Last Saturday I Fell On The Ice And Fell On

last saturday i fell on the ice and fell on my left side, i went to the er, they x-rayed and said i bruised my ribs, to go home rest and take pain pills, in the last 2 days ive had several eposodes where ive had stabbing pains in the area and amost lost con, and couldnt breath,my husband had to help me, is this normal for bruised ribs
,