Diving with a cracked rib

[Mako Mark]

I have dived with broken ribs before, in fact I had to continue working with four ribs that got broken teaching a rescue course.

It hurts, especially at the surface, but UW is not so bad. a BP/W harness setup may not squeeze you as much as a jacket, but that is up to you.

 

[ScottZeagle]

For the record, I saw a doctor, had xrays, etc. before I went diving.
I have 2 cracked ribs, but they are not seperated. If they were, there would be a risk of puncturing a lung, and I would obviously do things differently.
As it stands, my doctor basically said, there is not a lot I can do for you - they just have to heal, which will take some time.
We came to the conclusion that if I could dive with minimal discomfort, it should be no big deal. I will tell you this - sneezing caused me much more pain that diving!!!

Like I said in my original post, I am offering only info on what I personally did - not what I think any of you should do!!!!

Scott

 

[miketsp]

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Why are divers diving with cracked ribs...broken ankles...back problems etc?
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In our case because my wife broke her ribs on the fourth day of an expensive 3 week diving holiday. The ribs were not separated and the pain was tolerable. The weight integrated BC helped.