As some of you know, I have been extremely sick the past two weeks with an "unknown type of URI". I have been having severe caughing spasms about 2-4 times a day/night.
Two nights ago, I woke up in the middle of the night having one, and after it was over I fell quickly back to sleep. When I woke up in the morning, I had a pain underneath my right breast. I thought I had just pulled a muscle.
Well, I have had plenty of spasms since then, but yesterday afternoon I was in so much pain. I couldnt breath, because I couldnt expand my chest. After dinner I had a spasm and I was laying on the couch crying and screaming. So my mom took me to the E.R.
The doc thought I might have had a collapsed lung, so I went straight X-Ray. They did 5 chest x-rays, and gave me a pain pill. He came in a while later and told me, my rib was BROKEN!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt expect him to say that.
He told me I didnt have pneumonia, but I do for sure have bronchitis. (which my doctor at the base has never actually diagnosed me with and I have gone and seen her twice!)
Worst of all, they said my rib is going to take a few weeks to heal. And there isnt anything they can do for it, besides give me pain pills. They gave me Lortab 7.5, which are okay. But it still hurts like hell! I have to sleep sitting up, it hurts to bad to lay down.
This sucks. I had multiple people tell me last night, this is God's way of telling you to STOP smoking. Which is another thing I am not supposed to do. Smoking slows down the healing time of my rib. So my mom Volun-told me that last night I officially quit... We'll see how long that lasts.
I could really use some get well vibes guys. Pweeeease! This has gone on for to long, and I am not looking foward to the next few weeks. I have already missed so much school. I have to get better. This is ridiculous!!
Two nights ago, I woke up in the middle of the night having one, and after it was over I fell quickly back to sleep. When I woke up in the morning, I had a pain underneath my right breast. I thought I had just pulled a muscle.
Well, I have had plenty of spasms since then, but yesterday afternoon I was in so much pain. I couldnt breath, because I couldnt expand my chest. After dinner I had a spasm and I was laying on the couch crying and screaming. So my mom took me to the E.R.
The doc thought I might have had a collapsed lung, so I went straight X-Ray. They did 5 chest x-rays, and gave me a pain pill. He came in a while later and told me, my rib was BROKEN!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt expect him to say that.
He told me I didnt have pneumonia, but I do for sure have bronchitis. (which my doctor at the base has never actually diagnosed me with and I have gone and seen her twice!)
Worst of all, they said my rib is going to take a few weeks to heal. And there isnt anything they can do for it, besides give me pain pills. They gave me Lortab 7.5, which are okay. But it still hurts like hell! I have to sleep sitting up, it hurts to bad to lay down.
This sucks. I had multiple people tell me last night, this is God's way of telling you to STOP smoking. Which is another thing I am not supposed to do. Smoking slows down the healing time of my rib. So my mom Volun-told me that last night I officially quit... We'll see how long that lasts.
I could really use some get well vibes guys. Pweeeease! This has gone on for to long, and I am not looking foward to the next few weeks. I have already missed so much school. I have to get better. This is ridiculous!!
