I had a rib injury (blow to the right side of my chest) 2 and a half weeks ago. Approximately 10 days ago I started to feel very lightheaded and had tingling in my fingers and toes, I also nearly fainted. The next morning I woke up and felt slightly better, though I was still lightheaded and had numbness in my fingers and toes. I went to a doctor that afternoon to make sure I was ok. They took x-rays and acknowledged that I had a rib contusion, but said that everything looked ok otherwise. The doctor advised me to get rest and if the symptoms got worse then I should return or go to the hospital. The symptoms have not gotten worse since then and I have been able to go to work, but I still feel lightheaded. Over the past week I have felt slightly better and yesterday I felt pretty good. The lightheadedness seems to be bad when I stay seated for a while. I feel like this will get better with a few more days time, but I also am concerned that the lightheadedness could be related to something other than the rib injury.