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Have you had a CT scan since surgery? That should show any new fractures. It is possible to have a rib fracture. That is one of the risks.

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jill7517 | @jill7517 | May 6 9:44pm

I am not scheduled for a Ct scan till a year after surgery.

Is a rib fracture a risk incurred DURING surgery? If so, how? Or after surgery? From coughing?

I think I did not have this type of rib pain til 2-3 weeks after surgery. However, I was on opioids till then.

Is there anything I should do? A broken rib cannot be treated, I think.