Sternum Healing After Bypass Surgery

I had heart bypass surgery with complications that resulted in sternum bone nonunion . Sternal plates were installed for sternum to heal. After plates were installed the pain got worse.... View answer

I am a 41 year old male, 9 months post single vessel lima lad bypass surgery . I have persistent left chest wall pain. Cardio ruled out. Angio, CT etc all clear. Sternum wires have been removed too ... View answer

an incisional hernia brought about by the bypass surgery . Can this be remedied? I am fit, exercise ... have developed an egg-shaped bulge just beneath my sternum and simultaneously started to... View answer

Is it okay to take Xanax which I take every day, before heart bypass surgery? Should I not take Xanax 24 hours before heart bypass surgery? Surgery is quadruple bypass scheduled tomorrow morning... View answer

Let under gone heart bypass surgery .veins removed from both legs during operation.Then onwards my car,for muscles are fighting. Why Please note that my calf muscles are tight.after heart bypass ... View answer

Hi, my father has pain in sternum after 1.5 year bypass surgery, then i have visted ortho surgen and he told me thAT there was problem to heal sternum and now he told me to go for... View answer

Had a triple bypass 6 months ago. I seem to be doing fine. I am affected by weather badly and still have a lot of movement and pain in my sternum when the weather changes. I also have a lot of pain in ... View answer

I had triple bypass in September, 2009. Now having severe pain in sternum which I believe may be ... chest pain I believe related to the wires used to bind the sternum. Also have pain in that area if I ... View answer

[hello . had triple bypass . now my sterum is very sore all the time ,cant do anything with out pain . even when i have a bowel movement i go though the roof . had endoscope and colon sscope . drs say nothing wrong . just... View answer

was all the way blocked. This test was done due to constant abdominal pain, sternum pain, and weight loss. They will not do a bypass surgery given the risk and my age; therefore, can I live with a... View answer