I healed beautifully from surgery. Two weeks out, feeling great...then it hit me. I have an intercostal muscle pull! Rib pain hurts!!! I have NO IDEA how it happened. It just went, BAM! Goes from my spine all the way around to my side.

I went to the doctor, barely able to move. They sent me to the ER immediately to double-check it wasn't a lung puncture issue or blood clot, since I was hunched over in so much pain and so tender to the touch. After bloodwork, a CTscan and Xrays of my chest, I was cleared that yes, this was what I told them I thought it was! I appreciated their precaution either way.

So, now I'm dealing with this. Getting over surgery was easier than this rib pull. My goodness, has this been kicking my rear! They say 3-6 weeks. Surgery only knocked me out for a week. I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry, so I did both.

I am 3 weeks out and I have only lost a 1/2 pound during this 3rd week.. does anyone have an idea why this is...

I had a stall for 9 days around week 3. Others say that this is very common. I just continued doing what I was supposed to do and the stall finally ended. I think for many of us, the weight loss slows/stalls around the 3 week mark. You will get past this!

I healed beautifully from surgery. Two weeks out, feeling great...then it hit me. I have an intercostal muscle pull! Rib pain hurts!!! I have NO IDEA how it happened. It just went, BAM! Goes from my spine all the way around to my side.
I went to the doctor, barely able to move. They sent me to the ER immediately to double-check it wasn't a lung puncture issue or blood clot, since I was hunched over in so much pain and so tender to the touch. After bloodwork, a CTscan and Xrays of my chest, I was cleared that yes, this was what I told them I thought it was! I appreciated their precaution either way.
So, now I'm dealing with this. Getting over surgery was easier than this rib pull. My goodness, has this been kicking my rear! They say 3-6 weeks. Surgery only knocked me out for a week. I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry, so I did both. [emoji3]

Hope you feel better!

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Thanks you, Faithlove

Intercostal muscle pull is normally caused by excessive twisting of the trunk. So I think you are right when you called it a Non-Surgical Complication! Random Oddity.

After surgery my body was very, very tender. I slept on a water bed and getting up out of bed was sheer terror because I experienced shooting pain in the process.

James, memory foam here! Could have been part of the getting out of something so squishy. Either way, I'm a roll with the punches kind of girl and try to find the humor where I can. I can imagine the waterbed would have been difficult! I don't know about the newer ones, but my folks had one ages ago when they were roly-poly, squishy.

How are you feeling? Hopefully much better.

@crocodoxie Ouch! So painful. Sorry to hear you've had this going on and hope it heals quickly! I have this from a nerve that gets trapped around the T-9. I have a bone spur that does it and it's absolutely breath-stealing miserable when it happens! Don't tork or twist!! ((hugs))