We'll tell you to listen to your doctor, or get another opinion from another doctor. We have not seen your x-rays or examined your injuries.

I'm thinking of getting another opinion. Thanks

 
Rub some dirt in it and walk it off!

If you have broken bones then it will be 3 months until you can give it any beans. You might be able to get away with light training after 6-8 weeks, but the issue with a broken rib is what it is over. Puncture a lung and you will be in a world of trouble.

Depends on how you define buggered and cracked. I see people where I work (I'm a physio) where buggered and cracked means bone shattered in 5 places with an external fixator, and I see those where it's a bit of a tweak.

Ankle is buggered > sorry, not familiar with that as an injury or medical term. Break something? Sprain something? Ever hear about pro athletes with high ankle sprains and how long they are out?

Cracked ribs = broken ribs (even if not clean through) . Those buggers take a while to heal, especially when you keep breathing all the time and making them move.

Yeah, a few months sounds reasonable.