Intimacy and Heart Disease: Resuming Sexual Intimacy

When you both feel ready for sex, start slowly. Having sex with a partner you know well doesn't cause a heart attack. In fact, it takes only about as much energy as climbing two flights of stairs. Here are tips for resuming safe sexual intimacy.

Understanding PEG Tube Placement

PEG tube feeding (also called percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) is used when you can't swallow food safely, or there's a blockage in your esophagus or stomach, or you can't take enough food by mouth.

Tube Feeding- Skin Care

Learn about cleaning the skin, checking under the bolster, and caring for the mouth when tube feeding.

Continuous Tube Feeding

Here you will find information on filling and connecting the bag and turning on the pump for continuous tube feeding.

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

TURP is a type of surgery used to treat a noncancer (benign) enlargement of the prostate, also known as BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). This surgical treatment removes prostate tissue to ease pressure on the urethra.

Taking a Diuretic

Read on for tips about taking a diuretic safely, and signs that you should call your health care provider.

Thoracotomy: Your Hospital Recovery

The hospital stay after a thoracotomy varies for each person. Learn about your recovery and the breathing and range-of-motions exercises you will do as you heal.