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how long does it take after open heart surgery I can do cement work and brick work?

I'm a contractor and I do brick, block and cement work for a living how long should I take off before I go back to this line of work or should I just not do it any more When I ask my dctor has he had anyone go back to doing what I do after surgery he said "NO" ,I had quad by-pass I'm 48 and I had It when I was 44, I lost 50lbs and feel like i did when I was in my thirty's I'm 6'4" 255lbs an ex football player and now that ya have a little more on me what do ya think and I have no heart damage, the operation was do to clotted artery's,

Public Comments

1. It depends on what your doctor thinks if the operation gos well and you are doing ok your doctor will help you decide what path is best for you.
2. My grandpa had open hear surgery also, since he had it he didnt work(he was working in a tile company) I wouldnt suggest. He feels very tired after lifting stuff. I would say no.
3. FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR SURGEON -NOT YAHOO.
4. My mother had open heart surgery about 15 years ago. She was told that she could not drive for 2 weeks. She drove her car to the store after a week and was in major pain. I think she was back to work after 3 weeks but she had an office job. I would say that you would need at least 2 months off for the kind of work you do. I am not a doctor so this is just a guess. Good Luck with your surgery!
5. Generally they tell you three months off work of all kinds, even office work. I had bypass surgery February 2005, (56 year old female) but I have never been able to get back to my office work, my health is too poor, as I have ischeamic heart disease and now Diastolic Heart Failure has developed as well. But you make the best of life and just get on with it. I know others who had bypass surgery who went back to work easily. A lot depends of your general fitness pre-surgery and the level of your heart disease. Coronary Artery Disease is not cured by having bypass surgery, but it SAVES YOUR LIFE, so you've got to do it and put up with the consequences, because the other alternative is a life-ending heart attack usually.
6. It really depends what you've had done. Was it bypass surgery or valve replacement/repair? You need to take it easy for a while. Also, you need to do some Cardiac Rehabilitation... talk to your Cardiologist or your Cardiac Surgeon.