cracked ribs

migtig

aka Mrs. Giant
But don't you think that to be on the safe side she should immobilize her arms until the pain goes away... work with me here... don't you thing that could help us all, but most importantly her?

Like she ever follows forum advice anyway. :rolleyes:
 
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jp2854

Guest
I concur with Liberty. I've never heard of anybody cracking their ribs coughing.

Though having been severely sick before, I know that the pain for intense coughing is real. Yet, the doctor's are not going to prescribe pain pills for it. That's just idiotic.

However, if she is that sick, perhaps she should go to the doctor and make sure she doesn't have bronchitis or something else that she would need meds for. Those meds may be for a suppressant or inhaler or whatever, but they still will not be pain meds.

i got the problem while i had bronchitis and am still coughing a little here and there not as bad as I was for the last month and the pain hit me last week when I had a bad coughing spell that is why i thought i might have cracked a rib. I am on a very strong cough med that I can only take at night as it has codein (sp) in it and it makes me very tired and it makes me go all night without coughing from the time i take it til the time i wake in the am which is wonderful.
 
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jp2854

Guest
But you aren't sleeping.

yes u are right i am not sleeping at night right now even though i am taking the cough syrup that makes me tired so i stay tired because of it. the cough syrup doesn't help with the pain on my left side all it does is relieve the cough.
 

PrepH4U

New Member
i got the problem while i had bronchitis and am still coughing a little here and there not as bad as I was for the last month and the pain hit me last week when I had a bad coughing spell that is why i thought i might have cracked a rib. I am on a very strong cough med that I can only take at night as it has codein (sp) in it and it makes me very tired and it makes me go all night without coughing from the time i take it til the time i wake in the am which is wonderful.

Codein sometimes can make you hallucinate, maybe it is a phantom pain. :shrug: But I think you should definately strap your arm in a sling just to humor the pain. :whistle:
 

Cowgirl

Well-Known Member
I concur with Liberty. I've never heard of anybody cracking their ribs coughing.

I have. My coworker's cousin's ex-bf's sister knew someone who coughed so bad once she cracked a rib. Then it ended up puncturing her lung and she had to go to the hospital and they had to operate. At least that's what I heard.
 

RoseRed

American Beauty
PREMO Member
I have. My coworker's cousin's ex-bf's sister knew someone who coughed so bad once she cracked a rib. Then it ended up puncturing her lung and she had to go to the hospital and they had to operate. At least that's what I heard.

Lucky bastard.
 
I have. My coworker's cousin's ex-bf's sister knew someone who coughed so bad once she cracked a rib. Then it ended up puncturing her lung and she had to go to the hospital and they had to operate. At least that's what I heard.

And it's posted in a forum, so it must be true.
 

DaisyDuke

Member
i got the problem while i had bronchitis and am still coughing a little here and there not as bad as I was for the last month and the pain hit me last week when I had a bad coughing spell that is why i thought i might have cracked a rib. I am on a very strong cough med that I can only take at night as it has codein (sp) in it and it makes me very tired and it makes me go all night without coughing from the time i take it til the time i wake in the am which is wonderful.

Do you smoke?
 
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