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[skeletor42]

so i fell off my bike last night...oh yeah, me and matthew went for a BIKE RIDE after i got home from work...and me thinking i could jump a curb(even tho i am a weakling and haven't ridden my bike since last summer..)tried to, and FAILED. so instead i ended up on the sidewalk instead. it wasn't that bad, i scraped up my right palm and got a little

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[dingdongdead]

try the ask_a_nurse community, they might have an answer for you

give it a couple of days

[lady_goodman]

I'm assuming you don't have health insurance... but either way, there's not a whole lot the ER will do even if it is injured. Take a high does of ibuprofen to help with inflamation and pain and don't move it around much - if it's ligament damange that will just make it worse. It's possible you fractured a rib if you landed pretty hard on your side (that would explain the breathing pain) but again, there's nothing they can do for that other than to tell you to take ibuprofen and wait. The shoulder thing is probably just strained ligaments and will feel better in a few days. If after a few days it's not feeling any better, than you might want to go to the ER and get it checked out. The good news is that in Massachusetts you can ignore your medical bills and it can't negatively affect your credit. They'll still hound you for a while to get their money but eventually the bill just goes away.