After the transplant - Transplant Living (original) (raw)

After dealing with the effects of long-term illness, you may feel euphoric when you wake up after surgery to find those symptoms gone. Anesthesia often protects you from post-surgical pain for a short time. Follow your team’s pain management instructions to make the overall experience as comfortable as possible. Transplant is major surgery. It may take time to get back to eating normally, moving around, and managing your own care. Don’t be discouraged. Most recipients report feeling much better just after transplant. Others take longer to adjust. Remember that you now have a functioning organ, which gives you a new lease on life.