t know when I do!
You know you've broken a rib when the pain from the injury gets worse and worse over time, rather than less and less. 3 days of pain in your rib getting progressively worse? Time to head to the hospital
- steve_adams_86 4y agoWhat can be done at the hospital? Where we are there’s not great access to healthcare and reading online suggests nothing can be done for most rib injuries anyway. She’s reluctant to put the effort into getting care if there won’t be a meaningful outcome.
- capableweb 4y agoA broken rib can damage your lungs or liver. Not sure where in the world you are, but going to the hospital with pain usually can help with at least getting prescription pain-killers, especially useful because having a broken rib tends to be kind of painful, paracetamol/ibuprofen have not helped me in the past with broken ribs. Last time I went they warned me of not being able to breath deeply enough, hence I got stronger pain-killers. Something about possible infections or something like that, was a while ago.
- steve_adams_86 4y agoThat makes sense, thanks. My wife did have lung issues for a week or so but they ended up mellowing out and fading away. Weird stuff like coughing up infected phlegm. Definitely shallow breath like you mentioned. We’re in Canada but our healthcare situation in our area is pretty bad. Sometimes weeks to get an appointment, walk in clinics are loaded by the early morning, triage in emergency rooms can totally exclude problems like my wife’s within any reasonable time frame. I think some parts of the country are okay right now (I hope) but we haven’t had a family doctor or reliable access to healthcare for years now.