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OMG That is THE WORST!!!
Broke three ribs in martial arts many years back but got a cartilage issue as the years went by, got pneumonia and the cough pushed the cartilage through the ribs and pinched it. Yeeeoow! Days of acerful shallow breathing brought on hiccups. Seriously, labor was easier. I was already in the hospital and I knew labor was going to have a happy ending!
My sympathies! And no, dunk, so sorry - the older we are when we get these injuries the worse they heal. I broke the ribs in my early 30s.
OMG That is THE WORST!!!
Broke three ribs in martial arts many years back but got a cartilage issue as the years went by, got pneumonia and the cough pushed the cartilage through the ribs and pinched it. Yeeeoow! Days of acerful shallow breathing brought on hiccups. Seriously, labor was easier. I was already in the hospital and I knew labor was going to have a happy ending!

My sympathies! And no, dunk, so sorry - the older we are when we get these injuries the worse they heal. I broke the ribs in my early 30s.