yes hi ,i had a car accident 2 days ago, i am 7 weeks peregnanat ,thay took me to the hospital but thay did not do any x-ray on my chest beaucuse of peregnanacy ,today after 2 days i have more pain my chest ,i dont know what to do ,if in case i have broken part in the chest what are the side efect not to tacing care of?.thanks leily
Hello, Thanks for contacting Chat Doctor, Xrays is not done during pregnancy - except for life-saving cases. This will harm the baby. Nothing to worry. Even if there is fracture of rib - it will heal by its own. Nothing special is done for rib fractures. The only problem with you is that - you are not supposed to take much painkiller, that will harm the baby. Local application of pain relief creams, local hot fomentation, and paracetamol should be tried first to get rid of pain, if not then only any painkiller should be taken. You have to watch for symptoms like - blood in cough or sputum, if this happens visit your doctor immediately. Regards, Chat Doctor.