Your First Few Weeks at Home
To make your transition back home easier, focus on these simple, yet important, steps over the next few weeks.
1. Find out how to care for your incision.
While you’re at the hospital, make sure you ask about how to care for your incision. Ask for written instructions so it’s easier to remember and follow them.
2. Fill your Effient® (prasugrel) prescription immediately.
Before you leave the hospital, ask to have all your prescriptions called in to your local pharmacy, including your prescription for Effient. If this is not possible, fill your prescriptions at your pharmacy as soon as possible.
3. Prepare for your follow-up appointment.
If you haven’t already, be sure you make, or someone helping you makes, your first follow-up appointment with your cardiologist 
or primary care physician. Prior to the appointment, write down any questions you have.
4. Ask for help.
It’s a good idea to have one or two people help you recuperate and stay on top of things. They could be members of your family, neighbors, or friends. You’ll appreciate having someone you can rely on to help around the house and do errands, especially during the first few days. Also, if you think you are experiencing any symptoms of a heart attack, don’t wait. Call EMS (Emergency Medical Services) or the equivalent 9-1-1 service in your area.
5. Contact all your doctors.
Inform all of your physicians that you had a procedure and are now taking Effient so that they can help you with your medicines.
6. Learn more about your condition.
Now is a good time to find out more about your condition, your treatment, and your medicines, including Effient. A good source of information is your doctor. This website also contains a lot of important information, such as some potential side effects of Effient, including the risk of bleeding.
It can also be helpful to connect with other people in your situation. Mended Hearts™ is an excellent program affiliated with the American Heart Association. It provides a way for people who had a heart event to share their experiences and concerns. .