Today, I fractured two ribs from coughing. My doctor told me to stop coughing, or I would fracture them more. I have bronchitis. FML
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Today, I coughed so hard that I fractured two ribs. FML
Today, I cracked a rib coughing. FML
Today, I coughed so hard that I tore an intercostal muscle in my ribs. Now I can't cover my cough, as I have to cross my arms against my ribcage to stop the pain. FML, FML, F Me All Day Long (sung to the tune of Jingle Bells). FML
Today, I had a violent coughing fit while at the store, which caused a lady to think I was choking, grab me from behind and start doing the Heimlich maneuver incorrectly. She broke two of my ribs. FML
Today, I've had a cold for over a week, and I've been coughing so hard, I bruised my ribs. I'm also 8 months pregnant. Guess where my son likes to kick me. FML
Today, at work, I had an accident and cracked a rib. I got taken to hospital where I got checked over. The doctor said it was a good job I hadn't got a chest infection nor a cold. Funny you should say that doc, I have both. She replied, "Well, that's bad…" FML
Today, I have three cracked ribs. I have also, for the first time in my life, developed a case of the hiccups that simply will NOT go away. It's been hours. FML
Today, I have bronchitis. A few days ago, my doc prescribed antibiotics, which are helping, but also cause a really nasty upset stomach. I tell ya, violent coughing fits and severe diarrhea do NOT go well together. FML
Today, I woke up with really sore abs; not from working out at the gym, but because I've been coughing for 3 days straight and nothing is helping. Now every time I cough, it physically hurts. FML
Today, I tripped and fell, damaging my sternum and making it incredibly painful to breathe in or out too much. About ten minutes later, I got the hiccups. FML
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Top comments
Steffi3 40
Just stop breathing. How hard can it be?
Darkness_Hate 29
How the hell could someone stop coughing?... Fyl for the bronchitis and for that doctor as well.
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Comments (73)
TheNewGuy03 29
I hope your Koffing doesn't evolve into Weezing
awildwhisper 30
Pokemon lives on forever
fpants2010 18
That's the most profound medical advice I've ever heard!
tompom331 19
Ain't nobody got time fo' dat
snarkytruth 37
I had the same but with pneumonia. Your doc is wrong you need to keep coughing! Need to get any gunk out of your lungs to prevent pneumonia. ER wouldn't tape me or allow a brace or bandage for the same reason he wanted me to breath deeply to fight pneumonia! I checked with a couple of my own doctors and he was right. I feel for you it hurt so much the morphine only took the edge off especially when a cough keeps breaking them and you can feel the jagged ends grinding together with any movement or worse when trying to lay down or get out of bed. Hold a pillow against your ribs to stabilize them when you cough. It does help some. Good luck, hope you heal quickly and may your roads all be smooth. Hope it isn't on your dominant side like mine was.
liftedninja 1
morphine?? im still healing mine, i broke four in six spots and all i could get was percocet.. you get fricking morphine? >.>
ThreeSheets 14
That's what my Dad had to do after heart surgery.
duduv2 20
Futurama "Slave" It hurts when I breath. "Bender" So!!! what do you stop doing. LOL sorry OP
mattrd_fml 31
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ydi for going to such a stupid doctor.
TeacherTeacher 11
If you have bronchitis, it's a dry, unproductive cough. For that, the best thing I have found is to eat pineapple. It's a natural source of bromelian which is a cough suppressant. Fresh, canned, doesn't matter. Try to eat some everyday until the cough subsides.
eagleriverjohn 24
I'm questioning how your doctor got their lisence and is still able to say that
Dilexar 26
License*
KneeJerker 24
"Ain't nobody got time fo dat!" So sorry OP, hopefully your injury heals quickly!
ThrottleJockey 36
That doc sounds like a real crack up.