An Unfortunate Event

@AmbiePam (120533)
United States
July 19, 2023 4:08pm CST
So my dad and his wife are still in North Carolina, but when I checked Facebook today, I saw a surprising message from my cousin. She is the daughter of my Aunt Dana, who with her husband, also made the trip to North Carolina, along with my dad and Diana. Apparently, yesterday morning my Aunt Dana (71) fell getting out of the hotel shower, and her side hit the side of the tub. She has 5 broken ribs now, bless her heart. The ER said there was no punctured lung, thank goodness, but I feel badly for her. Luckily, she’s in otherwise perfect health. She runs marathons, and you wouldn’t think she was 71 years old. It does put a damper on their vacation, but they got most of it in. Have you guys ever broken a rib? I know a couple of you have mentioned it before. They still want to go to go one more place tomorrow, on my Aunt’s insistence, so we’ll see how that goes.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul 23
I have never broken a rib. Blessing to your aunt and I hope she heals quickly, How are they all doing in North Carolina since it got hit by a big tornado?
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
When was the tornado?
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@RasmaSandra Wow! It must have missed them. They left this morning, and when I texted them they said they’d made it to Tennessee. I’ll have to ask them how close it got. It would figure my dad wouldn’t mention it though because he knows I worry.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam here is the news item
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/north-carolina-tornado-that-damaged-pfizer-plant-and-shut-down-i-95-was-an-ef-3-nws-says/ar-AA
www.msn.com
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/north-carolina-tornado-that-damaged-pfizer-plant-and-shut-down-i-95-was-an-ef-3-nws-says/ar-AA1e5pGg
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jul 23
I fell about 30 feet down an embankment and landed on a cypress stump and broke all the ribs on my left side, punctured my lung, and damaged my spleen. I was swinging on a rope swing out onto a river and the rope snapped. It was horrible, I could barely breathe, I had to sleep sitting up, and it took 12 weeks to heal.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
21 Jul 23
Holy crap! Calling that a nightmare is a gross understatement.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
21 Jul 23
@moffittjc I also would have worried you’d have gotten a blood clot or pneumonia for having to be so still. How long were you in the hospital?
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jul 23
@AmbiePam It definitely was a nightmare! My entire torso was bruised from my waist to my shoulders. I stayed black and blue for weeks. It was a scary time for me.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
Oh no so sorry to hear that news. I hope she is ok now and recuperating from that bad fall. I think we grow older the weaker our bones become and out balance also is not as stable as before. Hoping for her fast recovery and strength back soon.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
21 Jul 23
@AmbiePam How is she now?
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
21 Jul 23
@rsa101 She's still suffering quite a bit, but she's tough.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Thank you so much!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jul 23
I'm so lucky, so far no broken ribs, just a broken mind but that'll heal soon enough
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
If your mind is broken, then I need to break mine too! ‘Cause I like the way you think.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@rebelann I think I’m half that. Give me one more year, and I might get there totally.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jul 23
Thank you. Just be whacky.
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Metsrock69
@Metsrock69 (3617)
• United States
19 Jul 23
If I did ever break a rib, I really did not do anything but wrap an ace bandage around it. I was only 17 and it was during a football game
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
19 Jul 23
How long did you play football?
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Metsrock69
@Metsrock69 (3617)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam For 4 years then I was done
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@Metsrock69 That was definitely a healthy decision.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (59106)
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20 Jul 23
Five broken ribs is going to be very, very painful. Just getting up out of a chair will be excruciating for her. I hope she heals well, as we age, unfortunately we do not heal as fast. With that many ribs damaged, and her age, she will be at high risk for pneumonia, I fear.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Oh, that's true.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@MarieCoyle Yes, her husband, and also her two sons and daughter-in-laws live nearby.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (59106)
•
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam I hope she has someone to help her at home, she may well need that for a while. Poor lady.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
20 Jul 23
I never have. My first husband did while out on the road driving a truck. They just wrapped him up and sent him on his way.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
It stinks that that is all they can do. Driving a truck with a broken rib sounds pretty bad.
Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
20 Jul 23
I had a road accident a few years ago that landed me with 7 broken ribs and f 2 fractured vertebrae
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
I know we’ve said it before, but it was a legitimate miracle you are alive and walking.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam Yes. I am forever in the attitude of gratitude.
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Toni
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
Ouch! That's really a bummer. I'm so sorry for what has happened to her. Never had a broken bone my entire life. And I hope I wouldn't ever. I have ha accidents from cycling, but only cuts and bruises.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
That’s good! I would have thought a cycling accident would have done a lot of damage. Or, maybe you are just stronger than most people!
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Toni
@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam I have had several cycling accidents since I was a kid but they weren't serious ones. The recent one I had was a year ago. There was a traffic jam and for some reason I thought that I had unclipped my cleats, but I hadn't. So when my bike stopped, I fell because I wasn't able to release my shoe from the pedal.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Oh my I am so sorry to hear this poor lady Amber. No I had never broken a rib. Prayers for Aunt Dana.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Thank you!
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
23 Jul 23
@AmbiePam Welcome
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Jul 23
I have never broken a rib, the only break I have ever had was a baby toe.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
That’s painful enough.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
20 Jul 23
I hope your aunt heals quickly. I've broken a bone in my hand, my collar bone and a bone in my foot but never a rib, thank goodness. I've heard breaking a rib is a miserable time.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
It must be. I guess every time you breathe there would be pain.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam Yes, exactly and the only way to "splint" a rib is to tightly wrap the ribs which make breathing harder.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Jul 23
Oh my. I know that's got to be over-the-top painful. Yes, I've had broken ribs, but thankfully, only one at a time.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
You were the first person who popped up in my mind when I wrote this discussion.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Jul 23
@AmbiePam I know I've mentioned them a few times. The new supplement I found to strengthen my bones seems to be working. I haven't had any trouble in a couple of months now, for which I'm thankful.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jul 23
Thank goodness in my 62 years of life I have never broken a rib or bone in my lifetime. Just came close of breaking a knee when I tripped over a dog who was laying on the floor a few years ago.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
19 Jul 23
Wow, in your entire life is amazing!
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam I have been lucky not to break any bones than getting sprained ankles.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
19 Jul 23
Well, that is a heckuva thing to happen on vacation! I have never broken a rib but my brother in law has. It is very painful from what I understand,and all you can do is wait for them to heal..although I think sometimes they can tape them.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
19 Jul 23
I know someone who had a broken rib, so they took off work, and did nothing. Which resulted in them getting a blood clot because if you don’t move around you could very well get one of those. He wasn’t thinking, obviously.
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Tammy
@tammys85 (31394)
• Baltimore, Maryland
20 Jul 23
Ouch! I'm glad it wasn't anything worse, but I hope she feels better soon!
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aubrey
@averygirl72 (38847)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
I feel it's really hard when you broke your bones. I hope for her speedy recovery
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Thank you.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Jul 23
I hope your Aunt recovers really fast.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Thank you.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
20 Jul 23
I am so sorry for your Aunt Dana. I never broke a rib, I know there is not a lot a doctor can do, you have to wait that it heals.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 23
FIVE?? I hear broken ribs are very painful as there isn't much that can be done to help them heal. That is such a shame. I'm always very careful now when I'm in the shower. My balance isn't good at all nowadays.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
20 Jul 23
Yeah, it's unfortunate. It's a shame there was no mat, because although she put a towel on the floor, this time it didn't help. However, who wants to step on a much used hotel bath mat? Probably no one.
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