Suggest treatment for hip and arm pain after an injury
Patient: I fell off the steps of my camper, twisted around, my right arm fell and scraped on the corner of the picnic table, then my hip hit the corer of the picnic table bench and I fell onto the ground. My arm was scraped and brused. My hip had about a half inch hole with the indention of the corer of the picnic table on the skin and also scraped and brused. I have a hard lump about 3 long where the hole is healing with a scab but it hurts when I breath and I have a lot of trouble sleeping because of pain. It has been about 2 weeks since I fell and I am 65 years old. It also hurts a lot when I cough or breathe in deeply. The pain is pretty much all of the time and sometimes a lot worse. The pain goes from under my bra to just below my waist on the right side. I thought it would go away by now. Is this something I should be concerned about to go to the doctor maybe for x rays or something? I am afraid maybe I hurt something inside. Doctor: thank you for opinion .from your history it looks like you might have chest bone injury as well.please check it with an X-ray. for the rib fracture.treatment is liberal pain killer.light breathing exercise .check with thoracic surgeon if no improvement.