I was at my 'visiting' dojo last night, and we did some sparring without protective gear - something we always use in my 'home' dojo. Took a shot to the ribs, down low, which knocked the wind out of me and hurt the rest of the evening. A sharp, bright, pain which I could really feel when breathing in and out, moving, stretching, etc.
I took a couple Motrin last night and went to bed - woke up a few times when I rolled over in my sleep and 'hit' the spot.
This morning, it's a tad worse. No bruising, and I can press in on the rib in question without extreme pain, but it does smart some.
Broken? Or just bruised? I'm told if a person cracks a rib or breaks it, the pain is intense - this is not what I would call 'intense'. It surely does smart some, though. I sit down or stand up and go 'oomph', if you know what I mean. I doubt I could do situps right now.
Wife wants me to go to the ER. I'm thinking it's just a bone bruise and not that big of a deal - besides, I'm told they can't do anything for a cracked rib anyway except hand out painkillers, which I'm not into. Pain I can deal with - I just want to make sure I'm not being macho-stupid here.
Anyone get a punch to the ribs like this before? Sorry, my inexperience with sparring is showing...
I took a couple Motrin last night and went to bed - woke up a few times when I rolled over in my sleep and 'hit' the spot.
This morning, it's a tad worse. No bruising, and I can press in on the rib in question without extreme pain, but it does smart some.
Broken? Or just bruised? I'm told if a person cracks a rib or breaks it, the pain is intense - this is not what I would call 'intense'. It surely does smart some, though. I sit down or stand up and go 'oomph', if you know what I mean. I doubt I could do situps right now.
Wife wants me to go to the ER. I'm thinking it's just a bone bruise and not that big of a deal - besides, I'm told they can't do anything for a cracked rib anyway except hand out painkillers, which I'm not into. Pain I can deal with - I just want to make sure I'm not being macho-stupid here.
Anyone get a punch to the ribs like this before? Sorry, my inexperience with sparring is showing...