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my ribs suck!
so right after christmas, i was walking through the mall and had this weird feeling under one of my ribs. so i twisted a little to adjust, and bam! felt like i was gonna throw up. dizzy, momentarily couldn't see, needed to sit down a lot. that part let up after a couple of minutes, but i was still left with this insane discomfort and tightness in my ribcage-type area and tenderness when i pressed certain places on my ribs. it didn't go away, so after about a week, i went to the doctor. he said i'd dislocated one of my floating ribs. never knew i could do that. he popped my back and gave me motrin and sent me home.
felt better for about a month. then it felt as though the rib slipped out again. same symptoms, minus that first ten minutes of bleah. waited three weeks, mentioned it to the doc during a routine thingy. he very graciously popped my back again and said there was weakness there that was causing it. so i resolved to strengthen my back. i did a couple weeks of working out; then my job got crazy, and then i went on vacation. so a couple of weeks of not working out.
now it's happened again! this is ridiculous. i don't like the thought that this could become a chronic condition. so i've made an appointment for tomorrow, and in the meantime i googled and found something called slipping (or slipped) rib syndrome, which sounds like what i'm experiencing. i get the abdominal issues and the stiff back and the shortness of breath and the whole bit. i'm hoping this time a more permanent solution is at hand. seems as though there are some recommendations, mostly involving short-term rest, chiropractic manipulation, and motrin, and long-term strengthening exercises. also something called prolotherapy, which involves long needles and is Not Gonna Happen™. but none of it is a guarantee. (oh, also, my insurance doesn't cover chiropractic work, although it does cover physical therapy.)
trying to be pragmatic, but i'm feeling a little pessimistic right now.
so right after christmas, i was walking through the mall and had this weird feeling under one of my ribs. so i twisted a little to adjust, and bam! felt like i was gonna throw up. dizzy, momentarily couldn't see, needed to sit down a lot. that part let up after a couple of minutes, but i was still left with this insane discomfort and tightness in my ribcage-type area and tenderness when i pressed certain places on my ribs. it didn't go away, so after about a week, i went to the doctor. he said i'd dislocated one of my floating ribs. never knew i could do that. he popped my back and gave me motrin and sent me home.
felt better for about a month. then it felt as though the rib slipped out again. same symptoms, minus that first ten minutes of bleah. waited three weeks, mentioned it to the doc during a routine thingy. he very graciously popped my back again and said there was weakness there that was causing it. so i resolved to strengthen my back. i did a couple weeks of working out; then my job got crazy, and then i went on vacation. so a couple of weeks of not working out.
now it's happened again! this is ridiculous. i don't like the thought that this could become a chronic condition. so i've made an appointment for tomorrow, and in the meantime i googled and found something called slipping (or slipped) rib syndrome, which sounds like what i'm experiencing. i get the abdominal issues and the stiff back and the shortness of breath and the whole bit. i'm hoping this time a more permanent solution is at hand. seems as though there are some recommendations, mostly involving short-term rest, chiropractic manipulation, and motrin, and long-term strengthening exercises. also something called prolotherapy, which involves long needles and is Not Gonna Happen™. but none of it is a guarantee. (oh, also, my insurance doesn't cover chiropractic work, although it does cover physical therapy.)
trying to be pragmatic, but i'm feeling a little pessimistic right now.