Hello I feel like such a fraud. I am a 45 year old female. I play indoor socce in the winter 3 times a week. On Saturday I had a collision with a male player where he ran smack straight into me. I was startled but not hurt. After the game I started to feel a pain just under my right breast. I figured whatever it was it would go away :( however by that evening it was so much worse it hurt to breath, I could not lay back the pain was severe. I went to hospital where they confirmed that I probably either cracked or broke a couple of ribs but they would not take xrays because the treatment would be the same, painkillers anti inflammatorys and rest. So that was that I had a terrible sleep woke up the following morning with still pain but not as bad and no voice/?? I think this was a side effect from the pain killer. It has been 4 days and I only feel a slight tenderness now..does that mean I never had cracked or broken ribs?? How can such severe pain just go away. I have been taking the antiinflammatorys because now it just hurts if I push on that area or if I take a deep breath I am wondering if I should stop.