Breaking a rib while coughing

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! where's santa...:^)

I'm pretty sure I broke a rib or separated the rib cartilage on my lower right side while doing my HT saline and coughing hard. Man, this is painful. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in my ribs when I cough hard. I can feel the soreness on my ribcage when I touch it so I'm pretty sure this is what's going on.

So, have any of you done this? How long did it take for the pain to subside when you were doing your treatments? I'm not doing any percussion, just HT Saline and vigorous coughing...

It's not too bad just walking around during the day. A little Tylenol keeps it pretty comfortable. But during the coughing, the pain is bad enough to nearly make beads of sweat on my forehead...:^( I can't figure out how this is going to heal anytime soon as each morning during my treatments it seems to get re-injured. Anybody got any ideas

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! where's santa...:^)

I'm pretty sure I broke a rib or separated the rib cartilage on my lower right side while doing my HT saline and coughing hard. Man, this is painful. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in my ribs when I cough hard. I can feel the soreness on my ribcage when I touch it so I'm pretty sure this is what's going on.

So, have any of you done this? How long did it take for the pain to subside when you were doing your treatments? I'm not doing any percussion, just HT Saline and vigorous coughing...

It's not too bad just walking around during the day. A little Tylenol keeps it pretty comfortable. But during the coughing, the pain is bad enough to nearly make beads of sweat on my forehead...:^( I can't figure out how this is going to heal anytime soon as each morning during my treatments it seems to get re-injured. Anybody got any ideas

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! where's santa...:^)

I'm pretty sure I broke a rib or separated the rib cartilage on my lower right side while doing my HT saline and coughing hard. Man, this is painful. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in my ribs when I cough hard. I can feel the soreness on my ribcage when I touch it so I'm pretty sure this is what's going on.

So, have any of you done this? How long did it take for the pain to subside when you were doing your treatments? I'm not doing any percussion, just HT Saline and vigorous coughing...

It's not too bad just walking around during the day. A little Tylenol keeps it pretty comfortable. But during the coughing, the pain is bad enough to nearly make beads of sweat on my forehead...:^( I can't figure out how this is going to heal anytime soon as each morning during my treatments it seems to get re-injured. Anybody got any ideas

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! where's santa...:^)

I'm pretty sure I broke a rib or separated the rib cartilage on my lower right side while doing my HT saline and coughing hard. Man, this is painful. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in my ribs when I cough hard. I can feel the soreness on my ribcage when I touch it so I'm pretty sure this is what's going on.

So, have any of you done this? How long did it take for the pain to subside when you were doing your treatments? I'm not doing any percussion, just HT Saline and vigorous coughing...

It's not too bad just walking around during the day. A little Tylenol keeps it pretty comfortable. But during the coughing, the pain is bad enough to nearly make beads of sweat on my forehead...:^( I can't figure out how this is going to heal anytime soon as each morning during my treatments it seems to get re-injured. Anybody got any ideas

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! where's santa...:^)
 
 I'm pretty sure I broke a rib or separated the rib cartilage on my lower right side while doing my HT saline and coughing hard. Man, this is painful. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in my ribs when I cough hard. I can feel the soreness on my ribcage when I touch it so I'm pretty sure this is what's going on.
 
 So, have any of you done this? How long did it take for the pain to subside when you were doing your treatments? I'm not doing any percussion, just HT Saline and vigorous coughing...
 
 It's not too bad just walking around during the day. A little Tylenol keeps it pretty comfortable. But during the coughing, the pain is bad enough to nearly make beads of sweat on my forehead...:^( I can't figure out how this is going to heal anytime soon as each morning during my treatments it seems to get re-injured. Anybody got any ideas

Brad · Dec 25, 2009

Hi Steve

My Sister who also has Cf has broken a Rib coughing .
I my Self once separated 3 ribs coughing < i thing it is better break
than separate them.

Either way, It hurts like the devil When You Cough after doing
this. I used a firm Pillow Pressed tight to my Side when coughing
It Helps, It takes time to heal So keep your Pillow handy..

Good Luck.. and Merry Christmas.

Brad · Dec 25, 2009

Hi Steve

My Sister who also has Cf has broken a Rib coughing .
I my Self once separated 3 ribs coughing < i thing it is better break
than separate them.

Either way, It hurts like the devil When You Cough after doing
this. I used a firm Pillow Pressed tight to my Side when coughing
It Helps, It takes time to heal So keep your Pillow handy..

Good Luck.. and Merry Christmas.

Brad · Dec 25, 2009

Hi Steve

My Sister who also has Cf has broken a Rib coughing .
I my Self once separated 3 ribs coughing < i thing it is better break
than separate them.

Either way, It hurts like the devil When You Cough after doing
this. I used a firm Pillow Pressed tight to my Side when coughing
It Helps, It takes time to heal So keep your Pillow handy..

Good Luck.. and Merry Christmas.

Brad · Dec 25, 2009

Hi Steve

My Sister who also has Cf has broken a Rib coughing .
I my Self once separated 3 ribs coughing < i thing it is better break
than separate them.

Either way, It hurts like the devil When You Cough after doing
this. I used a firm Pillow Pressed tight to my Side when coughing
It Helps, It takes time to heal So keep your Pillow handy..

Good Luck.. and Merry Christmas.

Brad · Dec 25, 2009

Hi Steve
 
 My Sister who also has Cf has broken a Rib coughing .
 I my Self once separated 3 ribs coughing than separate them.
 
 Either way, It hurts like the devil When You Cough after doing
 this. I used a firm Pillow Pressed tight to my Side when coughing
 It Helps, It takes time to heal So keep your Pillow handy..
 
 Good Luck.. and Merry Christmas.

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

Brad,

Thanks for the tip on the pillow. I've been holding an ice pack to it when doing my treatment and that's been awkward at best. So, I'll try the pillow next time. About how long did it take for your ribs to heal enough that coughing wasn't too painful?

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

Brad,

Thanks for the tip on the pillow. I've been holding an ice pack to it when doing my treatment and that's been awkward at best. So, I'll try the pillow next time. About how long did it take for your ribs to heal enough that coughing wasn't too painful?

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

Brad,

Thanks for the tip on the pillow. I've been holding an ice pack to it when doing my treatment and that's been awkward at best. So, I'll try the pillow next time. About how long did it take for your ribs to heal enough that coughing wasn't too painful?

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

Brad,

Thanks for the tip on the pillow. I've been holding an ice pack to it when doing my treatment and that's been awkward at best. So, I'll try the pillow next time. About how long did it take for your ribs to heal enough that coughing wasn't too painful?

stevehof · Dec 25, 2009

Brad,
 
 Thanks for the tip on the pillow. I've been holding an ice pack to it when doing my treatment and that's been awkward at best. So, I'll try the pillow next time. About how long did it take for your ribs to heal enough that coughing wasn't too painful?

mamerth · Dec 26, 2009