Experiences with

Heart transplant

However looking at my family history my mother had the same condition and due to health complication she was not able to have a heart transplant but was given a triple bypass. The doctors are now going to make a referral to the heart transplant team to be considered for a heart transplant.

Hello all I recently had four episodes of VT, two of which cause my ICD to deliver a shock and tell I was paced out of, this has all happened in the space of 3 months. I've now been invited along to Royal Papworth hospital to have a review for a couple of days to see if I'm suitable for a full cardiac

HF 15% EF with heart transplant referral age 50. Anyone tried to claim a private pension early on medical grounds? They say need 12 months to live rule. Anyone had any luck here?

I have just been to see my cardiology at the hospital last month and he mention that I need to go on the heart transplant list but need to lose weight it is playing on my mind what advise can any one give to help me pls

He was terribly ill for about ten to fifteen years and then received a heart transplant. That was 27 years ago. I used to take ramipril 10mg at night.

Suddenly I received a call from my Hospital Co-ordinator at 2.00Am midnight on 24/04/2024 that are you ready to go for heart transplant and we found heart donor for you but I was not expecting this while I was enlisted in October, 2023.

Hi I'm new to this site my name is James was wondering if any one can help with a question ,I had a really traumatic time 2 years ago when I underwent Ablasion surgery followed by bivad surgery and then heart transplant, For the last 2 years my sternum has been so painful and continues to be so, I have

There were four of us fellow liver transplantees there along with a few heart transplantees and even one lady who had had both a lung and heart transplant. There was a presentation on how research is trying to find ways of getting heart muscles to regenerate.

If it's not working as well as they hope, they will probably fit a pacemaker, but he told me they only work in about 50% of cases, which worried me a lot because the next option after that is to assess me for a heart transplant.

I was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy in November 2022 after suffering shortness of breath and always being tired and breathless. I quickly deteriorated and when I went back to see my Cardiologist in January I was told I was now critical and needed to be admitted and put on the urgent transplant

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Hi all, as some of you know I had a successful heart transplant in July 2020 and so far all has been good, more trouble from the rest of the old body but on Friday I received the devastating news that I have bowel cancer.

My partner is current on the liver transplant at Kings college hospital. She is losing teeth, 4 so far, we have been told that this is a common occurrence with cirrhosis and the medication is also contributing factor. Her current dentist is very reluctant to do any meaningful treatment due to the medication

Hello every one I just read that in Iran can take kidney from unrelatives but from same country. Also the price is cheaper than Europe. Is there anyone that have experience of kidney transplantation in Iran ? Source: https://en.ermateb.com/services/medical/organ-transplant/kidney-transplantation-iran

I have had 2stokes both hospitalised as found unconscious since then I've been admitted again to hospital unconscious, where I was found to have CKDI was in hospital 3wks and also had uti for months been seen by many others to see why this occurred. At present my bloods are keeping level 21%,and hospital

I was hired for a fully remote position and have been working from home for over a year. Prior to that during Covid at a previous job I got medical exemption to be fully remote. I’m federal, and with the new Executive Order it looks like I’ll be forced back into the office. I told my transplant team

Hello All, It has been quite some time since I've last posted, and a lot has changed. As in the title, I've just celebrated 6 years post kidney transplant on January 8th. For some stats: my creatine was last 0.86 and my gfr is 89. I have also developed medication-induced diabetes type 2 as of year 4

Hello I’ve posted my story on different platforms and still no reply or feed back, just trying to find a live donor while await for a kidney transplant because I only have one and the time is ticking.

My spouse had a Kidney transplant over 6 yrs ago and encountered his first month of 3 UTI (urinary tract infections) in 30 days starting late Nov2024. The 3rd UTI arrived 12/24 and on 12/26 we were in our local Emerg room at our local hosp per his nephrologist telling him he would require days of IV

Emergencies and natural disasters can strike at any time. If you have kidney disease, are on dialysis, or have a kidney transplant, being prepared isn't just important—it's essential. Learn how to stay ahead of the unexpected with tips from emergency preparedness expert Keeley Lenoir, Program Manager