cabg x3 grafts/sternum healing

[Jaweed40]

hi, cardiologist/heat experts/bypass patients.
i am 40 yr male, on oct 14 2009 i had cabg with 3 grafts, one in right artery, 2 in left artery, 95,70 and 80 % respectivley. it have been succusfully done at northwestern memorial hospital ,chicago by Dr Mc Gee edwin,
Now i m at rest in home and wondering how long it will take to get the sternum completley healed, its givivng me lots of pain  and discomfort,taking pain killers but still it hurts,
plz......anyone let me know this sternum pain will go away or i will be having this for rest ogf my life?
thanks
jaweed.j

[RadioAstronomyObserver]

Bypass patient here..

  I'm among the lucky that didn't have any pain what so ever from day one.  However, reading this forum I get the impression the pain should go away within a few weeks, -but-, you will have to be careful with your sternum for a few months and it wont be completely healed as a broken bone can be after two years.
(my bypass in April '09)

[HeartTwo]

I have recently (7/2008) had a 4x CABG. I feel my sternum is 90 to 95% "back". I am chopping at the bit to get back on an exercise tread-mill. I have been told that this takes 9 month, give or take, to get back to about as normal as it can get.