i broke 2 on one side in a pub, which took 2-3weeks to stiffen up, did started riding in the garden after about a week in, small moves mostly. and 4 on the otherside after falling 5foot on to a raised sleeper (pow) in a comp took 2months to sort them and the damage lung. but again was riding about 3wks in garden. the best advice would be get a doctors view on the damage have a look at the X-rays yourself as my doc missed 2 of the 4 untill a check up. if you really need to ride find the strongest painkillers you can and grit your teeth cause one wrong move and it will hurt. hope this advice helps and a speedy recovery.