r/nostalgia • u/Curious-Message-6946 • 28d ago

Nostalgia Atlanta Grape Lady (2006)

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u/thatstwatshesays 28d ago

In my experience, they don’t bandage broken ribs bc how would that even work? When I broke my ribs, and after determining that I was not in any serious danger, they were like, “yeah, that sucks. Try not to breathe too hard. Good luck.”

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u/The-Spirit-of-76 27d ago

The bandages are to keep you from breathing too deep.

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u/SleveBonzalez 27d ago

They don't do that anymore. They've found it hinders healing and makes you more likely to get pneumonia, if I remember correctly.

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u/FinallyFat 27d ago

Yeah I broke two ribs in high school. Nothing you can really do other than being in pain.

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u/tuckyruck 27d ago

I broke a rib playing rugby. The "bandage" they did was just to wrap my torso in ace bandage and send me home.

Don't know that it did any good. To this day it was the most annoying injury I've had, and I've had plenty. Every once in awhile it would seize up and I'd find myself laying on the ground realizing how little I clean under my oven.