Resuming Activities and Exercise After Heart Surgery. If your surgery required an incision on your sternum (breastbone), it will take about 6-8 weeks for your sternum to heal. During this time, you may do light household chores, such as laundry, shopping, cooking, light gardening, dusting, and washing dishes when you feel up to it.
The most common culprits of a viral throat infection include coxsackievirus, mononucleosis, and the flu. Mononucleosis (mono) is a virus that causes symptoms that can last for weeks or months at a time. Viral throat infections are best treated with rest, liquids and other home remedies. If the sore throat causes you to have trouble breathing or a high fever, or results in spots in the back of your throat, call your doctor.
Up to 90 percent of all sore throat cases are caused by a viral infection and should improve within seven to 10 days. (iStockphoto) Sore throat (also called pharyngitis) is typically caused by a viral or bacterial infection. An estimated 200 to 300 different strains of virus cause colds and sore throat. In up to 90 percent of cases, sore throat is caused by viruses linked to the common cold or flu. The other 10 percent of cases result from bacterial infections or some other medical condition.