With any new-to-you bike, always practice emergency braking in various conditions before hitting the road -- literally.

And be prepared to sacrifice some rubber or skin in pursuit of learning the balance and characteristics of your bike and tires. It's gonna come off your brake pads, tires, shoes or body. With luck it'll all be rubber, no skin.

When I got my first bike, a heavy comfort hybrid, in 2015 after 30 years away from cycling I practiced emergency braking, first on grass to get accustomed to the skidding characteristics. That was fine with the original tires. But when I put on new tires with more aggressive tread and repeated the exercise the front tire dug in rather than skidding. I went over the bars feet first and landed on my feet. It was nearly a perfect dismount -- until I realized what I'd done and flopped on the ground out of shock. Good thing I practiced on fairly soft grass first.

I repeated the exercise when I got a rigid frame 1990s mountain bike last year. It skids predictably and doesn't nose dive like the comfort hybrid with spring suspension fork.

And I repeated the exercises again with the road bike I got last week. Very different creature. With skinny 700x23 tires and nominal tread, and incredibly sensitive side pull brakes, it likes to skid that rear tire just for giggles. And while I like the comfort of the Lycra fabric over foam saddle, it tends to have a bit of friction that hinders quickly scooting backward off the saddle to prevent endos. So I need to keep working on that.

So, while you're recuperating, watch some YouTube tutorials on emergency braking and maneuvers, and practice them after you're feeling better. Get a mentor or guide if you're not sure. Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. If you practice the wrong stuff it'll get embedded in muscle memory and will lead you astray later.