By the time of hospital discharge, the patient is able to walk on their own. They will gradually return to full strength over the next 6 to 8 weeks. Enrollment in a cardiac rehabilitation program is quite effective at restoring patient's strength. Pain from the healing incisions is usually not severe and easily controlled with medications. Patients usually have to wait about 6 weeks before they are allowed to drive and return to work.
Nothing is perfect in life and bypass grafts are no exception.
They can develop their own blockages with time. Narrowed bypass grafts can be treated by transcatheter techniques or a repeat bypass operation.