Sternum healing after surgery/ how long the pain lasts

Posted by schanwin @schanwin, Aug 28, 2025

How long does it take for the pain to subside from open heart surgery. It is 8 weeks since I had a surgery for aneurysm repair and still have soreness and mild pain.

Pain is not continuous to impact my activities. I feel it as soon as I get out of bed and at times randomly. Just want to get a feel of the average time it takes to heal.

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I am 1 year and 8 mos out, and sneezing is not fun. Its not the sternum per se, but more of a internal soreness.

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