So to follow up with my last blog, I ended up fracturing 4 ribs. I thought I'd talk about the top 10 things that work and don't work when trying to heal. Here it goes:
1. A nice nurse at an Urgent Care center near me gave me Tylenol with Codeine - didn't help.
2. The next day, I went to see my doctor, he gave me Vicoprofen which is Hydrocodone mixed with... yup, Ibuprofen - helped.
3. Placing bags of frozen vegetables on my bare skin - helped.
4. The process of laying down and sitting up... most painful thing - made it worse.
5. Attempting to go back to work Thursday morning carrying around a pillow - didn't help.
6. Laying in bed propped up with 2 pillows not doing anything - helped.
7. Attempting to drive my car that's a stick shift - made it worse.
8. Walking to a convenience store to get some comfort food and a fountain diet coke - made it worse.
9. Taking Excedrin Migrane once the Vicoprofen started giving me migranes 1 hour after taking it - helped.
10. Accidentally hugging my friend at a wake - made it worse.
So in conclusion, to recover from multiple rib fractures, you should make your Doctor give you Vicodin, not move, stay home from work for a week, and don't show your friends or family any love... ok? :)
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Thank you for this. I'm going through one fractured rib right now, and it's nice to see advice from someone who's been through this. Almost at the 2 week mark, and all of those things still hurt!
Hey Eric. How are the ribs doing?! I honestly don't remember how long mine took to heal but it felt like forever. Has the vicodin stopped working for you? I felt like mine only worked for the first week or 2 and ended up going back to my doctor and he gave me something a little stronger (which made driving to and being at work pretty fun...haha). I hope all is well.
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