There are many questions people have about Open Heart Surgery. One of the biggest questions is getting in there to do the work - that means opening the chest! Wooo! And of course, the most important part is closing it up & healing!
In 9 days I will be 6 months out from my surgery December 13th. Almost everything that I have read says the bone should be healed in about 6-8 weeks. As far as healing, I think my sternum seems solid - I have played golf, used a chainsaw, pushed my lawn mower, shoveled in the garden, and even done regular push-ups!
There are times I do feel pain around the incision. It usually happens after a workout. I still have numbness around the incision. At times, if I grab something using a bad angle - like shutting a sliding glass door - I feel pain. The first time golfing, I took one big divot - Pain!
I still need to watch my total weight that I lift and the angles that I lift, push or pull objects.
The steel wire, Sternal Closing Wire, will at times "tweak" areas where it was used. Take a look st the Sternal Wire Website by clicking this link.
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