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Learn how to care for yourself as you recover at home after a thoracotomy. This includes information on when and how to go back to your usual activities.

If you are having symptoms, certain medications can ease them. Other medications help prevent problems that may occur due to valve disease. Your doctor can discuss what medications might be right for you. Here are some types of medications that may be prescribed and what they do.

Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker. It helps relax your blood vessels and can lower your blood pressure and relieve chest pain.

To help you listen to each other’s feelings, you might try this “talker and listener” approach. First, one person is the talker and the other is the listener. Then you change roles.

If you have kidney problems, or have in the past, exercise is important. It is also important if you want to prevent problems with your kidneys.

Your healthcare provider will check the health of your kidneys. That way, treatment can be adjusted if your condition changes. If you have other health problems that affect your kidneys, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, they will be checked also.

If the kidneys fail, blood is no longer filtered. Though kidney failure has no cure, certain treatments can help keep the body working the best it can.

It’s important to care for your central venous access device correctly. Here's how.

Healthy kidneys balance the amount of fluid that enters and leaves the body. If your kidneys can't maintain this fluid balance, you may need to limit your fluid intake.