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I've worn my guitar pretty high for the last 6 or 7 years from tendonitis in my wrist, but now its cranked up even higher since I broke my hand. Full on guitar necklace.

Anyways I jammed on 4th of July with my Tele for quite a while. Its a 52ri so it doesn't have a belly cut. Combine that with pushing on the back of the neck for certain licks, and I think even raising up the guitar, pushes the edge of the body into my ribs. Now I've been sore from this before, but my rib is noticeably swollen now and thats never happened. This was over a week ago, but it seems to be worse today, as if maybe I slept on it wrong...?

Has this ever happened to anyone else? I'm guessing I've got a special case of the downs and I'm alone on this.

Annnnddd this is why I prefer my strat most of the time. Just way more comfortable

But my G&L tele gets plenty of love also

ouch... this is why I wear my tele and most my guitars a little lower...

For sure Ive had shit like that happen.. Typically during long recording sessions and i play sitting down.. I have yet to actually care, though...lol

I'll still play the same guitar the same way the next day, and I'll just notice a little bruise..

Cartilage around the rib is swollen. I broke number 11 on my right side six years ago. The break hurt terribly. The shredded cartilage and torn ab muscles hurt worse.

Sneezing was the single worst thing I've ever experienced due to the injury. I could feel my rib re-break every time for like three weeks.

Tummy cuts FTW.

Get fatter. Add padding.

/thread

Glad to hear I'm not alone. Like I've said i had this happen before, but its worse now a week later? WTF? And I've never noticed my rib swollen like this, I mean I can look in the mirror and see it.

I've cracked a couple ribs before, so I know its not broken or anything. Its sore, but its not excruciating when I cough or laugh etc...

It almost feels like its slightly out of place, but surely a dislocated rib would insanely painful right? I've dislocated my right shoulder before and that was some serious fucking pain. I just took some Advil, and I figure I'll give it a few more days before I break down and go to the doctor.

I feel kinda like a bitch. Gat damn Tele is whoopin' my ass.

Can you dislocate a rib?

Do advil and beer help the inflamation?

paul88lx wrote:Can you dislocate a rib?

Do advil and beer help the inflamation?

Well Advil is starting to kick in so it definitely doesn't hurt quite as much. I'm pretty sure you can dislocate a rib. Fuck maybe not. Hopefully I haven't puntured a lung.

8AM is late enough to see if beers will help.

Now that I think about it, I got really fucking hammered 4th of July. A friend made moonshine that tasted like cinnamon apple pie so I guess its possible I fell and don't remember.

Sounds probable.

Definitely not impossible.

I've had multiple confirmations that I did not fall last week. So apparently I was rockin' the Tele too hard. And as I said on FB, I didn't know that was even possible.

Tele Pwns Yer Ribs.

It is dominating you.

Telephant wrote:

paul88lx wrote:Can you dislocate a rib?

Do advil and beer help the inflamation?

Well Advil is starting to kick in so it definitely doesn't hurt quite as much. I'm pretty sure you can dislocate a rib. Fuck maybe not. Hopefully I haven't puntured a lung.

I've dislocated ribs before from boxing. They are attached at your sternum and one your spine in the back.

If they get dislocated at your sternum you can get them back into place by pushing from the back (where they are attached). I use a lacrosse ball. I put it on the floor and roll it on my back close to my spine to get the rib to move back into place. Sometimes it takes several days of this to get it back into place. I used to go to the chiropractor, but now I just fix it myself. Yes, I've done this many times.

EugeneTheJeep wrote:

Telephant wrote:

paul88lx wrote:Can you dislocate a rib?

Do advil and beer help the inflamation?

Well Advil is starting to kick in so it definitely doesn't hurt quite as much. I'm pretty sure you can dislocate a rib. Fuck maybe not. Hopefully I haven't puntured a lung.

I've dislocated ribs before from boxing. They are attached at your sternum and one your spine in the back.

If they get dislocated at your sternum you can get them back into place by pushing from the back (where they are attached). I use a lacrosse ball. I put it on the floor and roll it on my back close to my spine to get the rib to move back into place. Sometimes it takes several days of this to get it back into place. I used to go to the chiropractor, but now I just fix it myself. Yes, I've done this many times.

That sounds terrible

EugeneTheJeep wrote:

Telephant wrote:

paul88lx wrote:Can you dislocate a rib?

Do advil and beer help the inflamation?

Well Advil is starting to kick in so it definitely doesn't hurt quite as much. I'm pretty sure you can dislocate a rib. Fuck maybe not. Hopefully I haven't puntured a lung.

I've dislocated ribs before from boxing. They are attached at your sternum and one your spine in the back.

If they get dislocated at your sternum you can get them back into place by pushing from the back (where they are attached). I use a lacrosse ball. I put it on the floor and roll it on my back close to my spine to get the rib to move back into place. Sometimes it takes several days of this to get it back into place. I used to go to the chiropractor, but now I just fix it myself. Yes, I've done this many times.

This sounds ridiculously gnarly!!!

My appetite is now gone.


Fucking hardcore.

He's right about how you can get them back in place. I had a "large woman" girlfriend for a while that thought it was endlessly entertaining to climb on top of me, yell out *CLEAR* and then slam her two hands down into my sternum with all her weight behind her. It left me with two ribs that could pop out at the sternum for several years if I stretched wrong. It's not fun at ALL to deal with, but year, with a combo of having something to roll under my back and moving my shoulder around to get up/down alignment right, I could usually pop them back in myself.

I'm not a guy that gets violent with women, but she's one that got me the closest I've ever been to going full whoopass on a female. I never did, but I still wonder if I shouldn't have.

Telephant wrote:

EugeneTheJeep wrote:

Telephant wrote:

paul88lx wrote:Can you dislocate a rib?

Do advil and beer help the inflamation?

Well Advil is starting to kick in so it definitely doesn't hurt quite as much. I'm pretty sure you can dislocate a rib. Fuck maybe not. Hopefully I haven't puntured a lung.

I've dislocated ribs before from boxing. They are attached at your sternum and on your spine in the back.

If they get dislocated at your sternum you can get them back into place by pushing from the back (where they are attached). I use a lacrosse ball. I put it on the floor and roll it on my back close to my spine to get the rib to move back into place. Sometimes it takes several days of this to get it back into place. I used to go to the chiropractor, but now I just fix it myself. Yes, I've done this many times.

This sounds ridiculously gnarly!!!

It works though. The lacrosse ball is the perfect size and it's very hard. Also great for sore muscles.

nightflameauto wrote:I had a "large woman" girlfriend for a while that thought it was endlessly entertaining to climb on top of me, yell out *CLEAR* and then slam her two hands down into my sternum with all her weight behind her.

nightflameauto wrote:
I'm not a guy that gets violent with women, but she's one that got me the closest I've ever been to going full whoopass on a female. I never did, but I still wonder if I shouldn't have.

Which on was it, woman beater?

Lloyd Blankfein wrote:

nightflameauto wrote:
I'm not a guy that gets violent with women, but she's one that got me the closest I've ever been to going full whoopass on a female. I never did, but I still wonder if I shouldn't have.

Which on was it, woman beater?

Fuck grammar. I'm running on two hours sleep and visions of giant robots and giant monsters destroying cities.

Also, you can't spell the word "one," so shut it.

I know this sucks Tel, but it's pretty rock and roll at the same time.

Today really has been a banner day at GAB

Teh lulz have been, cough, large.