Last Sunday a v-wake and I had a disagreement and I knew instantly after hitting the water something bad happened. However I've had broken ribs several times in the past, and realize theirs not much they can do. In my previous experiences they hurt but gradually get better with time. This time it's the other way around, I'm f'n dying today and it hurts to breathe. Anyone ever had ribs get worse before getting better? Goin to the Dr.s tomorrow, but tried goin to get some beer, and could barely get in my vehicle, and shifting was fun too.lol Any insight?
Other Busted rib ?'s
- Thread starter motoman96
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- Oceanside, CA
are you sure its broken and not dislocated?
Idk man, it's been getting worse each day, and today is strait up brutal. Literally hurts to breathe, talk, really do anything. I'll find out for sure tomorrow, but this is the worst most uncomfortable pain since I flipped a 660 grizzly and woke up in the ER. Had 4 broken ribs, a broken collarbone and shattered my hand in that lil ordeal, this pain is right up there with that.
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- Lake Havasu City, AZ USA
Bad landing or did you accidentally plow through the wave and just get slammed?
Bad landing is an understatement!! Landed directly on my side, as did the ski. I knew when I popped up gasping for air for about 10 seconds something went wrong. At first wrote it off to ribs, which would've been pointless to go to the hospital. But now I know something is def wrong, especially after a week and it's got me immobilized. Just trying to make do til tomorrow and see wtf is going on, or atleast get something to make it bearable.
I found out the following day that there's no benefit of charging into a v-wake, just more elevation.lol Also realized carbon fiber is no match for flesh and bones.fml
I found out the following day that there's no benefit of charging into a v-wake, just more elevation.lol Also realized carbon fiber is no match for flesh and bones.fml
Walk it off man... haha that is strange that it's getting worse though. Could be dislocated or more damage could have been done because of the rib breaking. Let's see some x-rays and we will give you our professional advice :nana:
Hopefully it doesn't get worse
Hopefully it doesn't get worse
GIL
Power In The Hands Of Few
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- Cullman AL
Send me you mancard at once!!! Quit actling like a lil vajayjay and get back to riding your new XFS!!!
swapmeet
Brotastic
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- Arlington TX
That's crazy man. Hope you get some relief and some answers.
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- orange, CA
Sounds like a fracture or broken rib for sure. If you can't tie your shows it's broken. Try not to move or you could puncture a lung. I hope the X-ray is in your favor. Good luck moto.
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- Midland, Ontario, Canada
does it hurt to breath? could be a collapsed lung along with rib stuff.
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- orange, CA
Collapsed lung = emergency room for sure. My buddy has had two of them and he was on the floor in the emergency room. I wouldn't wish that upon any one. Keep us posted
Fro Diesel
creative control
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- Kzoo
Did it in daytona. Got worse every day. Still ride for two days but by the time I got to Kentucky I had to get drugs to survive. Ride it out and see a chiropractor as a doc will only give you narcs.
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- Midland, Ontario, Canada
Sounds like when I had my lung collapse...happened twice spontaneoudly actually until I had surgery to fix it.
Probably progressively getting worse the longer you wait to get it checked out.
Hope you get this taken care of quick, and keep us posted on what you find out.
Probably progressively getting worse the longer you wait to get it checked out.
Hope you get this taken care of quick, and keep us posted on what you find out.
Ya if you broke a rib it could easily puncture your lung, ER stat. Ha, i had something kinda similar happen a few weeks back, hate it when you come up out of the water saying "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." Kinda am still timid...
Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
Try loosing your ski in a roll attempt and the ski goes inverted and the pole extends out and your straddle the pole with your legs. Yup, you know what hits next.
i stabbed myself in the rib with the end of my handlebars when i was first learning nose stabs. It did get worse for a couple days but it doesn't sound as bad as yours. It hurt to breath or sleep or do most things, but not totally debilitating. Mine was definitely cracked but not broken. It sounds like you should go get that checked out asap!