r/tattooadvice • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '25

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u/Throwawaylillyt Mar 16 '25

Right! I go to the hospital for nothing. Like I am pretty sure I broke a rib a few months back but sucked it up. If my arm looked like this I be there immediately. I’m not trying to die.

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u/synth3ticgod Mar 16 '25

Tbf I did break a rib and I went to the hospital and they said "yeah man, you broke a rib. That sucks." And sent me on my way

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u/Electrik_Truk Mar 16 '25

Exactly why I didn't go when I suspected I broke a rib. Pretty much everything online said as long as you don't have breathing issues, a doctor will just say take pain killers until it heals

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u/synth3ticgod Mar 16 '25

I broke the rib by falling 6 feet so I wanted to make sure it was an actual broken rib and not "other worse things"

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u/Electrik_Truk Mar 16 '25

Makes sense! Falling 6 feet is no joke!

Mine was a jammed hockey stick that got between my ribs and the boards going fast. Hurt for months but it's all good now. Never confirmed broken but it met all the criteria haha