What do people with congenital heart disease do after surgery?

       Postoperative activities: 1. Before discharge from the hospital, you should ask your doctor carefully and gradually increase your activities for about 4 to 6 weeks if you have no complications. After surgery, due to pain, there may be changes in shape, so pay attention to the head and neck muscles, move more, and prevent the shoulders from sagging. About 2 weeks after surgery, take more rest, prevent infection, and avoid places where people gather as much as possible. 2~3 months later, gradually encourage to live a normal life.  2.Ensure enough sleep every day, keep your spirit happy and avoid emotional excitement.  3.People with good heart function (Class I and II) can do physical activities in daily life according to the situation, and the amount of activity should not cause fatigue. The range of activities should be indoor first and then outdoor. Most patients can go to school or work after 3 months if there is no change in their condition after discharge, and gradually transition from light work to normal work. If you feel fatigue or shortness of breath, you should stop working and continue to rest.  4, preoperative patients with poor cardiac function (above class III), heavily enlarged heart, patients with severe pulmonary hypertension, longer time for the heart to return to normal or basically normal, do not rush to activities after discharge, pay attention to rest, maintain physical strength, with the condition of the appropriate amount of activity, but not feel fatigue is appropriate.  5.Patients with palliative surgery should limit their activities after congenital heart disease surgery, pay attention to prevent infection, and get in touch with the doctor when they need to travel long distance, and travel only after following the medical advice and consent.  6, congenital heart disease after surgery before the wound is completely healed should pay attention to prevent water or soap and water, about 1 week after the removal of stitches, the wound healing before bathing, with warm water can improve blood circulation. It takes 6-8 weeks for the sternum to heal, and care should be taken to prevent impact and excessive activity in the forehead.