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Title: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: Three Nine on October 01, 2007, 11:56:30 am: hi all,

broke a rib or two about a week ago (dws fall). about to try climbing again. anyone have any experiences with this? the dr said that although it might hurt lots, i wont make it worse by climbing (bad falls excepted). just wondered how people had found climbing with this kind of injury. at the moment it doesnt hurt that much apart from coughing, laughing and sneezing (which really hurt!!)

cheers 3/9
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: GCW on October 01, 2007, 12:00:51 pm: Dear September 3rd

It will hurt for at least 6 weeks but if you can cope you should be able to climb, assuming it was just "cracked" ribs and not flail segment etc.

Hope that helps

GCW
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: fatdoc on October 01, 2007, 12:51:06 pm: i agree.

it's gonna hurt A LOT,

take 3 weeks off at least if i were you.
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: dave on October 01, 2007, 01:06:55 pm: I once "cracked" a rib coughing at uni which was pretty painful and thought it was going to be impossible to climb with, but turned out to be fine, infact I think i first did the nose a burbage with that cracked rib, it was fine.
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: GCW on October 01, 2007, 01:33:24 pm: Quote from: dave on October 01, 2007, 01:06:55 pm
I once "cracked" a rib coughing at uni

Must have been strong stuff in the Hooka pipe Dave.
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: dave on October 01, 2007, 02:04:10 pm: i seem to remember it was like a chesty cold i'd had for weeks, some intense coughing action. i was pretty pleased with myself.
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: Nibile on October 01, 2007, 02:09:46 pm: climbing +
broken bones=
pain
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: fatdoc on October 02, 2007, 12:47:04 pm: Quote from: Nibile on October 01, 2007, 02:09:46 pm
climbing +
broken bones=
pain

yep.

Dave that rib wasnt broken matey, you couldnt pick up a pad with a broken rib! not unless you have a serious painkiller habit. strained intercostal muscle yes, mild pleurisy yes.. fractured ribs due to coughing are very rarely seen excpt in the very old, inform and osteoporotic!! :o
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: dave on October 02, 2007, 01:24:30 pm: Quote from: fatdoc on October 02, 2007, 12:47:04 pm
fractured ribs due to coughing are very rarely seen excpt in the very old, inform and osteoporotic!! :o

Well i am inform at the moment, climbing well etc.
Title: Re: climbing with broken ribs
Post by: fatdoc on October 02, 2007, 06:46:15 pm: fuck me, i truly cannt spell

sorry.

:(