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After coronary artery bypass surgery, it's important to protect your incision and healing breastbone. Move carefully as you get up from sitting or as you get out of bed.
When you get up from a chair or couch, use your leg muscles, not your arms, to push your body up.
To stand up:
Scoot to the front of the chair.
Place one foot slightly in from of the other.
Put your hands on your thighs.
Bend forward from the hips and push your body up with your legs.
To sit down, use your leg muscles to lower yourself onto the front of the chair. Then use your leg muscles, not your arms, to scoot back.
When you get in and out of bed, keep your shoulders and hips in line.
To get out of bed:
Lie on your back and slowly scoot to the edge of the bed.
Bend your knees slightly and roll slowly onto your side.
Carefully push your body up, using the elbow beneath you and the arm on the other side of your body.
At the same time, gently swing both legs to the floor.
Sit for a moment. This will help keep you from getting dizzy.
Put your hands on your thighs. Bend forward from the hips, and push your body up with your legs.
To get into bed, do the reverse.
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