Who'da thunk? Boy, I'll think twice before I do the same... Hope you feel better soon and thanks for the warning.

-April

p.s. I don't think what you did was out of stupidity or lack of patience, necessarily. We all do that when trying to get things outside of the pool. How many times do I see my kids do the same thing?

I'm sure my kids have done this too, but a 50-year-old woman ought not to. In hindsight, I should have gotten myself out of the pool and retrieved the goggles.

I've always thought that pool lounge chairs were rather pathetic, but I'm seriously rethinking my previous stance. Sounds might fine right about now!

Take unsolicited advice for what it's worth, but you might consider having a bone density test.

It would be a shame to have a worse fracture later, and realize that this happened because of osteopenia/osteoporosis and not because of the force of the fall.

Just my $.02

kush, i was thinking the same thing. Two broken ribs seems highly unlikely in the above scenario unless something else is amiss. Sc14, you might want to get that test done, better safe than sorry. Very common in the menopausal years.

Oddly enough, I had scheduled one prior to my injury. I will get the results on Monday.

I hate to admit it, but it is my second fracture in a little over a year. I was certain (and my surgeon agreed) that my fall was extremely forceful and the cause of my wrist fracture. I slipped on some very slippery rocks, fell downhill, and broke my fall on a rock with my outstretched hand.

Thanks for the advice. If I hadn't already scheduled the test, I needed to hear it!

Ribs are not that hard to break. Many people suffer rib fractures from a severe cough! A co-worker broke a rib while pregnant when she sneezed!

Still, I'm either a klutz or have a bone density issue. As active as I am, I'll be surprised if my bones are weak.

Keeping my fingers crossed.....

OW. I hope you're feeling better soon!

They check the density in your hip and back. My hip bone density is fine, but my spine is at the osteopenia stage. The exercise you have been doing is the best thing you can do.

Broken ribs hurt. I had some after a car accident 16 years ago. I remember sleeping in a recliner because it hurt too much to lay flat.