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Painful thread

While most of my body is quite tough, I have consistently broken ribs over the years... like to the extent that every 2 or 3 years I will break more... Never any plating, but i nearly always have rib pain....

I broke 7 ribs my shoulder blade , and my collarbone . All they did was give me painkillers. Felt weird as hell ,cause I could feel everything moving the first week . I never thought it would heal without plating it .but in 6 wk s I was good to go . Just remember don't cough or laugh and it's not to bad . Sleeping can be a bit of a pain

I broke 6 ribs through and through road racing in 2017. I had to sleep sitting up for 2 months. At the end (8 weeks out) my pleural sac was filled with fluid and I couldn’t breathe well and I wasn’t healing and it was still quite painful. They took out over 4 liters of fluid, then I could breathe and heal. Look at a gallon jug of milk, then at a life size model of a lung, and you will see the problem. Be aware of this potentially quite serious issue if you have breathing and healing problems.

I never did. Hopefully it's not that big of a deal , and they get it figured out. That's strange that you didn't get an infection from it , as I was told by the doctor when I was in I started having symptom's of ammonia from the liquid in my lungs. So what I'm saying is , if you didn't get sick , you should be in great shape after. Good luck dude and keep us posted.

Could I ask you how you are now after your rib plating ? I had 2ribs plated in the summer of this year . Still struggling after having 6 crushed when i had a horse riding accident. They are so stiff and tight still . Lots of equestrian s have broken ribs can't find anyone who's had plating .

Get them plated, look up synthes matrixrib system they have excellent results you will heal much faster with less pain.

In July of 2016 I had a pretty bad crash and broke 13 ribs, 9 on mine left, 4 on my right. Also broke my left clavicle, my sternum, collapsed both lungs, and a concussion. I had 4 of my ribs plated, has some of those where broken in multiple places. After the surgery I didn't have much pain but I have limited motion in my left shoulder. Even after months of PT, I still only have 70% motion. Even 13 months after my accident, I don't experience any pain from my ribs, just stiffness in my left shoulder. Age...