I am pretty sure that I broke a rib yesterday. I was starting my shift in my new department, unplugged the ride on pallet jack that I would be using for the day, checked the battery and added some water, hopped on, rolled forward, stopped.....and having not used a pallet jack in a while since I have been driving a fork lift...I forgot how torquey and zippy the pallet jacks are....I put in WAY to much throttle twist....the pallet jack shot backward WAY fast, I lost my balance and came crashing down across the hand hold rail...my entire body weight...all 220 pounds of it...on my left rib area. You know how your ribs all join that inner "ring" of bone...well....about half way down that "ring"....it hurts like bloody 'ell and there is a definite notch there. It hurts bad....bad enough that even 5 Captain and Colas and a Bob Marley (one shot each of Jagermeister, peppermint schnapps and something else...pretty potent drink) did not kill the pain. It really hurt when the gal I was out with last night gave me a really tight hug at the end of the night.....strong country gal, arms rapped around me...and SQUEEZE....major OUCH!
It might be a good idea to head to the hospital this afternoon and get an x-ray. There's really not much that can be done for a broken rib...other than wrap it.....just want to make sure I don't have a bone shard or something that is going to pierce anything vital.
Tim
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