Surfing Waves

Somehow i've managed to bust 2 ribs surfing some pretty mushy waves this weekend! Feeling pretty sore all round but know that you all might have some sound advice to get me patched up and fitter than ever....
What can I do to make sure i'm back in the water as good as new?

Speaking as one who has had a lot of injury and illness in their family I can tell you the most important thing is - Listen to your doctor.

Get swimming and on a balance board as soon as your doc tells you it's ok. Watching surf flicks will help keep you stoked and analyse/brush up on technique... But unfortunately there's no real substitute as such for actually surfing.

Hope you are ship-shape soon!