On July 7th, few months ago, I was walking carefully on two inches of powder snow, heading into the local rec center to shoot a game of pool with friends, who we all regularly meet. 11:30am and the parking lot was not plowed by the city, rec center was deserted, opened at 7am. Carrying my hard cue case under my left arm, small bag in my right. Was wearing winter boots with grip, was in very good condition. Didn’t matter, the snow covered solid ice and my legs went flying out from under me. Wham! I fractured #6 rib and non displaced fracture to the pelvis. Pain was off the charts plus I could not put weight on legs. Took six weeks plus for the rib to heal and twelve weeks for the pelvic fracture. Have continued soft tissue discomfort in the groin and rib area fully healed. Rib injuries can affect proper breathing and pulmonary conditioning plus, tough to sleep. Time is the best cure and you got to take it in stride.