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What Causes Severe Pain In The Ribcage After A Grand Mal Seizure?

I had a grand mal seizure last Tuesday morning around 6:30a.m , face planted the tile floor my left side of face is black and blue but my left side of ribs are extremely painful got ace bandage wrapped around, nothing broken but why am I still in so much pain a week later
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Possibility of musculoskeletal pain is more likely.
But better to get done chest x ray to rule out any internal lung injury because seizure attack can sometimes cause lung damage.
If chest X-ray is normal then no need to worry much.
Apply warm water pad on affected areas of chest.
Avoid movements causing pain.
Avoid sudden jerky movements of chest.
Sit with proper back support.
Take painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs like Ibuprofen and Thiocolchicoside.

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What Causes Severe Pain In The Ribcage After A Grand Mal Seizure?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Possibility of musculoskeletal pain is more likely. But better to get done chest x ray to rule out any internal lung injury because seizure attack can sometimes cause lung damage. If chest X-ray is normal then no need to worry much. Apply warm water pad on affected areas of chest. Avoid movements causing pain. Avoid sudden jerky movements of chest. Sit with proper back support. Take painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs like Ibuprofen and Thiocolchicoside. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.