petrie86
01-24-2008, 08:18 AM
I've had bronchitis for over a month now. I've been through 2 rounds of antibiotics couch medicines. I finally found a new primary dr whose closer and he also practices osteopathy so it's like 2 for one! anywho he checked out my lungs and listened to them. I got light headed from breathing in deep or maybe i did from the pain in my back/chest. I think i might have pulled a muscle or fractured a rib from coughing so hard. the dr said it's possilbe bc he did it not to long ago. He felt my back muscles and said they were very tense and seemed swollen. He did all this other stuff and cracked my back. He sent me for xrays and bloodwork. I went for the xrays last night and wont get the results for 2 days. augh every time i sneeze or cough or breathe dep i get this stabbing pain in my back rib area. He pesribed me benzonate which is supposed to relax my lungs and relexes from coughing. seems to work, but not enough. Has anyone fractiured a rib from coughing? is there anything they can do to help it heal?? just wondered how common it is.... i will keep ou posted on my results. Wish he had given me something for the pain, like a muscle relaxer or pain med. but he wants to see what's wrong first.
Rach
Rach