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How long did broken ribs keep you out of skiing/the park

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iH8pow
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Internet says like 2-3 months to fully heal but i know in the past the pain was only bad for a fraction of that time so wondering how soon i can plan to be back at it probably take the next week or two off but hopefully its better after that? But last time i had a rib injury it was a late season day at Mammoth in like June so I had tons of time after to heal but this time is different being mid Feb I know im going to be doing a but more skiing hopefully soon

**This thread was edited on Feb 15th 2022 at 10:21:12am
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mountaindewgirl
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Had a very small crack on my rib from falling on a beer can. Was back in snow in like 3 weeks I think. One of the guys in our freeride club around the same time cracked his rib much worse on a 750 of Captain Morgan Lime, and I think he took like 2-3 weeks off as well. Don't think he saw a doctor about it tho
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elcheapo
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6 months but doctors all said ribs usually heal in 2 weeks, smh
3 years ago
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iH8pow
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Thanks that would be an awesome timeframe I can live with. Sounds like you need to use lower pockets more for beers
larilinesignHad a very small crack on my rib from falling on a beer can. Was back in snow in like 3 weeks I think. One of the guys in our freeride club around the same time cracked his rib much worse on a 750 of Captain Morgan Lime, and I think he took like 2-3 weeks off as well. Don't think he saw a doctor about it tho
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mountaindewgirl
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theLiquorThanks that would be an awesome timeframe I can live with. Sounds like you need to use lower pockets more for beers


Well for one, I don't get super drunk when I ski anymore.
3 years ago
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mountaindewgirl
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theLiquorThanks that would be an awesome timeframe I can live with. Sounds like you need to use lower pockets more for beers


You should definitely take it real easy though for 4-6 weeks
3 years ago
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Treegrabber
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Yo I got a pretty gnarly concussion actually a little over one they said and I’m wondering how long I should recover to
3 years ago
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freestyler540
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Depends how bad. A fracture is 3 week at the most. My 3 broken ribs set me back 2 months. The good part of cracked ribs is its really painful to breathe. It discourages you from doing a whole lot.
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arnie_grape
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i dicked my ribs (front area) one time and i was totally fine to ski after a couple days but I couldn't leave the ground for like 3-4 weeks or it would hurt real bad on impact. the same area occasionally will hurt when i turn around to reverse vehicles
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iH8pow
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I’d say at least two months. I got one concussion and maybe a month later a super slow, light motorcycle fall wearing a helmet still got another concussion so it can be easy to reoccur if you hit your head again in next couple months
TreegrabberYo I got a pretty gnarly concussion actually a little over one they said and I’m wondering how long I should recover to
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Treegrabber
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theLiquorI’d say at least two months. I got one concussion and maybe a month later a super slow, light motorcycle fall wearing a helmet still got another concussion so it can be easy to reoccur if you hit your head again in next couple months

Word I’ll sit out for awhile
3 years ago
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Mackaroni_space
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I misplaced one of my ribs in early January, I went to the doctor and she just kinda pushed it back into place. But if your shit is like really broke it’s suggested you stay away from physically demanding stuff because your ribs can heal wrong then cause some super fucked long term problems
3 years ago
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Goretex_Vidal
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Broke my ribs beginning of March 2020, COVID shut down all our hills two weeks later but I was back to distance running within those 2 weeks and got back into weight training after 6 weeks. Probably could have skiied a month out from the injury considering I got 6 runs in after the break before the pain was too much.
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