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Suggest Treatment For Muscle Pain And Soreness After Injury

I am a 59 year old female, weight is 207lbs, I fell in the shower about 3 weeks ago and some how hit the side of the tub and flipped out of the tub onto the floor and landed flat on my back. I went to the emergency room, they done x-rays and found nothing broken. I was given pain meds (ibuprophen) and Percocet and told if the pain which was to my left side did not subside to see my reg doctor, which I did. They done more x-rays and found no breaks and prescribed mussel relaxer and more pain medication. I am having severe mussel spasms and it feels like all of my organs on that side are bundled up in a balloon of water. I cannot lay comfortable on either side even though the injury was to the left side. The upper part of my abdomen right under my left breast and side are sore and I feel very bloated like Im going to pop like a balloon, like I m full of air in my upper abdomen, like I cant push the air out.
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
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Hi,Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you got injury due to fell in the shower. It may be a muscular and soft tissue injury. You got twice x-rays which shows no bony injury.Probably you have not taken proper rest. Treatment of it is rest, icing and analgesics (which you are already taking). Muscle relaxant such as thiocolchicoside also give relief. Vitamin B-complex and Vitamin C supplementation can used to promote healing.Breathing exercises are advisable. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.These injuries may take nearly 15 days to got relief. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Muscle Pain And Soreness After Injury

Hi,Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you got injury due to fell in the shower. It may be a muscular and soft tissue injury. You got twice x-rays which shows no bony injury.Probably you have not taken proper rest. Treatment of it is rest, icing and analgesics (which you are already taking). Muscle relaxant such as thiocolchicoside also give relief. Vitamin B-complex and Vitamin C supplementation can used to promote healing.Breathing exercises are advisable. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.These injuries may take nearly 15 days to got relief. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.