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@big_daddy_wayne
I broke 2 ribs and fractured a collarbone nearly five weeks ago - I've managed to get back on the turbo for 30 minutes each night last week and have worked up to an hour
I've found that hi cadence/lo resistance is working for me - If I start getting really breathless then I ease off a little bit as that can trigger coughing [not nice]. I'd steer clear of painkillers just before the session, you don't want to mask the signals that you're body is giving you, they're a pretty good indicator of when you need to ease off
one of the things I have found has helped is to keep warm [i'd normally have the fan on]. I leeave the fan off and have a couple of layers and take them off gradually.
The plus side of doing the turbo is it helps keep the mucus moving and the chest 'loose' as a build up of mucus often leads to chest infections as your breathing tends to be a lot shallower when you've broken your ribs