Re: bruised ribs

I fell about two months ago and landed on the corner of a cabinet on my back; it immediately bruised about the size of a softball. I had an x-ray and was told that I had pushe one of my back ribs up into another one and the had bruised the muscles between them. Two months later they are still really tender and sore. How long can I expect for this discomfort?

On an unrelated topic. Does anyone know what a "wenis" is. My kids have been calling each other that, when I told them to stop they told me it was the elbow. I didn't believe them but when we went to see the movie "Stickit" they referred to the wenis as part of the elbo too. Now I've been trying to find anything I can, just out of curiousty, but haven't found a thing. I'm also not sure of the spelling.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Posted By Shelly on May 28, 2006 at 14:24:13:

In Reply to: bruised ribs posted by stevev brooks on January 29, 2006 at 18:46:34:

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