I woke up this morning and was coughing when i heard a pop in my lower left rib area. Since then i have had severe sharp constant pain in my lower left rib area and cannot take a deep breath or cough.One year ago i had a thorocotmy on my left lung.
Hello
You probably don't want to hear this but in my opinion it would be best to see your doctor as soon as possible. Constant and severe pain can't be sign of something that will pass on its own and definitely your body is telling you that something is wrong. You should listen to your body and call your doctor as soon as possible.
Since you had some issues before he will probably know what is in question or he will determine by doing various tests and of course after diagnosis treatment will follow. Keep us posted about your condition and I hope that everything will end up just fine. Good luck and let us know how everything went.
Is it possible to crack a rib from coughing?