After Your kidney Transplant Procedure

	You will wake up in the recovery room or in the intensive care unit (ICU) after your anesthesia wears off
	You will feel pain and discomfort, but the medication you receive will help to relieve it
	You may or may not feel nauseated from the anesthesia. If you do, it will wear off gradually. Tell your transplant nurse, and he or she can help you through this
	You will be asked to cough periodically to keep your lungs clear. If it hurts to cough, ask someone to support your abdomen and back with his or her hands or a pillow
	You may have a tube in your throat to help you breathe, but it will be removed when you can breathe on your own. Your throat may feel sore or scratchy for a few days afterward
	You may have an intravenous (IV) line in your arm, so you can get fluids and medication for the first few days after surgery
	You may have a catheter inserted near your collar bone or in your neck to help your transplant team keep an eye on your fluid levels. These lines will come out anywhere from 1 to 14 days after your surgery
	You will also have a catheter in your bladder to help you pass urine. It may feel uncomfortable, and you may feel that you have to urinate constantly. But you will only have to tolerate it for a few days
	If you don't produce urine right away after surgery, you may need dialysis for a short time. Do not regard this as a setback or complication; the transplanted kidney can be temporarily "in shock" for a few days, but then becomes fully functional

The length of your hospital stay will depend on your progress. Barring complications, you could be released in a short time.

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