After 3 years on the list i finally received 2 shiny new lungs on St Patricks day thanks to the bravery and generosity of my donor and family.
12 hour procedure at the wonderful Papworth where all the angels work.
Few issues including a stroke which meant 5 days on intubation so intensive rehab due but as i say you can’t make an omelette without breaking the eggs.
So wonderful to breath unaided now and have a healthy 98 sp0 without oxygen assistance.
Onwards and upwards but what the heck have Liverpool been up to.. 8th…😡😡😡
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Wow! I'm so pleased for you! I'm impessed they were shiny, it's comforting to know they're given a spray of pledge before being popped in. 🤣 And being able to breathe must be amazing. Onwards and upwards!
What wonderful news, well done you. 👏 Recovery with stroke not so good but pleased you feeling well now. Sats 98% and breathing excellent. Best wishes for your continued health and wellbeing. What a precious gift. Dawn.xx
wonderful a new life for you . my stepdaughter in law has just been dignosed and they are saying there is a new combination of drugs that will reduce the growth until small enought to operate . part or complete lung removal might be next but time is bad, You had to wait 3 years ! all the best from now on . keep telling us how you are doing. with your new lungs
MrB this is absolutely wonderful news. I'm sorry to hear about the stroke although you couldn't have been in a better place to be cared for. Wishing you all the very best for your new future 💜 💛 💚 🧡 ❤
What amazing news. You sound extremely positive and you’re a real inspiration. ⭐️ Here’s to a continued ongoing recovery. Wishing you all the best. Breathe well! x
Oh Mr. B!! I am sooooo happy for you The stroke a setback for sure, but with new found breathing abilities and your determination, that will soon be in the past. I hope Mrs. B. is enjoying the peace and quiet before you get home, though I'm sure she is thrilled
your post has made my day ! How wonderful for you although the stroke was a bit of a kick in the teeth ! You sound so positive tho so I wish you all the very best … enjoy your new lungs x
Congratulations and may all continue to go well for you. It must be a marvellous experience to have working lungs with a great sp0. Brilliant and so pleased for you.
Wonderful news about new lungs! My congratulations and very best wishes for your future good health! Am of course thinking of you and wishing you a good recovery from the stroke. Well done, you! 👍😀
Such fantastic news Mr B, I wish you all the best for the future and hope you have a swift recovery from the stroke. What a wondeeful gift the donor gave you x
Hi MrB. What amazing good news this is (apart from the stroke!) I am so pleased you are breathing without oxygen. It must feel like a new life. I would love to hear how you are getting on so please keep posting as you recover. Best wishes JJ_7 xxx
Good news Mr B it must be marvelous to Breath again. you take now
well done. It sounds like you are fighting fit again. It will now take a little while to get over the stroke. But if you can get through a double lung transplant you can do anything. I wish you luck.
Congrats. I had a Double Lung Transplant in the States in Nov. of 2020. Like you I had a stroke a week later. Neurological events aren't uncommon for transplant patients. Two and a half years later I am doing great. There was been lots of therapy and exercising but I am doing better than I had in over 20 years! All the best for your continued recovery!
Well done! As a severe COPD I always view lung transplants with some envy but then I notice little things I would not wish on anybody like interstitial lung disease! Hope all goes well for you and yours!
must have been a very long wait for you, this is the light at the end of the tunnel, oh how we take for granted being able to catch our breath, right up until we cant , have a speedy recovery God Bless
Oh my. You know I was only thinking about you a couple of weeks ago, thinking you'd been a bit quiet of late.
Such fabulous news on your lungs. I'm sure you will enjoy them and use them wisely.
Very brave decisions of those losing loved ones, but I'm sure their families must realise, even if in time, that heir brave decisions have helped another family be spared the pain they have had to face.
Convinced Joe Biden had been shot by a crazy bag lady and tried convincing my son who even had to go to hospital shop for Times to disprove me.
Like a madman i scoured every article looking for proof and my son saying “Dad,if the President of the USA had been assassinated do you not think it would make the front page in big bold type and not be in a tiny article past the TV guide?”
Oh yes, I forgot about hallucinations. Yours were pretty bad and here's the thing they seem so real. I didn't have it as bad as you. Mine were rows and rows of sunflowers in sunglasses dancing the can can. I don't remember the rest but they weren't frightening. I know someone who thought the hospital staff were trying to kill them. That was bad and they had to be restrained and sedated. 😔
When I was intubated, in a coma etc I had some really weird hallucinations. E.g. As an avid reader, I inhale books! I became convinced I could no longer read and would be unable to relearn. Even now , remembering, I can feel the utter, cold despair of a life without reading. Fortunately it was 'just' the life saving drugs.
Did the hallucinations extend to Liverpool changing their red strip to blue? Mr B I am so happy to hear you alive with a brighter horizon ahead. I've had two weeks away from UCLH but tomorrow I'll give dad an airing on the wards!
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