I was involved in a pretty bad accident while riding my bike. A guy ran a stop sign and hit me. (no money, no license, no insurance). I have three broken ribs. This happened 15 days ago. It`s still painful getting out of bed or off the couch. Sneezing and coughing still has me screaming. I`m 72 years old. Has anyone had fractured ribs, and how long before you were riding again. Bike is totaled, so I`ll be getting a replacement. I`m going buggy sitting around the house. Doctors told me 6-8 weeks, but I should feel better at 4 weeks. Doctors said I most like could not ride a 4 weeks. They said it would just be too painful.