question: I have 5 ribs that I broke 5 weeks ago in a severe motorcycle accident. I still cannot work as a middle school teacher. How much pain should I be having by this point?   I seem to have about 3 hours of normal light activity in me before rib pain and back muscle pain requires percoet and lying down rest for an extended period of time. At what point do \"I suck it up\" and go back or do I wait until I am for the most part pain free?