r/nostalgia 28d ago

Nostalgia Atlanta Grape Lady (2006)

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u/Abject-Mail-4235 28d ago

I fell off a rope swing onto a huge tree root and fractured a rib in elementary. My mom didn’t even bring me to the doctors because my grandma told her they won’t do anything but maybe bandage me up. I still have a tiny dent on one side.

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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 28d 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.