Pre-Op

• What should I expect during the pre-op visit?

• Must my child receive a blood transfusion the day of the surgery?

Day of Surgery

• How will I know how surgery is going?

• What will my child look like after surgery?

Hospitalization

• Should my child's siblings be part of the hospitalization experience?

• May I stay with my child during his or her hospitalization? 

• Where do I wait during surgery?

Post-Op

• My child had open-heart surgery and had his sternum (breastbone) closed with wire. Will he set off a metal detector?

• What happens to these wires?

• What will my child’s scar look like with time?

• Should I put Vitamin E on my child’s incision to help it heal?

• What can I expect my child to act like when he comes home from the hospital?

• What will follow-up be like after my child is discharged?