Support needed after heart transplant
Hi everyone.
My dad has his appointments later this week to see if he is eligible for a heart transplant. I'm wondering what sort of support is needed if he is deemed eligible to receive one? It's not a matter of if he needs it, it's a matter if if the transplant team thinks he's a good candidate to get one. And so if he is deemed good, what is the recovery like?
I ask, as realistically, he does not have a good support system. I live in a city 4 hours away, but should he get the transplant, he would travel to my major city to get it done. My sisters live within 1.5 hours of his home town for whenever he does get to go home. But really, my one sister has 4 adolescent children and is a SAHM, the other works full time. I also work full time and can't afford to take additional long term time off to help. We're just trying to see realistically what sort of care would be needed for the recovery. It's also uncertain if he will be deemed a good candidate given his myriad of other health issues, but we will know more later this week. I cqn answer any additonal questions if i can. Any and all information is much appreciated. Thank you