fell and hurt ribs, should i go to the hospital?
454729
Definitely.  You could puncture your lungs if your ribs are cracked.
703571
lol, interesting, if it is a karate accident then it has to be traumatic, if they don't hurt or if they don't compromise your breathing any doctor will probably not do anything either, ask your doctor if you could see a physiotherapist or chiropracter after an evaluation by a doctor, good luck
165264
The best thing to do is to call your doctor. If you are really in pain and really bleeding alot then go to the emergency room.
10286
i would see a chiropracter they would fix you up real good i know because i had three ribs out of place and they had me better ir a few weeks oh! and use a heating pad that works too. good luck!
1101331
Probably should go to the er, could be most anything from appendix to kidney stones. You need to be seen if the pain is really bad. Pain is always a symptom not the disease.
499426
Yeah it sounds like you have a rib out of place, ive had it happen to me a few times, make a appontment with a chiropractor, they will put it back in place and show you things you can do to stregthin that area so that way your rib wont pop back out, if you need a quick fix right now... the way i seen to get it back in at home, have you ever seen some people cross their arms and have someone lift them up to crack their back, well same idea but just sit on the persons lap, tell them to go up and back as much as possible arching your back as much as they can. This dosent always work but for the most part it does, the sure way to know if your rib is out of place from what i know is if it hurts to take a deep breath. sit in place and breath in as much as possible if you have a sharp pain in your sternum or in your back then yeah you know, try to get in today for the best results from your appointment the rib has to be out when you go, they have to know which one it is to give you the best excersises to do to keep that rib in place, if a rib is coming out like that the muscles around the rib need to be streghened to hold it where it needs to be...
849391
Call your doctor ASAP. He/she should be aware of your temperature and the persistence of this pain. You need at the very least a complete work-up, including bloodwork and chest and maybe abdominal X-rays. Don't mess around It could be a million things, some minor or some very major.
721045
Could be Costchondritis, inflammation of the connecting tissue of the ribs to the breast bone.  The pain can be unbelievably sharp, I know, as I had it, cleared up in about six weeks.  Stress can probably make it worse from tensing chest muscles and aggravating already inflamed areas.  Don't know your age or general medical condition, but maybe you should call your doctor's office, tell them a brief description, and see if the doc wants you to come in.  Such sharp pains are rarely heart related.  It's important that your breathing is okay other than if the sharp pain interferes with inhaling.  Use your good judgement.
192583
There is no real way to heal ribs faster.  They don't even tape them anymore.  Ice will cut down any swelling they may display, but you should get that cough taken care of.  I suggest sleeping on your back and not participating in sports.  The risk of injuring them more is there and heavy breathing will cause pain.  It sure is not fun living with broken ribs.  I got bronchitis while I had them and was in lots of pain.  Good luck.
795898
Yes, I was in a car accident and broke back in three places and nine ribs on the same side.  Now I have arthritis in my back.  Treatment for me is heat therapy and antiinflammatory meds like motrin.   Keep working that knee even though it hurts, because the alternative is loss of mobility........
994322
First of all see a doctor.  It could be several things such as gall stones, pneumonia, pleurisy, bruised ribs etc.
318414
I say you should go to a doctor and i agree with that guy that you should take an x-ray of your foot;and sister....I know how much it must be paining coz these sort of incidents were also experienced by me.Once a whole tire came on my foot and my whole right thigh was bleeding but it wasn`t a fracture coz my father pushed me due to which his hand got fractured and once i got ingured by the sharp edge of a sofa and guess what,not only my skin got peeled of but a piece of wood from the sofa broke as well it was 5 years ago but the skin did not grow there and the mark is still there.Hope you don`t get injured like me(sob).sorry for such a long answer!
574794
she probably suffered broken ribs & has continued to reinjure them...medical attention was needed a long time ago & she certainly needs to seek it now...she may be suffering pleurisy....she needs to go to the emergency room...NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
552921
As a qualified first aider, if I saw your fall, I would make sure you cleaned up any blood, and make an appointment with either your GP (doctor) or your dentist.\n\nThe only reason I would suggest this, is that it is possible you may have fractured your upper jaw or trapped nerves.\n\nHope its nothing serious :D
403273
yes i work at a hospital...go to the emergency room or urgent care...urgent care would be less expensive....the doctor may want to drain it...at least the doctor will give you medication which will help with the pain tremendously..also he may give you crutches...
928069
If you feel that ill, then go to Emergency right away.  Call 911.  If your chest is hurting that badly then you probably need medical attention. You should not have to fear that you will die and so, then let the medical professional team assist you.\n\nIf you can get through the night, then call a doctor tomorrow and go see him or her on an emergency basis.\n\nWhatever the case, go back to drinking water, not tap water, but good bottled water or spring water.\n\nBeyond that - try to turn your thoughts around to the positive and believe in your body's innate ability to heal itself.  If you believe in God, then pray to God and ask for healing.  If you do not believe in God, then pray for healing anyway because it works, if you believe.\n\nBlessings to you, you are in my prayers and I wish you all the best.  Know that there are people out there who do care and I am one of them.  Good Luck.  I know you will pull through this.
635893
take her to your family doctor they should tell you what happened . it could be from a bike or falling .