Good news: It's not dislocated!

[ThomSirveaux]

Bad news: It's actually broken.

I broke my freaking rib(s).

Now, I'd like to say that this happened doing something amazing; jumping from a flaming vehicle while saving an nest of endangered eagles, fending off ninjas attempting to assassinate the Dalai Llama, or even just attempting an epic jump on my bike.

Nope. No where near as cool as that. I broke my rib from coughing too hard.

Bronchitis is a bitch.

 

[Agent_Mothman]

I broke my rib from coughing too hard.

I put myself in the hospital with a concussion opening the front door into my own face.

 

[Radegast74]

Dude, take care of yourself! Breaking a rib like that is more common than you would think...

 

[Agent_Mothman]

Dude, take care of yourself! Breaking a rib like that is more common than you would think...

I see it at least 2 to 3 times per year.

 

[maynard]

it only hurts when I laugh

 

[Bambooza]

it only hurts when I laugh

So you are saying we really should reframe from putting in here material that might induce laughter.

 

[Kiladyn]

When I was in high school I got the flu so bad that I was hospitalized. I was on a morphine drip for 3 days and almost broke a few ribs....

 

[Montoya]

I broke my rib from coughing too hard.

HAHAHAHA HAHAHA *crack

 

[Montoya]

Dude, take care of yourself! Breaking a rib like that is more common than you would think...

How hard do you have to laugh to crack a rib?

More importantly, what was so funny?

 

[Sirus7264]

Bad news: It's actually broken.

I broke my freaking rib(s).

Now, I'd like to say that this happened doing something amazing; jumping from a flaming vehicle while saving an nest of endangered eagles, fending off ninjas attempting to assassinate the Dalai Llama, or even just attempting an epic jump on my bike.

Nope. No where near as cool as that. I broke my rib from coughing too hard.

Bronchitis is a bitch.

OUCH hopefully if they have to be removed they were the bottom ones so you can be more flexible cough cough.

 

[Printimus]

how in the fuck? I didnt even know breathing that hard could break bones...

 

[CosmicTrader]

I broke my freaking rib(s).

Very sorry to hear this my friend.
I hope you mend soon....

 

[Agent_Mothman]

How hard do you have to laugh to crack a rib?

It usually only happens to people with lower than normal bone density.

 

[Thalstan]

The human muscular system is strong enough to break their bones.

From http://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/injuries.htm

“People who receive an electric shock often get painful muscle spasms that can be strong enough to break bones or dislocate joints.”

 

[Hybus]

I feel your pain, had one broken in kendo couple years ago

 

[Stickx1307]

that sucks man, I'm sorry

 

[ThomSirveaux]

It usually only happens to people with lower than normal bone density.

Not entirely accurate, as Thalstan points out, below

The human muscular system is strong enough to break their bones.

From http://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/injuries.htm

“People who receive an electric shock often get painful muscle spasms that can be strong enough to break bones or dislocate joints.”

Don't taze me, bro!

 

[Sraika]

that's sucky

...i once tripped and broke my arm

 

[ThomSirveaux]

that's sucky

...i once tripped and broke my arm

It's been 23 years since I broke a bone, but I got hit by a car, that time, so...

 

[Vavrik]

It's been 23 years since I broke a bone, but I got hit by a car, that time, so...

... ouch.... but you were lucky, it could have been a lot worse.
Last time I broke something, was while putting air in a lock rim tire. Like an idiot, I was leaning over the tire, but that probably saved my arm from amputation. The blast thru me 31 feet, end over end and I landed on my back between the rails of a train track. 3 ribs broken. I didn't feel a thing for a few days