I had mine done on early Oct 2006 and didn't touch a gun until Aug of 2007. Just didn't feel like doing it, no restriction from the doc.

That pillow will be your buddy for the next few months, you will hug up on it more than your favorite huntin dog or wife

They took the vein from my right leg and it didn't give me any problem at all. Now, it sometimes gets a little puffy and the vericose veins show up a bit more.

Once your chest bone grows back together, you will start to want to do things again. BTW...wait until you get a chest xray and see all the wire they have holding you together...that'll make you say WTF