 [ Symptoms ] took a punch to my lower right chest no external bruising but still painful over a week later for why  <negative_smiley> my girlfriend and i were horsing around and she unexepctedly hit me in the chest it has been about a week or more since then and the pain has not really ebbed much   if at all no visible bruise developed but i am wondering if there is internal bruising of some sort i sometimes feel bone clicking when i move my right arm in certain directions i am a little worried that something is cracked no medical insurance at the moment but should i see a doctor and get an x ray [ Disease ] i am going to say that unless you are having trouble breathing you probably do not need to get an x ray done it is pretty hard to break a rib from an unintentional punch though of course anything is possible even if the rib is cracked there is not much treatment for it except to bind it you might try using a wide compression ace bandage to see if that helps the pain but do not wrap it excessively tight gentle support is fine another possibility is that you tore some cartilage between ribs that can be very painful and more bad news can take a long time to heal this could account for why you are still having pain the only treatment for this type of injury is rest and time if the pain gets worse over time instead of better if you develop a fever chills or flu like symptoms or if you suddenly have trouble breathing then it is definitely time to get checked out by a doctor insurance or no insurance otherwise i think you can take a wait and see approach to this over the counter pain relievers used according to package directions might give you some relief too i hope you feel better soon what kind over the counter meds should i take what is the best so i do not waist money thank you ron