Is it ok to start mountain biking again so soon after crash and surgery?

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1 month ago I suffered a really bad crash and broke my collar bone in 3 places which required a steel plate and 8 screws also broke 5 ribs. For the life of me I can not stay off the bike and started riding again but I am wearing a pressure suit (Sette 7 Body Armor) I get cramped up real bad after wards. I have log-ed about 120 miles in the last week on the trails where I live (on Long Island, Got killer trails here) my last x-ray the other day showed no further damage and I certainly did not tell the surgeon I was riding. What I am really wondering is can I impede my recovery in any way? I will never have full range of motion again but not enough to interfere with riding. I also am not riding full out at least not yet and im walking down some of the more tricky areas of the trails. Anyone else ever been in this situation? Collar fractures are the most prevalent in this sport but I really F%$^ed myself up good with this 1.
 
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