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transplant and rheumatoid arthritis

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partner was listed then delisted as condition improved , now diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and of course off he goes a googling and finds some random site in the US that says you cannot have a transplant with autoimmune disease such as RA. Of course we hope he never needs a transplant but we need to be realistic and he may do. Does anyone know the facts regarding this please

Thanks :-)

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They transplant folks who have auto immune liver disease / many of whom have multiple AI conditions so it's absolutely not true that they don't transplant people with auto immune illnesses.

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Thanks, there is a lesson in here somewhere about Dr Google!

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I have RA and my transplant happened on the 23/3/23 so you can have a transplant with RA , definitely 👍. Good luck

Stay safe All

Dogbot 🐶🌈Dave

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Thanks so much Dave, hope you are doing well

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👍thanks

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