Broken rib

[jaffa1949]

Cracked ribs, sprained ribs , irritated ribs.

First question were you impacted in the ribs, unusual to crack them without an impact,.
Sprained , a lesser impact , some tests, get someone to hug you , breath in slowly if pain stop, if severe pain stop immediately. Broken ribs from injury can cause a pneumothorax( punctured lung!

Lying on your side hurts or lying on the front of your rib cage, can = paddle sore. .
No rash shirt can give you cripple nipple problems, some people have a wax allergy!
Often just sheer abrasion can cause it!
If you are not sure see a doctor.
Diagnosis of any physical problem from our forum crew is just scratching the surface, somebody with qualifications need to actual see you in the flesh, the problem is probably minor, but we would be guessing.

[macc]

Cool!

[Big H]

...it hurt constantly and sleeping on the tatami at night was excruciatingly painful.

That's normal right?

I hurt a rib my first lesson....jumped off the board in the whitewater at the end of the ride of my very first wave (didn't know what else to do) and caught the rail with my ribcage on the way down.....was it a cracked rib? I don't know, but it hurt like heck for 2 months....I also had tender ribs during that time (I'm stubborn) and that hurt in a different area than where I caught the rail......both went away in time, one I assume because cracked ribs heal and the other where my ribs contacted the board just worked itself out with improved body positioning and posture on the board and just alot of regular sessions.

[dtc]

for some reason strained ribs are really painful. But obviously a doctor and/or a machine can sort out the exact problem

[codeine]

Don't mess around. It's not about if it still hurts or not. It's about potentially piercing your lung!

Mine didn't hurt too badly so I kept surfing a couple sessions until it started REALLY hurting. Then I went to the doctor, found out my rib was actually broken, and the doctor said lay off for a month even if it doesn't hurt because the fractured rib could get further cracked and pierce my lung! Fortunately it is summer so the waves are tiny and the Kooks are everywhere, so I have marked the date on my calendar and will suddenly have a lot more time in my life (and be a lot more miserable).