It started when I coughed hard a little over a week ago.
I do cough up a bit of mucus (some colorization) But I AVOID coughing because it doubles me over. I have to lean to the right as far as I can and then it STILL hurts. It is bringing me to tears at times from the pain. I bought Musinex today and have taken 2 doses.
Could it be just a fractured rib?
I do cough up a bit of mucus (some colorization) But I AVOID coughing because it doubles me over. I have to lean to the right as far as I can and then it STILL hurts. It is bringing me to tears at times from the pain. I bought Musinex today and have taken 2 doses.
Could it be just a fractured rib?
Yeah, it sounds like you injured yourself coughing hard, which does happen. You could have fractured your rib, although it's more likely to be a hernia of some kind. Fractured ribs tend to hurt all the time, not just when you cough or laugh.
See a doctor just in case you hurt yourself pretty bad.
See a doctor just in case you hurt yourself pretty bad.
Hello there TRF,
Well it could be that you have hurt yourself pretty badly as BedsonTrudeau thinks and if you have fractured rib you should avoid moving at all and you will need plenty of bed rest to avoid any further complications. But you have mention that you are coughing up some colorized mucus and this could be a sign of infection as well. When it is colored green that means that your body is fighting the infection and since you haven’t wrote the color we are just guessing about this.
It would be best to visit your doctor to find out what is really going on than taking medications on your own. Keep us posted and I hope that you will recover soon.