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Title: Torn cartilage and ligaments in ribs
Post by: KLEENAWAY on January 22, 2013, 05:40:24 pm
Anyone ever had this in their ribs? If so how long till you could get back to work and how long till you were 100%? Luckily the crap weather has hit at the same time.

Danny
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Post by: brianbarber on January 22, 2013, 05:57:01 pm
Hi

Can I ask how this happened?

Mr B
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Post by: KLEENAWAY on January 22, 2013, 06:01:35 pm
Training in jiu jitsu mate....I'd explain further exactly how but I'm not sure if you know the positions. Very painful  :(
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Post by: paul saunders on January 22, 2013, 06:02:49 pm
Bedroom antics is my best guess.  ;D  ;D
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Post by: KLEENAWAY on January 22, 2013, 06:04:30 pm
Haha I wish mate  ;D
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Post by: Llaaww on January 22, 2013, 06:25:55 pm
I did it, it is as bad as breaking ribs, and will take up to six weeks to heal.
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Post by: KLEENAWAY on January 22, 2013, 07:20:40 pm
I did it, it is as bad as breaking ribs, and will take up to six weeks to heal.

By heal mate do you mean till you were 100% or till back to work?
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Post by: deeege on January 22, 2013, 08:10:20 pm
I did it, it is as bad as breaking ribs, and will take up to six weeks to heal.

By heal mate do you mean till you were 100% or till back to work?

I also did this about 2 years ago. They wouldn't X-ray it as they don't treat broken ribs so they said just rest. It was a good 8 weeks before I was 100% again because I didn't rest up.

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Post by: [GQC] Tim on January 22, 2013, 08:14:07 pm
I used to do a part time job when I was in between college, and the boss man tried to get some weeds out of his outboard engine propeller, and being the fairly big guy that he was, he broke his ribs doing it. Seemed to still come to work, I'm not sure how much more painful this would be. Definitely not fit for cleaning.
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Post by: Llaaww on January 22, 2013, 09:31:58 pm
I did it, it is as bad as breaking ribs, and will take up to six weeks to heal.

By heal mate do you mean till you were 100% or till back to work?

I was back at work in a few days, but well dosed up on painkillers. All healed up over six weeks ish. Bloody painful.
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Post by: KS Cleaning on January 22, 2013, 11:25:09 pm
Anyone ever had this in their ribs? If so how long till you could get back to work and how long till you were 100%? Luckily the crap weather has hit at the same time.

Danny
Better hope you don't catch a cold,the slightest of coughs will reduce you to tears :'(
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Post by: Window Washers on January 22, 2013, 11:46:52 pm
I did it, it is as bad as breaking ribs, and will take up to six weeks to heal.
tty not to couch, sorry to hear mate your looking min 6 weeks
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Post by: KLEENAWAY on January 23, 2013, 12:17:27 am
Thanks for all the replies chaps. I think im just going to have to bite the bullet and get back to work asap. It wouldn't be too bad but the mrs hairdressing salon is quiet after crimbo as well as me being off. The pain is no where near as bad as it was but i dont think i would like to be stretching over a connie with the pole fully extended put it that way. Cheers lads

Danny
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Post by: deeege on January 23, 2013, 07:33:35 am
Anyone ever had this in their ribs? If so how long till you could get back to work and how long till you were 100%? Luckily the crap weather has hit at the same time.

Danny
Better hope you don't catch a cold,the slightest of coughs will reduce you to tears :'(

Oh my, how did I forget this! I caught a cold and couldn't stop sneezing, one of the most excruciating pains you could ever imagine!
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Post by: landy2 on January 23, 2013, 09:48:53 am
like said above not much you can do for it , when i did one of my ribs took ages to get back to normal and yes coughing ,sneeking , and laughing    realy hurts
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Post by: will77 on January 23, 2013, 11:11:25 am
I had a similar injury in september from wakeboarding wipeout. Get some physio asap. it seems a strange thing because the ribs aren't something you can massage but if they can help you open up your chest to breathe properly you will feel such relief. took me til start of january to be 100 % back to normal. 
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Post by: KLEENAWAY on January 23, 2013, 06:47:19 pm
To be honest lads im feeling better every day....apart from the caughing, sneezing hiccups and the mrs having to help me out of bed for a p*ss in the night haha!
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Post by: tompoole on January 23, 2013, 07:47:52 pm
Took 16 weeks for me  ... Coped ok but everytime I moved
Quickly the pain almost made me puke. I was able to work
On codine or tramadol, it was the sudden movement that's a killer.
Also had diazepam at weekends to help relax .
Good luck
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Post by: KLEENAWAY on January 23, 2013, 10:07:45 pm
Took 16 weeks for me  ... Coped ok but everytime I moved
Quickly the pain almost made me puke. I was able to work
On codine or tramadol, it was the sudden movement that's a killer.
Also had diazepam at weekends to help relax .
Good luck

Iv been on the diazepam and tramadol mate.....brilliant stuff aint it  ;D. When i first done it i thought i was going to throw up as well i was in that much pain. Just hope it never happens again because my instructor has suffered on and off with it for years  :'(

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Post by: TomCrowther on January 23, 2013, 10:24:46 pm
I did three ribs and the muscles underneath about six years ago. Diazepam and Tramadol for me too. Diazepam is yummy¡ As others have said, take things easy and when you return to work do a few half days first.
Think before you move, sounds stupid but it slows you down and helps prevent jerky movements.
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Post by: jimiwindows on January 24, 2013, 11:56:50 am
6/8 weeks
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Post by: deeege on January 24, 2013, 04:53:11 pm
I remember getting to about 4 weeks, healing nicely. Then I lifted the reel out of tge back of the van and bang....back in agony and right back to the start. Horrible part of the body to injure.
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Post by: G Griffin on January 24, 2013, 05:15:32 pm
Hi

Can I ask how this happened?

Mr B

He's a ball boy at Swansea.