Strong Heart and Vascular Center

Division of Cardiac Surgery

Patient Education

Call Your Physician if:

• Fever of 101.5° or higher.
• You have chills.
• If your incisions have increased redness, swelling, warmth, a change in drainage (i.e. pus), any new or increased pain level. You feel a clicking or grating sensation in your chest.
• Pulse rate greater than 30 beats in 15 seconds (120 beats per minute), if it becomes irregular, or you feel your heart racing or skipping.
• You experience unexplained shortness of breath, worsening chest pain or discomfort.
• Constantly lightheaded or dizzy.
• You are feeling worse instead of better.
• Weight gain of 5 pounds or more within one week, or three pounds in one day.
• Blood in stool or urine.
• You are experiencing any NEW pain.

 

Important Phone Numbers

Emergency call 911
Dr. Hicks (585)-275-5384
Dr. Knight (585)-275-6340
Dr. Massey (585)-275-6964
Off hours (585)-275-2222 Ask for the cardio-thoracic resident on call.
Strong Memorial Pharmacy Info Line: (585)-275-3718 Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm 
Social Work (585)-275-2851