Food, dyes, and supplements that can cause green stool include: When these foods, dyes, and supplements are withdrawn from the diet, the stool should return to its normal color within a day. An infant's first bowel movements are typically green-black in color. This is called meconium â you should not see it after the infant is 3 days old.
If you are retuning home on the day of your angioplasty, you will stay in the hospital for four to six hours after the angioplasty is completed. After this observation period, you will be allowed to go home. Have someone drive you home after you procedure. You should not drive home yourself.
Stent placement is standard during most angioplasty procedures. Your doctor may use a bare metal stent or a drug-eluting stent. Drug-eluting stents are coated with medicine that helps keep the artery open after angioplasty. What To Expect After Treatment. The procedure may take 30 to 90 minutes. But you need time to get ready for it and time to recover. It can take several hours total. After angioplasty, you will be moved to a recovery room or to the coronary care unit.