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Today I got my chest x-rayed to search for a broken rib. When we looked at the x-rays, I was wondering how the hell someone could recognize anything there. The doctor didn't find anything and just said if it still hurts in 3 weeks, we'll do another one, maybe we missed it.

Same last year, when I clearly broke a rib: first x-rays revealed nothing, one week later a second set revealed a really nice oblique displaced fracture, which was still hard to find.

Today the tibia also got x-rayed and it was a pleasure to look at, but as soon as it has to do with the chest, where all the organs are messing with the x-ray, one can really hope that AI will finally solve this issue, since every city has a couple of doctors with x-ray machines, contrary to MRI/CTs.

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Come on, most of us are just sitting around burnishing our fingertips on a small piece of glass. Any more details on how you wound up looking at an xray of your ribs twice in ~1 year?

I started mountain biking around 2 years ago. I think my front suspension is too soft for my weight, so both times the front wheel got in a trough(?) and the suspension gave in too much, making me fly over the handlebar. The tibia was because the bike landed on my leg after flying over me.

I'm reconsidering my life choices regarding MTB, since I'm already in my 40s and made zero exercise for at least 20 years.

But this time I learned. I will never risk it in the summer, since those sunny days are way to valuable for spending the time on the bike instead of recovering. I told me this last year, and this time it definitely sunk in. "Be careful, you're not a teenager".

But it makes so much fun. It is so good to breathe in that fresh air and to exercise hard, I always end up with a smile. Too bad I didn't start with this 20 years ago. I had the chance.

Thank you!!! I'm in your same boat, maybe worse b/c I'm deep into my 40's, but just never really did much outdoor activity. When I was a kid there was all sorts of federal lands around that we could really roll around in however we liked. Where i'm at now it's a 40 minute drive to trails, so it's just streets and other people's property. :/

Just now getting set up to get more time outside . Sounds like i should take a lesson from your pain. :) Hope you get feeling better soon and get back out there (if maybe a tick lower kinetic energy :)

(also i meant to put a smiley in my first reply, sorry for coming across as a dick)

>one week later a second set revealed a really nice oblique displaced fracture

was that taken in different angle / perspective ?

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