Listen to your Docs and Nurses. The first couple days SUCK. Don't be afraid to request pain meds. We do open hearts at my hospital and for 3 years I was on the "recovery team". Our patients come direct from OR to ICU. Get moving as soon as you are physically capable. Your whole body will be sore the first few days, but per a couple hundred folks I've taken care of, each time getting out of bed got easier
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, used up, worn out, bottle of Jim Beam in one hand and a .45 in the other, loudly proclaiming WOW-- What a Ride!"
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