I’m embarrassed, anyway…
The other day I cut a large branch from our Mulberry tree to give some room to a new cherry tree that I ordered online and have since planted. In the process of cutting up this significant branch, I got tangled up and ended up falling on my right shoulder in the grass, but when I hit the ground, I felt something go twang. I moved my, arms, shoulders, felt my ribs which felt normal, no pain to speak of, but when I move a certain way I feel something move on the right side of my chest like it’s loose in there, like it’s moving back-and-forth between two positions. As I said, no pain except when I cough, I noticed soreness on the right side of my chest in the same area. This happened on Saturday.
Yesterday, without any real improvement, I went to see my Doctor who examined me, told me that the fall may have knocked or torn something out of alignment, such as cartilage, or the muscles that are in the vicinity of the ribs. She ordered up some x-rays which were taken yesterday and I’m waiting to hear the verdict. Her suggestion yesterday was to do no exercise that affects that area and see if it goes away in a week. I ask what happens if there’s a broken bone? She said the same thing only I’d have to wait longer for it to heal before doing any exercise with the affected area or arm.