Once you are released from the hospital, follow up appointments will be scheduled for you with your transplant pulmonologist, transplant surgeon, and any other specialist. You also will need to return to the University of Michigan for required testing and procedures, such as pulmonary function tests and surveillance bronchoscopies. At first, you will need to be seen frequently, often weekly. As your medical condition becomes more stable, follow up will be done less often, although follow-up at least every three months and as needed, will be necessary for life.