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Suggest Treatment For Painful Ribs With Osteoporosis
i have emphysema, and right after christmas i got bronchitis. i coughed so much
i fractured a rib. since that diagnosis, the pain has been getting increasingly
worse, and now i hear and feel a popping sound whenever i cough, sneeze, lay
back or even turn around. the pain is almost unbearable and its constant! i
also
just had a bone density test done to see if i have osteoporosis. my doctors
dont
seem to want to do anything about it. how long does it take to start feeling
better? Linda
i fractured a rib. since that diagnosis, the pain has been getting increasingly
worse, and now i hear and feel a popping sound whenever i cough, sneeze, lay
back or even turn around. the pain is almost unbearable and its constant! i
also
just had a bone density test done to see if i have osteoporosis. my doctors
dont
seem to want to do anything about it. how long does it take to start feeling
better? Linda
Tue, 26 Aug 2014
LInda,
Back pain is a serious issue and it causes severe pain in ribs with every movement. And we can not apply plaster to this so it leads to more time in healing. I have following suggestions to you.
1. Do not smoke as it can cause more coughing, and more time in helaong.
2. Get treatment for Bronchitis and emphysema.
3. Take Caclium and vitamin D3. it will make fracture healing faster.
4. Osteofos can be taken once a week, it is also a medicine which improve bone calcium.
5. Take calcium rich food like milk, butter milk, curd, chicken.
6. Use strong analgesics like morphine, tramadol .
7.Have patience as this pain take some time . at least a month to heal.
Back pain is a serious issue and it causes severe pain in ribs with every movement. And we can not apply plaster to this so it leads to more time in healing. I have following suggestions to you.
1. Do not smoke as it can cause more coughing, and more time in helaong.
2. Get treatment for Bronchitis and emphysema.
3. Take Caclium and vitamin D3. it will make fracture healing faster.
4. Osteofos can be taken once a week, it is also a medicine which improve bone calcium.
5. Take calcium rich food like milk, butter milk, curd, chicken.
6. Use strong analgesics like morphine, tramadol .
7.Have patience as this pain take some time . at least a month to heal.
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