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Originally Posted by Ernie Neal
From the looks of me, it looks as if someone kick my butt real bad and after that I loss the knife fight. I guess the bruising is normal? Anyone know? Does it take longer than 8 weeks to properly heal the sternum ? I lift heavier stuff than I should. Will I have to hold off on lifting that Liberty in and out?
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Ernie, I had a single vessel bypass using an artery from my chest (internal mammary to left anterior descending). I looked like I'd been shot at and missed but $h!t at and hit. Don't push the issue with the sternum healing. In my day job, I've seen a couple of patients that didn't allow the sternum to heal and ended up with nasty infections.
Follow your Drs. advice to the letter. Once you turn the corner and start feeling better, you'll feel yourself getting stronger each day. -Al