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Suggest Treatment For Bruised Sternum

I was in an accident and top and lower airbag deployed. My chest where i was hit was x-rayed and i bruised my sternum. It sometimes feels tight and hard to catch my breath. My lower leg hurts now and didnt hurt at the hospital when i was checked there. It hurts to stand and put pressure on it. Ot feels like it s in the bone. Should it be x-rayed? I m thinking of getting looked at with my family doctor.
Thu, 2 Mar 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query.
It is typical for sternum contusion that pain may persist for up to 4 weeks after the injury and it should be treated with rest, icing, nonsteroid painkillers. So you should be patient. I dont think that repeated xrays is necessary since fracture is ruked out on first visit. Even if there is a fracture,there is no specific treatment but this one that I have mentioned above. If the lef wasnt xrayed before then you can do this test, but i dont think this is necessary.
I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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Suggest Treatment For Bruised Sternum

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. It is typical for sternum contusion that pain may persist for up to 4 weeks after the injury and it should be treated with rest, icing, nonsteroid painkillers. So you should be patient. I dont think that repeated xrays is necessary since fracture is ruked out on first visit. Even if there is a fracture,there is no specific treatment but this one that I have mentioned above. If the lef wasnt xrayed before then you can do this test, but i dont think this is necessary. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.