CorkerSWFC Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Cheers peeps that great advice Ive left it for 2 weeks but got whacked by the ball today at footy and couldn't take it any longer, not nice atall, like tooth ache you can't really do much can you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkerSWFC Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Broken ribs take a couple of months to heal,I didnt think they strapped them anymore because it inhibits your breathing.Who strapped them for you. Northern General m8, it's only about 4 or 5 inches wide the bandage. My breathing is better with it on to be honest as i couldn't breath properly earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Broken ribs take a couple of months to heal,I didnt think they strapped them anymore because it inhibits your breathing.Who strapped them for you. He said the hospital. I was surprised - I worked in A&E (years ago) and broken ribs were always left alone - strapping was thought to impede proper breathing and increase the risk of developing a chest infection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikita Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Northern General m8, it's only about 4 or 5 inches wide the bandage. My breathing is better with it on to be honest as i couldn't breath properly earlier. I have been there it is really painful,i found clutching a cushion to my chest when i got out of bed helped a lot,my doctor would not strap mine up . Had it for about 9weeks then got up one morning and i was right as rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Done it 3 times mine took about 4 to 6 week if i remember right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 just to the left under my armpit ish, it's feeling so much better now i have had it strapped up mind. How did you break them, forum meet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stvoider Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 When I broke mine it took about six weeks to heal enough not to hurt with breathing. To help with breathing I got three belts and strapped them round my torso, really helped with the pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 hope you are better, and pain-free soon, Corks! XX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John X Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Northern General m8, it's only about 4 or 5 inches wide the bandage. Not sure I'd trust the fracture clinic at Northern General! A few year back I broke my collar bone in France. They strapped me up in this amazing harness that was tightened by velcro and told me to get someone to re-tighten it every day. When I went to the Northern General on my return to the UK, the doctor there said "What's all this rubbish? We don't need any of that" and removed it all. I found out a couple of years later that if you separate the broken ends of a bone, they grow towards each other and heals without loss of length. The harness was an attempt to do that. When I broke my ribs 20 years ago they were no longer strapping them for all the reasons given in an earlier post, but mainly because they don't aid the healing in any way as the ribs are 'self-supporting' in the rib cage. John X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian2684 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Bone can take 6 weeks to heal or months! If it's not healing, there are things out there to help. I broke my tibia my few years back and it took over a 18 months. Needed to use Exogen to get it to heal after 2 operations on it. May be worth having a look into if it's still not healed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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