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Originally posted by dtb
[Mr. dtb gave it to me too hard and...] It especially hurts right between my ribs where the two sets start to separate (in the middle of my chest) and make space for internal organs. What is that called? Upper abs? (I know that's not the technical name, but my anatomy reference library is on loan at the moment.)
WTF? Why would they still hurt four days later?
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This is likely a tear or bruise in the intercostal tissue which connects the ribs. I have had them before and they hurt like hell, but there's no real concern about permanent damage. If the pain isn't going down in a few days and mostly gone within a week, it might be an actual rib injury. A note: one of acetaminophen or ibuprofen doesn't work well for these sorts of injuries, since they're tissue inflamations. I can't remember which, but I think it's ibuprofen that doesn't work. Since ibuprofen is my general purpose painkiller, I think I remember that I was really in pain until I took a couple of acetaminophen, and then it wasn't too bad until it went away entirely.
