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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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No advice, just wishing you quick healing.
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Mike, I have broken ribs on three different occasions.
In each case it was a full break, not just a crack.
The first two times, with one rib involved, I felt totally healed at six
weeks.
I could climb before that, though not at the standard you'll be pining for,
but riding a bike uphill (standing) or sprinting to beat a stoplight took
the full time for recovery.
After my more recent injury, which involved several ribs, I still felt
discomfort and weakness at around eight weeks, but could climb pretty hard
at ten weeks.
The muscle spasms were totally gone within five days for me.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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If you go running or skiing then you deserve whatever you get. ;-)
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Inner City
Trad climber
East Bay
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Broke a ride mtn biking once. Hurt like hell. Couldn't sleep lying down, had to borrow a friend's lounge chair and spent the second half of each night in the reclined chair...not fun but bearable. About 3 mnths to feeling fine again.
Good luck.
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burp
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Hiccups are torture! One is praying for them to end. Not sure how to avoid though.
Cracked mutiple ribs 2x playing indoor soccer. I was the oldest guy out there ... had enough of that!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Not even Kale jokes?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I've got no advice other than to wait it out, your body will tell you what you can and can't do.
I've broken eight ribs and a sternum on four separate occasions.
A couple of years back I dislocated two ribs. It took a week of serious pain and then, I took a deep breath and felt an agonizing pain. Instantly, there was a huge shift followed by an audible thunk, and my ribs were back in place.
Where are the broken ribs, front or back?
Be grateful that it wasn't a sternum, that one gave me pain for over a year.
Best of luck.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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I broke a few in early December after crashing a big/heavy XR650R baja rally dirt bike.
By the end of December I was riding again but still in pain so I took it easy.
Same deal. I could only sleep on my back. I got used to it.
Getting out of bed or sneezing was VERY painful. The first 2 weeks were bad.
For me it was about 3 weeks until I was ok to climb as long as I took it easy. After 2 months I felt fine.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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A really long time ago in a different life I hit a guy with a solid side kick and broke a coupple of them ;)
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Heal quickly Mike.
Jaybro, that vision of flipping over the fire grate while pondering bottlecap rebi (rebuses?) had me thinking of Luke's jedi training with Yoda on his back.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Kind of like that, it was.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Mar 11, 2012 - 06:23pm PT
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Mike, as in Curly Kale? One of my favorites. It's sprouting in the garden (greenhouse, after all, this is Ireland) now. Transplant time soon. Kale as in Kale or JJ Cale.
EDIT
Jaysus, Brandon, sternum? I've been there. And tail bone too. Who asked for the Count de Sade?
NB (My) Jennie is improving, sort of (she still has issues with her child abuse by her father, understandably), but I just want to add that I think, without reservations (wait a minute, let met think about that one), the Taco Stand has been the best tonic I have come across.
To all of you Supertopians, best wishes [and safe climbing... free falling, BASE (what, are you nuts? I'm jumping off this?), surfing, kayaking, smoking joints (what?), scuba (which I am finally learning), sailing, hang gliding... whatever], just be happy... and careful.
PS Politics is the trickiest activity, avoid if possible.
And I thought the one-and-a-half dive off of the third pool at Three Pools (down from
Rainbow Pool on 120) was tricky... I'd never be a politician, my conscious gets to me too much.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Mar 11, 2012 - 08:12pm PT
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^^^^^^
Lolli, it hurts, actually, yeah it hurts (I was trying to think of something clever to write, but no, ouch). It gives one a new perspective on seating arrangements, so to speak.
EDIT
I wish I could come up with a better reply, but when one has a 'pain' in the butt like I have had, oucchhhhh.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 11, 2012 - 08:19pm PT
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My mom busted her tail bone when she was 7 months pregnant. Sounds rough.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Mar 11, 2012 - 08:34pm PT
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Crimpie, rough? It's a "vital organ", so to speak. What can I say? "Where to sit"?
Okay, it is not an organ, but a busted one is not pleasant. Take my (and your mom's) word for it, oucccchhh.
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