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Is Pain In Ribs Due To Bruising Or Fracture?
Hello. I am 20 years old. 5 4 , and 150 lbs. Early this morning on my way to work, I went down a flight of stairs that happened to be outside. It was raining and cold so I took extra precaution not to fall, but lucky me, I fell down the whole flight of stairs anyway and really messed up my left side where my ribs are. It hurts to walk, laugh, cough, sneeze, etc. Luckily I work at a call center so I was able to still sit down and work today. I was just in a lot of pain. Do you think it s just bruised or there might be something fractured or something? It definitely hurts to touch..
Fri, 10 Apr 2020
Hi,
If you have pain while breathing, sneezing, laughing, pain while elevating your hand and pain while rotating your body while sleeping it can be rib fracture. It is better to get X-ray. You can apply ice take pain lowering medications and don't do heavy work.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Gaurang B. Shah, Orthopedic Surgeon
If you have pain while breathing, sneezing, laughing, pain while elevating your hand and pain while rotating your body while sleeping it can be rib fracture. It is better to get X-ray. You can apply ice take pain lowering medications and don't do heavy work.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Gaurang B. Shah, Orthopedic Surgeon
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