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Aneeda72 said:
I love certain kinds of fish, but since I do not live in an ocean state it’s rarely fresh. I dislike catfish for sure, won’t eat it. Mostly cause I do not know what it’s been eating. 🤮
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i don't like catfish either
 

Oh, Aneeda, I love catfish. All those garbage eating fish and shell fish are delicious and sweet. By the time we get them they have any badness cooked out of them except for my raw clams and oysters. But, you are right, living in an ocean state makes a difference.
 

Took longer than 20 min. cuz of course there was some overnight computer issue. Had to go to Walgreens twice. I got my medicine though. They don't tell you anything at the hospital on what to do to help with the healing process. I had to come home and Google it. That's pretty bad.

I'm in enough pain sleep is eluding me. Maybe tonight.
 
MarciKS said:
I managed a couple hrs of sleep laying down. I bought an adjustable back stabilizer and I have it sitting up around my rib cage. It's helping to support it so I can sleep a little. Yay!
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I googled and it said a common side effect of broken ribs is pneumonia because people do not take deep enough breaths. Even though it hurts you are supposed to breath deeply which is hard with asthma and/or COPD. It say the doctor can give you a device to help with breathing.

I suppose it’s one of those things you get after surgery. Did you get one of those?
 
Aneeda72 said:
I googled and it said a common side effect of broken ribs is pneumonia because people do not take deep enough breaths. Even though it hurts you are supposed to breath deeply which is hard with asthma and/or COPD. It say the doctor can give you a device to help with breathing.

I suppose it’s one of those things you get after surgery. Did you get one of those?
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They're not broken they're fractured. And yes you can get pneumonia and your lung can collapse so I been taking deep breaths every so often as best I can. I have several devices to help with breathing. :)

I suppose it’s one of those things you get after surgery. Did you get one of those?

You mean the back stabilizer?
 
Aneeda,
There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living
 
bowmore said:
Aneeda,
There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living
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That was me not Aneeda. :) Thanks for the advice though. 😁
 
Oh my, I 'm sorry about your ribs Marci! I didn't know you could fracture them by coughing.

The only helpful thing I know is to hold a pillow with both arms wrapped tightly to your chest when you have to cough. But you probably know that.

I hope you heal quickly!
 
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MarciKS said:
They're not broken they're fractured. And yes you can get pneumonia and your lung can collapse so I been taking deep breaths every so often as best I can. I have several devices to help with breathing. :)

I suppose it’s one of those things you get after surgery. Did you get one of those?

You mean the back stabilizer?
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No the little plastic breathing thing that measures how deep you are breathing
 
RadishRose said:
Oh my, I 'm sorry about you ribs Marci! I didn't know you could fracture them by coughing.

The only helpful thing I know is to hold a pillow with both arms wrapped tightly to your chest when you have to cough. But you probably know that.

I hope you heal quickly!
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Thanks Rads. Apparently I've fractured them before. They can cause your lungs to collapse so I gotta be careful.

As bad as my cough is the pillow isn't helping. Wish it did.
 
MarciKS said:
Thanks Rads. Apparently I've fractured them before. They can cause your lungs to collapse so I gotta be careful.

As bad as my cough is the pillow isn't helping. Wish it did.
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I remember after my son’s open heart surgery they gave him a heart shaped pillow and told him to hug it when he coughed. It hurt horribly when he coughed, of course, and he was afraid his chest would split open as well, pillow did not help at all pain wise.
 
RadishRose said:
Oh my, I 'm sorry about your ribs Marci! I didn't know you could fracture them by coughing.

The only helpful thing I know is to hold a pillow with both arms wrapped tightly to your chest when you have to cough. But you probably know that.

I hope you heal quickly!
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3 years ago my cousin who has COPD and Osteoporosis fractured 2 ribs from coughing.
 
Aneeda72 said:
I remember after my son’s open heart surgery they gave him a heart shaped pillow and told him to hug it when he coughed. It hurt horribly when he coughed, of course, and he was afraid his chest would split open as well, pillow did not help at all pain wise.
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I had a 4 way bypass plus stents and they have me a heart shaped pillow, bright red and hard as a rock.
It hurt so bad to cough I was in tears everytime the nurse came in and told me to cough.
 

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