When to Call the Doctor After Bypass Surgery

Call your care team if you have:

• A fever of 100.4˚F (38˚C) or higher, or as advised by your doctor.

• Chills.

• Sharp pain in the chest when you take a deep breath.

• Bleeding from the incision sites.

• Belly (abdominal) pain, nausea, constipation, or vomiting that doesn't go away.

• Increasing pain that doesn't get better after taking pain medicine.

• Swelling, redness, oozing, or cloudy discharge at the incision sites.

• Bruising for no known reason.

• Continued feeling of motion or clicking sounds in your breastbone.

• Sudden weight gain. (Tell your doctor if you gain 1 to 2 pounds within 24 hours or more overnight, or 5 pounds or more in 1 week.)

• More swelling of the legs, especially on the side where the vein was not removed.

• Drainage or foul-smelling odor from the incisions on the chest or leg.

Call 911

Call 911 right away if you have:

• Shortness of breath or trouble breathing not relieved by rest.

• Angina or chest pain symptoms.

• Sweating a lot for no reason.

• A sudden severe headache.

• Sudden weakness and numbness in the face, arms, or legs, or difficulty speaking.

• Dizziness or fainting spells.

• A fast heartbeat, extremely slow heartbeat, or irregular heartbeat.