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TIFU by stretching

This morning I wake up, I'm laying in bed and as I usually do when I stretch, I tense up and hold it before releasing to relax the muscles. Sometimes I twist, sometimes I don't.

Well, this time something went horribly wrong. I guess I stretched too hard or twisted too far. I feel this burst / pop sensation, and there was instant pain. I am positive it made a noise, but I was too focused on stopping the stretch immediately to really remember.

When I was laying there I was just thinking "oh fuck". I could still move okay, but my lower rib area felt tender and swollen. I got up thinking ongoing I will take it easy and assess how it goes throughout the day. 2 hours later and I am feeling the pain pretty bad, and it's spread to my side and lower back. I got my ice pack from the freezer and set myself up in bed with it pressed to me, feeling very sorry for myself.

I ended up napping, did some work online, and overall I was uncomfortable but I could still get stuff done. However, I could tell certain motions are harder to make, and painful. I had to take the garbage bins to the roadside for collection. The bins were not heavy at all, but wheeling them out made it hurt very bad, and now I'm back in bed with ice packs again.

I have a sinking suspicion I may have fractured a rib. By stretching. Stretching!!! Awful start to my day... if it gets any worse I'll be going to the doctor just to know for sure if it's that or if I've popped something out of place or something.

TL;DR: I stretched and I'm now in awful pain and pretty sure I fractured a rib or popped something out of place.

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