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Discomfort Due To Fracture In 8th And 9th Rib, Extremely Uncomfortable Right Shoulder Blade. Should I Worry ?
I fractured my 8th and 9th rib 5days ago. I have been sleeping up right every day since because of the discomfort. I would feel my rib rubbing like cranking against each other. Yesterday my left arm felt funny from when i woke up till the late afternoon (I assumed bc i fell asleep with my arm elevated). Now Ive woken up in the middle of the right feeling a huge not in my shoulder blade that is extremely uncomfortable and my arm feels funny again. Should i be going back to the ER?
Tue, 30 Jul 2013
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A certain amount of soreness or tightness is felt normally in the muscles that are kept stretched over a long time. This is normal response and will settle down spontaneously.
Fractured ribs need only adequate time to heal (roughly 3 weeks). Take daily calcium supplements to hasten early healing of broken ribs. Avoid lying on the injured side.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
A certain amount of soreness or tightness is felt normally in the muscles that are kept stretched over a long time. This is normal response and will settle down spontaneously.
Fractured ribs need only adequate time to heal (roughly 3 weeks). Take daily calcium supplements to hasten early healing of broken ribs. Avoid lying on the injured side.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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Thanks for writing to us.
The pain and discomfort that you are having is likely to be due to the fractured rib. Taking a good muscle relaxant in combination with a mild pain killer will help in relieving the symptoms.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain and discomfort that you are having is likely to be due to the fractured rib. Taking a good muscle relaxant in combination with a mild pain killer will help in relieving the symptoms.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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