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During the first month after discharge, surgeons will see you once a week and you will have blood tested twice a week. All immunosuppressive medications are monitored by the transplant team for the first three months, then care begins to transition back to the referring physician. Patients are routinely seen once to twice a year by the transplant team. Depending on the type of transplant, patients will take a regimen of medication on a long-term basis to prevent rejection.