Contents:
- Medical Video: Becoming a Living Liver Donor: Evaluation, Risks, and Recovery
- Start with light exercise to stretch your body
- Help with homework
- Plant trees for health and the environment
- Go on a picnic
Medical Video: Becoming a Living Liver Donor: Evaluation, Risks, and Recovery
After a liver transplant, you may need to rest at the beginning of the recovery process, but after your heart begins to recover, you need to be active again. This will encourage the heart to recover well and quickly. You can start with light basic physical activity for you to slowly recover and return to daily activities.
Here are some ways to start physically active again:
Start with light exercise to stretch your body
It is clear that exercise can make you feel better. Exercise can help control the stress that usually arises after a transplant, by increasing levels of endorphins in the body that will make you feel better. Doctors and physical therapists will usually recommend not exercising directly after surgery. You need to rest for a few weeks. Then, you can start with light exercise.
Avoid lifting weights, start with a sweat exercise and set a routine slowly. Walking, swimming, cycling can help you lead a healthy life and restore your health. You need to discuss with your doctor about a safe exercise program and not exceed your capacity. It is important to increase activity over time. Your doctor can help you make the right plan for you.
Help with homework
After several weeks of resting in bed, it's time for you to get up and start helping your family. Maybe you don't realize that doing homework includes exercise. If you don't want to take part in a sports program that requires you to follow closely, you can do homework every day. Of course, you can rest if you feel tired, but try to minimize the time to sit or lie down. You can divide the long rest period into several breaks. The habit of resting throughout the day can make you feel lazy and not good for your recovery process.
Plant trees for health and the environment
Although many health centers recommend transplant patients to avoid working with plants, flowers and soil after a liver transplant, gardening is a good activity for your health. But there are a number of things you need to remember if you want gardening to ensure your health. Be sure to use gloves, better than rubber, to avoid wounds, bacteria and dirt from your body.
Make sure you wash your hands afterwards. Avoid working around fertilizers, wet leaves and decaying organic matter. These ingredients can contain fungi which can cause significant respiratory infections.
Go on a picnic
When you feel that you are strong enough, you can plan a vacation with family and friends. Camping, picnics or traveling can help improve your mood when your health condition improves. Before you leave, discuss with your doctor what you need to bring in the event of an emergency and what needs to be done in the situation. Make sure you know the location of the hospital or transplant center closest to your destination. Don't forget to bring enough medicines and some reserves, if your trip is extended. You also need to record important telephone numbers to contact your transplant center for emergencies.
Physical activity helps accelerate your return to daily activities. Don't spend time just in bed because you think you need to rest after having a difficult time. You have enough rest and it's time to be motivated and moving.
