Recovering from open-heart surgery takes time. If you had
traditional open-heart surgery, where they break the breastbone
and make a large incision, it generally takes your body eight
weeks to physically heal. In some cases, it can take three to six
months to feel back to your normal self. If you had MICS CABG
surgery, short for minimally invasive cardiac surgery/coronary
artery bypass grafting, it generally takes your body two to four
weeks to heal but can take up to two months to feel back to your
normal self. MICS CABG patients typically heal faster, as there are
no broken bones and three small incisions to heal.