The Clinic - Post Transplant

Nursing staff in the outpatient clinic, Ward 3F will be involved in your care both prior to and after your transplant. They will participate in your education regarding your the transplant process, in particular, rejection, infection and relevant medication and also assist clinically during your outpatient clinic visits after your surgery.

Clinic Visits - Post Transplant

After discharge from hospital, you will have an appointment made to visit the transplant outpatient clinic in Ward 3F.  Initially, this will be three times per week and then these visits will decrease as your condition stabilises. 

The transplant clinic nursing staff perform your blood tests, any wound dressings or intravenous medication required and make appointments for your regular biopsies and also for various tests that need to be performed to monitor your progress.

The clinic nurses can be contacted by telephone for any queries you may have after your discharge.

Heart transplant recipients will continue using the Ward 3F clinic, However the Lung transplant recipients will, after a short time at, transfer from Ward 3F to the Lung Transplant Clinic in Ward 5W

Rehabilitation Program

A comprehensive rehabilitation program has been designed for you.  At the time you are discharged from hospital, you will be given a folder explaining the program content.

Rehabilitation sessions are conducted on one morning each week involving you and your family or close friends.

The session covers a seven week course.  Each session runs for one hour.  The content covers medications. rejection and infection, nutrition, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and social and emotional issues.  At the end of each seven week program, longer term patients are asked to return t share their experiences with you.

Your commitment to look after yourself after transplant is important for a successful outcome after surgery.  Keeping this commitment will require that you do the following:

• Take all your medications as prescribed by the doctors.

• Keep all your medical appointments including clinic visits and biopsies.

• Call the transplant team about potential problems.

• do not abuse your body by smoking, drinking or using non prescribed drugs.

• Adhere to dietary guidelines and restrictions as instructed by the dietician

• Adhere to exercise guidelines s prescribed by the doctors and physiotherapist.