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I have had this brutal cough for what feels like forever so am pretty much adjusted to it.  However last Saturday afternoon I unexpectedly coughed while standing unsupported.  I don’t know what happened but it felt like a knife went through the right side of my chest and came out the back.  It literally took my breath away. I was hoping it would fade quickly so carried on with my day but within an hour I was at Emerg.  I was there for over 5 hours.  That included an ECG to rule out heart problem which I was not aware was an issue.  They also did a chest x-ray.  The final verdict was inconclusive; it is either a pulled muscle OR a torn muscle OR a cracked rib.  Rib cracks don’t generally show up on x-ray until they start to heal.  From my personal experience I am fairly sure the rib is cracked.  At any rate it hurts like stink … I spent most of Monday lazing about but it was still very painful Tuesday morning so I booked off for the day.  I went in to work on Wednesday but was very sore so I booked 1/2 day vacation for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Hopefully that will help me get past the worst of this.