I think I cracked a rib.

[Silicate Wielder]

Ok, so I just got up off my bed to go eat dinner and when I got up and had my back bent I felt pain in my ribs. I looked at it and it hurts slightly to touch the area that i think is cracked. Its seems to be cracked on the middle rib of the left side of my chest. Should I tell my mom? If i don't put pressure on it, it dosn't hurt at all if that helps.

[Mirage]

You should tell your mom and go to the doctor. If it is cracked, then it could be serious. Please go tell your mom.

I hope you get better :)

[Silicate Wielder]

Ok, god its going to be hard to explain it to my mom... Well I'll go tell her.

[Josiah7]

Yeah Ribs are both easy and hard to brake, although Ive treated dozens of broken ribs. Doesn't sound you have cracked it unless you have weak bones. Could have pulled a muscle. Tell your mum, and ice it. If it doesn't improve in 72 hours, visit a doctor.

[Bubbawhack]

I've cracked many ribs (lifestyle = too active) It really doesn't seem that easy, but you should tell your mom and maybe your doctor.

[ApresMidi]

I dont think its that easy,but I've never just fractured one [ i full out broke it when i fell off a horse..well a few actually ;) ] but i think it sounds as though you've strained/pulled a muscle xx Broken things tend to hurt ALL the time.

[Smeagol]

Good luck! Did you fall off something, or just get out of bed and it was sore? 'Cause I thought I'd fractured a rib and it was costochondritis, where the which is inflammation where the ribs join the sternum.

[Eclipsical]

They really can't do anything to fix a cracked rib. They'll give you pain meds and thats about it.

[ImCoolBeans]

Yep, not much to really be done about it. Wrap it up for a while and see how that feels. I cracked a rib from coughing violently when I had pneumonia, which sucked, and then the cracked rib just made everything worse. All they did was wrap me up, I didn't take any pain meds (for various reasons), but I did take Advil to help with pain/inflammation.

[Dimitri]

Yeah Ribs are both easy and hard to brake, although Ive treated dozens of broken ribs. Doesn't sound you have cracked it unless you have weak bones. Could have pulled a muscle. Tell your mum, and ice it. If it doesn't improve in 72 hours, visit a doctor.

Yep, not much to really be done about it. Wrap it up for a while and see how that feels. I cracked a rib from coughing violently when I had pneumonia, which sucked, and then the cracked rib just made everything worse. All they did was wrap me up, I didn't take any pain meds (for various reasons), but I did take Advil to help with pain/inflammation.

These are the two best pieces of advice that I can give you and they are not mine....

I wish the OP would come back and tell us how things are going...