WorryRaptor
30-07-22, 14:53
I'm not wildly anxious about this but slightly concerned, and curious if anybody else thinks this is possible. Basically, my upper back has been in chronic pain for about 5 months. Doctors didn't think too much of it. I have hypermobility which makes my joints naturally a bit less stable because my ligaments like to let them wander further than they should go, so they guessed it was extra pressure on my spine from increasing my exercise, lifting stuff etc. That's all fine by me. I'm just waiting patiently for the pain to pass and my back to strengthen.
However, the other day, I felt an intense pain shooting through my back and around my rib while I was wiping down the kitchen counter. It was like an explosion in my spine and ribcage, and it took my breath away for a few minutes. It slowly ebbed away, and had faded by the morning, apart from a few pangs if I moved a certain way. I gave my body a quick check over in the mirror to see if it was bruised or anything. Now, nobody is perfect, but I could swear one of my ribs is sticking out more than the other. I can feel it too. I've always had a very slight difference in one of my left ribs, but doctors would never see it until I made them check twice and then they would agree and say it's just slight asymmetry.
But now, it's incredibly obvious in the mirror, as if it's gotten more pronounced. I'm not sure if my rib has actually shifted out of place. It clicked and cracked when my physio was checking over it a few weeks ago, and that night I felt tremendous pain which abated by the morning. From both incidents, the pain seems to sort itself out after a nights sleep and turn to a dull ache. Now I'm wondering if my rib is slipping due to hypermobility? Is that even possible without unrelenting agony? I don't imagine a slipped rib would be something you'd just sleep off, unless you're Wolverine.
However, the other day, I felt an intense pain shooting through my back and around my rib while I was wiping down the kitchen counter. It was like an explosion in my spine and ribcage, and it took my breath away for a few minutes. It slowly ebbed away, and had faded by the morning, apart from a few pangs if I moved a certain way. I gave my body a quick check over in the mirror to see if it was bruised or anything. Now, nobody is perfect, but I could swear one of my ribs is sticking out more than the other. I can feel it too. I've always had a very slight difference in one of my left ribs, but doctors would never see it until I made them check twice and then they would agree and say it's just slight asymmetry.
But now, it's incredibly obvious in the mirror, as if it's gotten more pronounced. I'm not sure if my rib has actually shifted out of place. It clicked and cracked when my physio was checking over it a few weeks ago, and that night I felt tremendous pain which abated by the morning. From both incidents, the pain seems to sort itself out after a nights sleep and turn to a dull ache. Now I'm wondering if my rib is slipping due to hypermobility? Is that even possible without unrelenting agony? I don't imagine a slipped rib would be something you'd just sleep off, unless you're Wolverine.