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- Your healthcare team will discuss with you are fit enough to leave hospital (discharge). We aim to get patients home about 5 days after surgery, but this can be longer depending on their recovery and possible complications.
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Getting back to normal life after heart surgery. Once you have been discharged from hospital after heart surgery, this information is about your recovery and includes: cardiac rehabilitation programme. managing pain. side effects and symptoms. returning to normal activities. your long term care.
- Looking after yourself after heart surgery - Guy's and St ...
Getting back to normal life after heart surgery. After heart...
- Looking after yourself after heart surgery - Guy's and St ...
Your healthcare team will discuss with you are fit enough to leave hospital (discharge). We aim to get patients home about 5 days after surgery, but this can be longer depending on their recovery and possible complications.
- Returning to Your Normal Activities
- Possible Side Effects
- When to Get Medical Advice
You'll need to take things easy at first. Starting gentle exercise, such as walking, can be helpful when you feel up to it, but don't try to do too much too quickly. Your doctor or surgeon can give you specific advice about when you can return to your normal activities, but generally speaking: 1. you can be a passenger in a car straight away 2. you...
While at home, you may experience some temporary side effects that should start to improve as you recover. These can include: 1. pain and discomfort – you can take painkillers to relieve this, although it should improve as your wound heals 2. swelling and redness around your wound that should gradually fade 3. loss of appetite 4. difficulty sleepin...
Contact your GP if you experience: 1. increasing redness, swelling or tenderness around the wound 2. pus or fluid oozing from the wound 3. pain that's getting worse 4. a high temperature 5. increasing shortness of breath 6. a return of the symptoms you had before the operation These symptoms could be a sign of a problem such as an infection. Read m...
Each hospital will have its own policy and arrangements for sending patients home (discharge). Your discharge will be affected by: how quickly your health improves while you're in hospital; what support you'll need after you return home; You may want to ask some questions before you leave hospital, such as:
Recovery from heart surgery is about 6-12 weeks. During this time, you will start to build up your strength and gradually get back to normal. You will get stronger, and your confidence and wellbeing will return. Talking about your surgery with others is fine, as long as you remember that each person’s recovery is different.
You should contact the hospital unit where the procedure was carried out, your specialist cardiac nurse, or your GP for advice if you develop: increasing pain and swelling around your wound; a high temperature; You should be given a letter when you leave hospital of things to look out for.
Getting back to normal life after heart surgery. After heart surgery, remember to pace yourself and follow the advice given to you by your physiotherapist. Get plenty of rest. Break tasks down and spread them throughout the day or week.
