# Weird ailments and injuries

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ailments-and-injuries/98649>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 16, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ailments-and-injuries/98649 "2002-03-16T20:08:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ailments-and-injuries/98649/1 "2002-03-16T20:08:13Z")

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I’ve had the mother of all sinus infections for 2 weeks. According to my _Dentist,_ when I started the antibiotics, it sent the bacteria scampering under my gumline where it found a nice little home under the crown of a tooth that was root canaled 5 years ago. Now, I’m on 2 antibiotics, a decongestant and a painkiller. And when the swelling goes down I get to have another root canal on the same tooth.

My husband was moving furniture and one of his ribs popped out of his back. It didn’t break the skin, but you could see it pushing against it.

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2002, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ailments-and-injuries/98649/2 "2002-03-16T23:26:50Z")

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How awful! Always wondered about what other damage a sinus infection could do.

So does one push the rib back?