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fractre ribs sternum
by dinkydeb, Sep 02, 2009 03:58AM
i recently fell in the bath and landed directly frontward over bath edge causing injury to my ribs and my sternum. my sternum base is bent outwards and to the left and the ribs under my breast are extremely painfull and i can feel them craccking when i move. iwent to see a doctor who after very little examination said i had almost certainl fractured a couple of ribs and bent my sternum i was put on painkillers and told nothing else could be done and i just had to wait for it to heal.three weeks on and the cracking is still occuring and the pain is awful. help
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Normally for fractures you need complete rest and immobilization. This is not possible as the very existence of life is oxygen and you need to have your respiration so cannot do that with ribs.
For faster healing try to restrict hyperventilating yourself, do not exert so that your respiration increases, rest at home, proper position on bed, while sitting and take complete precautions for day to day activities which will help in faster healing. Go for a repeat X-ray after 4 weeks of rest and you can know about your healing by then.
Consult an Orthopedician for any complication.
Take care!