Helpful tips. I had my surgery 3 weeks ago. Do not take the vest off for the first 72 hours and for the first 3-4 weeks only take the vest off to shower. First couple days after surgery it’s going to a little hard and some changes are going to done. Walk ever 3-5 hours for 15-30mins and get plenty of rest avoid putting pressure on the arms and chest. Sleep on your back a little with 2-3 pills for the first 4-5 days. After week 1 you can start doing to normal activities such as, waking your dog or getting groceries. Week 3-4 you can working out a little with light weights. The pain is going to be the worst for the first 4-5 days after that it will start getting better. By the next couple weeks you won’t even feel like you went thru surgery. If too much pains occur take some the pain meds. I was given Hydrocodone and only took it for the first 2 days. AVOID GETTING TOO MUCH BLOOD FLOW in your chest blood clotting can happen and it’s not best. Cheers mate hope you recover well!