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The Importance of Your Follow Up Appointment
The Importance of Your Follow Up AppointmentAfter your hospital stay, you may have questions or concerns about your health.That’s why your follow-up visit after discharge is so important. It gives you a chance to check-in withyour healthcare provider.Your follow-up visit will happen a week or two after you leave the hospital. At this appointment, you’llbe able to talk with your provider about anything you’re not sure of.It’s a good time to chat about things like: Your medicines and any side effects; Test results; A newdiagnosis; Lifestyle changes you may need to make; And your feelings about your condition orrecovery.At this visit, your healthcare provider may make changes to your medicine or order more testsdepending on your condition. And if you had surgery, your provider will make sure the site is healingwell.Studies show that people who go to their follow-up visit after a hospital stay are less likely to beadmitted to the hospital again.So don’t miss your follow-up appointment. It can help make sure you’re on track for a full recovery.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.© The Wellness Network
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