My CABG Journey

Before Surgery

Learning what to expect, completing pre-operative testing, and preparing your home for recovery.

Days 1–3 Post-Surgery

The operation itself and the first intensive-care days of monitoring, pain control and breathing support.

Days 4–14 Post-Surgery

Stepping down from intensive care: walking again, eating again, and preparing for discharge home.

Days 15–30 Post-Surgery

Your first weeks at home: protecting your healing sternum, caring for your incision, and settling into new routines.

Days 31–84 Post-Surgery

Energy gradually returns, your sternum continues to knit, and you build the activity and medication habits that protect your new grafts.

Days 85–180 Post-Surgery

A supervised exercise and education program that dramatically reduces risk of future cardiac events. Most patients attend 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks.