Been there, done that. Bucked off a horse, broke 3 ribs, punctured a lung and got a dislocated shoulder. It’s been 5 years.
I slept in my LazyBoy recliner for many weeks. I even needed my husband to “lauch” me out of it, since I could not operate the handle located at the right side of the chair.
I was presribed the mega-dose ibuprophen 600mg each and was told to take quite a few per day. Can’t remember how many anymore. There were other pills, can’t remember what, thankfully. At least part of the bad memories have faded.
I like to laugh. It was very difficult to remain stoic while I healed. It was a few months before I could laugh, sneeze, hiccup, twist my upper body at all, or do much of anything. I could not get in and out of the car or truck for a long time. I didn’t drive for a long time.
One of the 3 ribs was broke completely apart into 2 pieces. that is the one that went through my lung. The x-ray was incredible. The lung injury explained why I had such a time walking to the house after the launch into space from the horse.
I feel your pain, fellow FReeper.
It will feel better little by little, until one day it is gone.
I would take the meds as prescribed. I really needed mine. My husband hid them and doled them out to me, I was in such pain I would have taken too many.
Hang in there! Don’t get sick, blowing the nose, coughing, sneezing, etc. is not an option.
Correction, paragraph 2, I was “launched” out of my LazyBoy.
(Forgot the “n”). Oh great I also spelled “prescribed” wrong! It’s been a long day...
Best Wishes for a fast recovery!
It doesn’t sound like mine is as bad as yours was, thank goodness.