Well, it's amazing what taking care with what you do can get you; apart from a dull ache when I exert myself, the rib's almost free of pain.
I'm still having trouble with heavy stuff, but picking up a computer is OK again. \o/
I was already beginning to feel like a handicapped person; having to ask people to pick something up for me, or carry stuff to another spot because I couldn't do it myself.
Cheers, K.