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-Will be in ICU for a few days where chest tubes and pacer wires
are typically removed and then moved to surgical floor.
• Infections • Gout
• Cancer • Osteoporosis
● After your heart transplant, you may have feelings of sadness and guilt. You may
have trouble thinking about how the heart in your chest came from someone who
has died.
When to Contact a Healthcare Provider
● One or both of your ankles are swelling.
● You are dizzy and feel like you are going to faint (pass out).
● You have pain in your surgery site that does not get better after taking medicine.
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