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abdominal(gut punch) injury what to do(home care help)

Discussion in 'Physical & Sexual Health' started by ECMember, Mar 8, 2016.

  1. ECMember

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    Okay early last Wednesday morning, my friend and I were horse playing around. We had a few drinks a bit. He had "winded me"(punched me in the gut area-solar plexus) about 1-2x. It did hurt but I did not vomit or throw up blood. I did have a strong pain for a few minutes then it's slowly slowly diminished.

    I rate the pain around 1-3 at times. I do have some pain in my back from maybe a secondary injury from the horseplay.

    I haven't thrown up blood or had it in urine or stool. No shortness of breath or fast heart rate.

    I did go to an urgent care(well ER visits aren't cheap in the USA) in Austin the night before I had to present a paper at a college at a history conference. I saw a PA. Nice lady. My bp was a little high but not dangerous high(140/100) it may have been anxiety. Anyway, she didn't see no bruise on my chest/aboninal area. Non-penetrating injury is what occured.

    The urgent care clinic I went to, had no CT/ultra just x-ray. So she ordered an abanomen xray plus a UA(piss test) to rule anything out. The x-ray despite it's limitations on checking trauma looked good as the PA told me. My UA looked good there was no blood in my urine. The PA did say, the X-ray can only check so much due it's limitations and CTs are more accuarate. She did say, if I had severe pain to go to the ER.

    It's been about 4 1/2 days since "Getting the wind knocked out of me" I suppose I'm out of the woods. If there was any serious shit from this injury, wouldn't it have happen already.

    The PA did an X-ray said it looked fine.

    I have been putting icy hot on the solar plexus and on my back somewhat and it helps. I hardly have no problems: no fatigue, no dizzy spells, no shortness of breath, no rapid heart rate, no bleeding. I mean maybe there was some mild contusion or bruising of a rib or tissue.

    I mean, has anyone gotten the wind knocked out of them? How did you treat it? Doc? yourself? Er? Urgent care



    Today(Tuesday, March 8):
    -I feel that dull pain in my gut area
    -I feel some bloating feeling somewhat when I eat.
    -No vomit of blood or blood in my urine.
    -I feel some mild pain in my back.
    -I'm unsure if I need to go to the hospital or urgent care or what.
    -this injury is almost a week old. Should I be concerned or not.
     
  2. Willa

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    You're fine. It's just muscle soreness and will heal in a few days. Just take it easy and don't do any heavy lifting. Take a tylenol before bed. No big deal.