Recovery After Open Heart Surgery. Keep in mind these dos and don ts for a speedy and full recovery. You ll likely then follow up with several days in another part of the hospital.
When you arrive at home you and your caregiver a family member friend or home health aide you have identified before the surgery will. The recovery process uses emotional and physical energy. My experience as a psychologist and heart patient is that it generally takes two years to get over a trauma and open heart surgery easily qualifies as a trauma.
In the second year one is rebuilding and creating a new sense of normal.
A full recovery from open heart surgery will take up to 3 month and most of the recovery time will be at home. Understanding what you can and cannot do is important to recovering well. When you re released from the hospital you ll get a set of instructions for post surgery care. Open heart surgery is a major operation that requires close monitoring and immediate post operative support.
