you beat me to this topic. broke mine the other week, theres nothing you can really do about ribs. i was told to just take paracetemol, the pain starts to fade away after a while. but will came back twice as bad when moving fast with your upper body (ie diving was a killer for me!) sorry im no real help.
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I did 3 cracked another and my sternum, there's fook all you can do sadly. Just keep the painkillers going and no sudden movements. Remember your arms are connected too, even when you start feeling better keep the momvent in your arm on the broken side as gentle as you can. (sounds obvious but i kept reaching for things without thinking)
oo oo, my mum broke 8 on one side and 3 in 2 places, when she got hit by a car on Christmas eve several years ago (doe she win ). Aparantly broke rips hurt alot, good luck .
Luckily when I did mine my collarbone was so painful that I didn't notice them! Apparently 2 where completely broken and crossed over each other and another fractured. I have fractured more in the past though and its surprisingly painful, breathing hurt!
i found the other day i broke a rib and tore the cartilage in another so now it sticks out big time. i cant really remember when i did it but i just assumed it was really badly bruised. i remember it hurting alot but i guess there was no point going to hospital because theres nothing they could have done for me.
I cracked 2 once, couldn't cough, lie down comfortably or move quickly, certainly not ride for a while coz breathing heavy hurt too. and yep, theres nowt you can do apart from take it easy and wait for em to sort emselves out. Its amazing how easy it is to crack or break a rib, i did mine when my front wheel just washed out, had no time to react and landed on my side but there was a rock in the ground where my ribs landed. Soz to hear it happened to u, i feel ur pain.
I Broke six - back in my evel Kneveil days - tried to jump a Brooke about 8ft wide - but then again - i was like 13 - and on my beloved Bestwick pro BMX ... ahh good times
well ive dropped out the team and called up dave to the team ...
he did it last year and ended up in a ditch on a straight bit of road !!
my back is killing , im wondering if ive damaged my back as well , ribs ok now but back might be compensating or it could be an entirely different injury !
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). Aparantly broke rips hurt alot, good luck 
