Yeah about 6 or 7 years ago I slipped on the ice at the arena and broke 1 rib, separated another and almost punctured my lung....ended up with a pulmonary hematoma as well.
As others have mentioned (depending on severity) it is debilitating pain and can be quite dangerous. I started coughing up blood which exasperated the pain of the rib etc etc...it was beyond brutal for 10 days or so.
So those making fun of the guy, you should really take a step back and give the old melon a shake. This is likely to see him out for sometime.
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