Bunnicula, I am one who started back too soon after my crash with my training and aggravated a hip injury I received in the crash. Now I'm off the bike due to that, not the rib. The rib was okay with the torodol prescription (now that the prescription has run out, I can feel it), and as long as I did what my doctor told me to do, it was fine. And it IS fine!

What happened? I hit a power cable that had been placed on the road by a campground to mark the entrance to their parking area at night. They were supposed to remove it and didn't. I was with a group, and was the last rider and didn't see it. I hit it at about 20 MPH and was on the ground before I even knew what was happening. Unlike you, I DIDN'T get up! I spent some quality time in an ambulance and an ER at a local hospital. I don't recommend it! Also, my face saved my helmet, not vice-versa. There wasn't a mark on the helmet (which I have replaced, anyway), but my face didn't fare quite so well. It's healed up just fine, though.

Hey - get well! Get back on that bike! In the interim, walk, do think about getting a trainer, and maybe do some resistance exercises in a pool.