For those of you that haven't heard yet I took a header over the bars on my dirt bike on Thanksgiving out at Rasor Rd.  Ended up with a fractured rib and a punctured lung 

Anyway the question I have is for anyone that has had broken ribs before... The rib I broke is the third one from the top (under my left arm seen on the CT scan), but now after a couple days I'm still having a very hard time lifting my arm at the shoulder, like I might have done damage in my shoulder.   Is this a normal symptom of a cracked rib?  I'm going to try to see my Dr. on Monday for a follow up but was just curious if someone else could give me some insite.

Thanks
Crewchief

that sucks, sorry it hurts bad!  and will for a while!  my dad broke 2 ribs on his back side. he could not get out of bed at all with out help. hell to take a piss in the middle of the night he had to crawl to the bath room. as far as your shoulder yah i think that is normal. you have a lot of muscles tyed to them! your best bet is to rap them tight .its what my dad did, and it did help.

I don't see how a rib can cause a different body part pain. If you said your rib hurts when you lift your shoulder, I'd get that.

I broke my collarbone (shattered) in Glamis in 06 and because I did a violent rag-doll, lawn dart maneuver I wound up with torn rotator cuffs on both shoulders. Sucked for a long time, gave up surfing every other day before work.

Doctors are idiots. All I was ever told was that your gonna need surgery or its never gonna get better. Took about a year and they've been fine ever since.

I've never had a broken rib and I hope I never do. I wish you a speedy recovery.

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Time to invest in a side by side old man....LOL

GT

My buddy that I was out with has a saying he just couldn't say enough... "With age comes a cage" 

I still like the bike, I just need to invest in a Scott steering damper before I hit the sand again.

Get well Keith!!

there isn't anything worse then having a broken rib and  being constipated, or somebody telling you a really funny joke 

That sucks Keith,
Hope you heal fast.
Ride on brother

Yeah, but how's the bike?   

Hope you feel better soon and get the time you need to heal.

As I get older I notice I need more time to recover even after I'm feeling OK.

Good luck!

Bet 'Chelle was tryin to slip 'em a hundo to put the cast around your neck! 

Ray

She is biting her tongue on this one... I think she is just waiting until I feel better before she beats the sh!* out of me or kills me in my sleep.  Either way, it's not going to be good for me 

It's been a week and half and the rib/lung don't seem to be nearly the problem that the broken scapula is.  I'm having a very hard time moving my left arm, have no strength and every little thing hurts like a bitch.   

Had to make a little hook rod to help me close the door and release the park brake in my Tahoe. 

Sell that plastic soul-less machine and come racing with us.  Team Cocktail's motto remains "Low and slow means working on Monday."

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