Anyone experience bruised ribs before?

[gounc14]

So I was snowboarding on Thursday of last week, took one really hard fall over the crest of a hill landing with all of my weight (around 200 pounds) directly on the right side of my rib cage. It hurt like a ***** to get up, but I boarded the rest of the day anyhow, cautiously enough that I didn't fall again. So now, less than a week later, the ribs hurt no matter what position I'm in, and unless I'm retarded I think they're depressed about a centimeter into my chest. Anyone bruised ribs before, and is this normal? <- Face of a man determined not to go to the doctor. Thanks!

[Drift Machine]

When I was younger I either bruised or cracked a rib, not sure since I never went to the doctor, when I was innertubing. Hitting water at about 45 mph is very painful. But the pain did go away after a week or two, don't really remember how long it took since it was several years ago.

[nismofly]

i cracked 2 ribs last year snow boarding, came down on my ribs right on a rock...i couldnt laugh and i could barely breathe for like 2 weeks, it just sucked

[xekushnr]

i got a bruised rib after my friend shot a spud cannon at my back. he gave me a big one, but i immediately turned around and gave him at least 10 good sized bruises

i dont really think you have anything to worry about, but just for safety's sake i would call up the doc and let him check you out. if it somehow is broken you dont want to keep it like that. and even if it is just a bruised rib, you'll probably get some meds for it. better safe than sorry, right?

[gounc14]

Yeah I was thinking about getting it done once I get home, problem is I don't know when that is...any time between Friday and Christmas Day.

[NSR240sxe]

Ouch...that cant be good. I'd have it looked at. Unfortunatley if it is broken there is not much you can do for it besides take pain meds. It should heal in about two months. I hope you get better soon

[gounc14]

Thanks for the advice guys. Forgot to mention, I kind of want to hold off till home because I'm gonna be on the slopes again Friday and maybe Saturday/Sunday. Hence the stupid smiley.

[I Need $$$]

BBQ ribs are good. I don't know anything about bruised ribs but it sound no good.

[240sxOwner]

I cracked 2 ribs my senior year right before baseball conditioning started....My 6-2 235 friend tackled me out of the air and landed on me as i went for a pass in the front yard..haha It really sucked, hurt to do everything, even breathe. It took me about a month or so b4 they let me play baseball. I would get it checked out

[The Mic]

i was snowboarding one time and I think i wasn't paying anough attention to the road ahead because a tree popped outta no where and just like in the cartoons, BAM ! ribbs were bruised for like 2 weeks,

[MainEvent212]

just get the pain meds from the doctor, then go snowboarding, it'll be much better that way...trust me

[gounc14]

If I have the chance to run by the student health center on campus in between exams I'l get it done then, thanks for the advice.

[[Zero-S]]

i got a bruised rib after my friend shot a spud cannon at my back. he gave me a big one, but i immediately turned around and gave him at least 10 good sized bruises

i dont really think you have anything to worry about, but just for safety's sake i would call up the doc and let him check you out. if it somehow is broken you dont want to keep it like that. and even if it is just a bruised rib, you'll probably get some meds for it. better safe than sorry, right?

And as we all know, prescription pain meds=fun

*ahem* I do not condone the misuse of prescription narcotics, no matter how under the influence of them I am at the time of writing.

[Mr1der]

haha Rob's a ****in' moron!!

painkillers are for sissies...

advil however with it's sugar coating is better then any candy in the world!

bruised ribs are better then cracked though....heal time is quicker and it's a bit easier to breath with bruised...

[bcar240]

yep, hurt ribs have to be one of the worst injuries. You can't do much without it hurting. One of the next has to be knees. Last winter I F***ed my knee up so bad skiiing. I went to the doctor and they didn't see much wrong, but it is like 75% as strong as before. That'll teach me to jump with 180cm skis .

[Jesda]

Ive never understood why Advil is sugar coated.

[MinisterofDOOM]

pain killers are for sissies...

Amen. I avoid any and all medicines unless I have no choice. With effort, it is possible to shut out pain completely. It becomes easier after a while.

I've never had a bruised rib, but I broke my sternum, probably more than once. It points in now. Advice: watch out for curbs when carrying computers. Ow.

[Florida240sx]

Yea it doesn't feel good. Fallen out of quite a few trees luckily never broken anything though. Who said I couldn't climb to the top of the tree? I got the top branch or what was the top branch right here in my hand. I was too scared to **** myself. Walked away after regaining the breath that was knocked out of me and a knee that hurt like hell.

[gounc14]

Haha I do my best to avoid the medicines too, hence my reluctance, but I'm thinking that I could substitute shots of tequila for doses of pain killers, perhaps.

[tractorcrusher]

I got bruised ribs and cartridge separation in the middle of my ribcage from an airbag in my first wreck...

It hurts like hell, but does heal.