That’s the problem I find, having done this a few times now..
Whilst your brain says “yeah do it, you’ll be fine” and the ribs still aching, the possibility of falling off/twisting and over compensating makes you take those sharp intakes of breath.. it’s then that the reality of the pain kicks back in again.. Fall off, well that’s worse because you’re so tensed up that you can’t fall correctly, then suffer even more
I’ve been out paddle surfing, but I’ve been wearing a buoyancy aid pulled right tight to help support my ribs, problem I have is falling off onto the side of the board (how I did this in the first place) but the buoyancy aid has helped no end with both protection and comfort.
Dammed if I’m stopping enjoying myself, but I’ll do most things to limit the damage.
Hope you ride goes well, you can of course just take it easy….. until you spot that nice section where you go flat out for r it !!!