How long did it take you to get back on the bike? I noticed that my HR is quite high even at easy efforts. My legs still have it but I feel that my heart could not cope yet. I'm in my third month now. Thanks.

thanks for the info i had a triple bypass cbg surgery last oct. i feel fine most times but after i mow and weed eat outside when its hot its sore in my heart. ive read its normal for a couple years for some people

My father got bypass surgery in march 2024 he is fit and slowly recovering but during 1 week my father got light pain in chest he is 58 years old

Thnx for video ! I am 6 weeks in now after bypass surgery ..longing for my mountain bike rides in the forrest trails together with my dog ..no problem with pain in the sternum at all during all weeks besides from when coughing !! The woundd healed completely after 4 weeks ..for get the legs going ahain I bought a ealker tread mill band ! Troubles for me is I have insomnia !! Have to use sleeping pill !

Thank you so much for this post Anthony. I found it very helpful and informative. It’s great when one’s own experiences mirror someone else’s. I believe my mammary arteries were also diverted and I too know exactly how that feels. I’m 5 weeks post op and found some KZbin vids for cardiac rehab from the British Heart Foundation - which I do daily. Like you I’m afraid to touch the wound or even look at it and I guess it’s the mental battles ahead are going to be as important as the physical. I must be a bit wimpish because some days I just feel like a patient all over again and start behaving like I’m just out of surgery. Other days I feel stronger and realise - a bit grudgingly - that things are improving. I have to say sleep eludes me a great deal and I find the days and nights very long. My family keep telling me to get out more locally and walk and I know they’re right but I just don’t have the enthusiasm for gentle walking around where I live. Anyway thanks again. So great to hear others’s experiences especially ones that are so similar. Dave in Dublin

Im to have open heart surgery within days, my left main artery the widow Maker is 90 percent blocked, im terrified of the ventilator and the pain. I've held off the doctors for a little over a week, had 3 more attacks, they said I could die suddenly that's freaking scary, im so upset this is happening to me, I've prayed to God to please take this from me but here I am, i don't want to die but I don't want to suffer either, im on Suboxone wich doesn't let any opioids work, so I don't know how they will control the pain. I've never been so scared in my life.

Sir my father had a cabg surgery on 9th of Feb 2024. Within a month he developed wound infection on the lower part of the incision and doctors had to do a debridement procedure followed by a Vac application (NPWT). There is a sharping chest pain on the right side of the chest and it occurs when he moves, breathes or even tries to sit. Consulted the doctor he said it is muscle or bone pain. But it's extremely unbearable he screams. Is this normal to happen.... Will the pain subside... Kindly reply we are extremely worried

Thank you so much for for sharing your experience... I can relate. Seven weeks since my surgery and I have exactly what you describe. It's so helpful to know that these numb painful pin prick pains are to be expected. I also have such difficulty sleeping. ❤❤👌

This is so relatable. Thank you, I am just over four weeks post bypass surgery, and have so many questions. This was one of them, including when I might be able to let my love lay her head on my chest again, when right now I can barely stand the fabric of a shirt on my wounds. All the best to you.

Curious and also refreshing to hear a patient actually State how the pain is immediately after. Almost everybody seems to leave that part out or skim over it. Thank you hope you’re doing great.As for myself, at this particular time, I would not submit to open heart surgery. But that’s only my opinion after medical trauma.( PTSD) from previous invasive procedures

Thank you for sharing. I had valve surgery 4 days ago and have been dealing with pain. I will continue to watch your videos and see your progress. Best wishes to you❤.

I have chest pain 13 years later. But for some reason i'am still alive.

How long were you short of breath post op?

10:56 how long before you were released by your surgeon to ride your bike. I wish my surgery had included the titanium bracket on my sternum. He used the wires, and I am still experiencing the popping sounds . I'm at 7 months. A CT scan revealed a one inch separation at top of sternum. I am an avid mountain biker and have been warned to wait a full year before riding. Looking forward to May.

How long did you have sternum clicking and how long did it take to heal for you? I'm 7 weeks post op today

Thanks for the video, I'm 38 and had two open-heart surgeries last year to repair a valve. Everything you're saying is spot on!Just getting ready to go out for a cycle in the Irish winter ❄️

Thanks man, I'm three weeks post op double bypass today. Slow and easy.

Thanks, mate. Aloha🤙

Thanks for your insights, Anthony! I'm three weeks post-triple bypass. How long did it take you to get back on the bike? I'm mostly a mountain biker, but I really just want to pedal. Thanks!

Hi Anthony I had open heart surgery at 54 in May 2022 Sternum pain has not gone away though its somewhat improved Riding a bike was possibly late sunmer 2022 and enjoyed it but in December 2022 i was diagnosed with Cervical Stenosis I had a bulging disc at my C5-C6 vertebrae I did quite a bit of band resistance and enjoyed it but only because I had a epidural steroid injection I wish the sternum muscles and nerves would get stronger but I may have to wait longer Did you ever consider having the screws removed from sternum ? Thanks for any advice David Pocatello Idaho

Thank you so much for passing on your experience, im 50 and 8 weeks ago had a triple bypass, all ok apart from that pain you mentioned to the right of my chest, stabbing sharp pain due to nerve damage im told, but so nice to have heard this from yourself, going back to work as an electrician at week 10, I hope im strong enough to return

Thank You for sharing your experience. I am 6 weeks out from CABg 3 1/2 bypass. I feel good and touch my chest too. I have a stiffness at the full expansion of my lungs that seems to prohibit full breaths but it's getting better. For me it was shocking at 65 to feel less vigorous from the surgery. My biggest challenge is confidence and trust in the procedure.

Thank you for this. Our dad had bypass surgery today and is in so much pain that he said if he had known it was going to be this painful that he would've never gone through with it.

Hey mate did you have any back shoulder pain

Thankyou so much for your information it was so helpful x

"Thank you" for the POSITIVE insight on your surgery .... ( I'm recently home from having a Quadruple Bypass surgery, myself) ..... Gotta take it real easy for the next few weeks !!! Then Cardiac rehab, like you suggested .... Appreciate you sharing .... 👍👍

Thanks for sharing you story. I had Bypass 3 weeks ago, and Im inpatient to get back bycykling and run marathons again. My take away here is: : “You will be ok again, but Healing will take a bit of time….expect 12 weeks” Im obviously not the patient patient. But I will learn the hard way. Per in Denmark. No worries mate, Ill be back in business like you.

Thank you so much. You explained it well and I could relate and felt like I was not alone.

I’m going on 5 months post op for a 4x cabg. I’m literally still feeling pain and my drs will not give me anything for pain. Very numb chest and I’m terrified to do much. I do go to rehab tho. I appreciate this video

Thanks Anthony. Your video is so helpful. Just coming out of triple bypass at 45. Reassuring to hear your journey and to stress less with the recovery process which will take time.

So helpful Thank you soooooo much Stay well 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

Thank you!!!!!

Thank you Anthony for making your video and sharing. My surgery was 3 x Cardiac Arterial Bypass Graft (CABG) 19/09. Im very lucky to have experienced low level pain more accurately described as discomfort. I took 2 x panadole daily for 1 week and no pain meds since. sneezing hurts but 3 weeks on that too is reducing. Every day i can feel improvements and healing. Im a 1963 model so younger than average patient but i am sure walking has played a huge part in recovery. 2 x 2kms daily now plus hill climbs. We are all different and i feel so very lucky to have experienced no inflammation or infections in my wounds. A hugely scary experience has been way way better than i could have imagined. God Bless my Surgeon!

For 1 and 10 mos. Now since my operation still feel the numbness and like blade cut pian in my left chest occurs again but tolerable pain and just for a second or two il see my doctor this week

It's been a month now but still chest is paining a lot not able to wear clothes on it nor able to touch the chest . It's painful what can I do to realive pain

Getting ready for my Heart Surgery in Sept 2022. Thank you for sharing your healing journey with us. Thank you for showing us your humanity and how you pushed through each phase of this recovery. I'm a musician, percussionist and I'm just realizing how painful it will be for me to get back on the drum kit after this surgery and how important it will be to wait for the wound to heal before starting that flowing movement of hand movement. I will just have to be patient and face each challenge as it comes.

Well i been searching for this answer for weeks.9 weeks after surgery i'm having same symptoms.clicking and crushing in sternum started around 7 weeks .but thats when i started to get active .and that needling nump leathery feeling in my chest .some days worst then others is very annoying .least i found some one i can relate with .thank you for posting this.

You hit spot on to everything I am feeling. Thank you so much

Hello Anthony. I’ll be undergoing bypass surgery for my Aortic stenosis in a couple of months. I’m really nervous about this and just lost as to what to expect. All that runs through my brain is waking up after anesthesia. How is the pain like? Do you wake up in pain or discomfort. Do they send you home with strong enough pain meds? Is the pain bare able?

Thank you. Had aorta replaced 20 days ago.

Thanks. Great to hear your experiences.

Thanks brother! Very informative. I’m 90 days from discharge. I have not had any problems… thank God but have experienced a number of different sensations in my chest … or maybe “on” my chest is a better description. I do think it probably is my nerves reconnecting and getting back on order. The quality and intensity of pain and different sensations has been constantly evolving every day … always improving though.

Thank you for this… very helpful

Thank you to all for the wonderful, positive feedback for this clip. Unfortunately for some reason I am unable to respond to some of the latest comments, double checked settings etc. Just want to acknowledge your comments are sincerely appreciated.

Hi Anthony, Cracking information thanks again. Did you find once you came off the Beta blockers you could push your heart rate up and put more effort in? You said you maxed out at 173bpm on this climb. What time scale was it to go from your 130bpm on Beta Blockers to the higher numbers? I would PM you but cannot find your message link? Cheers Chris D

Hi Anthony, Thanks for your advice and your personal experience of your Bypass surgery. Its been 9 months now since my x5 Bypass (66years) and I still am getting some pains around my chest and heart area. I am sure its just the nerves and muscles still recovering from the operation, my Doctor seems to agree as otherwise I am quite well again. I was a keen runner and cyclist and would love to get back to enjoying doing this again soon. It is quite disconcerting when you feel that pain and discomfort around your chest area again and knocks your confidence. But I have to say after watching your video I feel much better to keep positive. Thanks again Chris

Thank you so much for this. 30 days post op and I am amazed at how little info is out there. Thanks for sharing. I want to start back mountain biking and lifting weights but I am terrified to be honest. I keep thinking about falling. Need to get my mind right and just take it one day at a time. What works for me is prayer and my amazing family. Again, thanks for sharing. God Bless.

Hi thanks for the video ive just had 5 bypasses 7 weeks ago watching you has made me feel much better about getting fitter cheers bud

Felt beyond your words !!