Did i fractured a rib or something?

[Kuilontli]

Ok, so i was working out legs last night and i think i mightve fractured a rib..

I was doing some leg press lastnight and i felt this sharp pain under my left ribcage, towards the bottom of the ribcage. It is not a constant pain though, but i have not been able to pin-point the exact move that makes the pain happen. I did not finish the leg press because of that hut i was able to finish the rest of my routine without a problem.

I tried feeling my ribs, both sides to compare, and they seem to be fine but my left side is a little tender to the touch, although i think the pain is coming from underneat. I did noticed that when i hiccup it seems to be more painfull. At first i thought i was an air pocket so i forced myself to burp and i did feel a realive after the burp.

I dont think i punctured anything since the pain is mostly on the surface and the ribs seem to be intact. I am not coughing blood or passing blood either. Area is not visible swollen. No color changes on skin either.

After an online search i found that quite a few people fracture their ribs doing leg press, mostly because of poor breathing technique. The other popular explination was air pockets the colon.

NOTE: I have no problems sleeping face down or on either side of my body, is just a speciphic move that triggers the pain yet i cant define it.

Did i break a rib? Pulled a muscle/tendon?

Yes, i know this is not a medical advice forum, i am just trying to find out if someone else in here has had this happen to them and what they did to make it go away AND to prevent it.

Thanks

[brother bundy]

breaking a rib fuckin hurts I doubt u did or u would be at the dr not ology

[donjob]

lay off the leg presses for a month. most definitely not fractured but could be something else. maybe you just pulled a little muscle in there.

[donjob]

i'd also stay away from front squats for a little while as well. any other leg movement should be fine

[Kuilontli]

Being half way into my first T cycle i hate to do that, on top of it leg day is my favorite workout. I guess i will have to follow your directions and go easy on the squats and leg press. Damn...!

Thanks for your replies

[donjob]

i said a month, that was a generalization. if it feels fine in 5 days then go light and increase the weight gradually. and i said front squats because they put more pressure on the abdominal area than a back squat does. i would go light and increase weight gradually though on anything that uses your core for stabilization, including back squats. i'm sure a month is way overdoing it, just better to be safe than sorry. if you seriously injure yourself then you'll be out of the game for alot more than a month.

[noway55]

Might want to go lighter on the leg presses in the future. Easy to injure yourself with that exercise.

[creekrat]

Breaking ribs is F*&^ing painful. I had 6 on 1 side at 1 time. Hurts to sit up, lay down, be alive, etc. Hell it hurts to effin breathe. Probably a torn/strained muscle or torn cartilage

[Kuilontli]

Well, not sure if I am getting better...
I decided to Google even more about pain in that area and I found some posts saying that if you damaged your spleen or kidney you get a similar pain.
I guess I'm going to give it a couple of days to see if it eases up, last night I woke up around 4 times to take a leak, the pain is not as constant, I can move better.

I was trying to yawn and it would hurt like a MOFO, although I dont think it has anything to do with my lungs, I can breathe fine. Heat pads seem to work fine.

The thing is, the pain is somewhat similar to Gall Bladder attacks, except on a different location. I had mine removed a couple of years ago.

According to the Internet, it could be either one of these...
- something wrong with the kidney
- something wrong with the spleen
- a hernia
- fractured rib (probably not, it would hurt more)
- an OCD guy over-reacting to a sore muscle...

Hoping is the last option. Haha...

[donjob]

i think it's the last option

[Kuilontli]

Yeah, I hope so...
Gonna give it a couple of days, actually resting... And see how it goes.

Thanks

[Kuilontli]

Well, I guess it was a pulled muscle...
Pain is going away, almost back to normal. Ibuprofen seems to be working just fine.

OCDs mess with your head...

Now, back to the lifting room! Heck yeah..!