evidence for rejection or infection. It’s important to remember that everyone recovers from surgery at a different pace. It is normal to have good days, as well as some not so good days as your child recovers. Your child’s body is going through many adjustments as he recovers from the surgery, and as he gets used to the new medications. He will be slowly resuming regular activities. Some transplant recipients learn how to do things that they never did before! The challenge is to help your child achieve whatever his dreams are. Instructions For Discharge The child should not lift anything greater than 10 pounds for six weeks after surgery and not participate in strenuous activity for six weeks. We will have you follow up in the Physical Therapy twice a week to help with the proper types of exercise to accomplish. Check your child’s chest incision every day. If there is unusual redness or swelling, pus or drainage, or pain, contact the transplant nurse immediately. Clean the incision daily with warm water and soap. Check the PICC or Mediport site every day. If there is any redness, swelling, pus, drainage, or pain, contact the transplant nurse immediately. Call the transplant nurse, or on call physician immediately, for any of the following: Fever over 99.6oF. Flu-like symptoms (achiness, nausea, vomiting, runny nose, etc). Cough or shortness of breath Blood in the stool Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea Chills Redness, swelling, drainage, pus, or pain at the incision or central line
evidence for rejection or infection. It’s important to remember that everyone recovers from surgery at a different pace. It is normal to have good days, as well as some not so good days as your child recovers. Your child’s body is going through many adjustments as he recovers from the surgery, and as he gets used to the new medications. He will be slowly resuming regular activities. Some transplant recipients learn how to do things that they never did before! The challenge is to help your child achieve whatever his dreams are. Instructions For Discharge The child should not lift anything greater than 10 pounds for six weeks after surgery and not participate in strenuous activity for six weeks. We will have you follow up in the Physical Therapy twice a week to help with the proper types of exercise to accomplish. Check your child’s chest incision every day. If there is unusual redness or swelling, pus or drainage, or pain, contact the transplant nurse immediately. Clean the incision daily with warm water and soap. Check the PICC or Mediport site every day. If there is any redness, swelling, pus, drainage, or pain, contact the transplant nurse immediately. Call the transplant nurse, or on call physician immediately, for any of the following: Fever over 99.6oF. Flu-like symptoms (achiness, nausea, vomiting, runny nose, etc). Cough or shortness of breath Blood in the stool Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea Chills Redness, swelling, drainage, pus, or pain at the incision or central line
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