Experiences with

Lung transplant

Hi Just a quick couple of question guys As anyone had blackouts who as been diagnosed cirrhosis NAFLD my Husband as suffered with with dizziness but on Monday he started having Blackout’s, also as anyone got any advice on what to expect at the Preassessment clinic at St James Leeds University hospital

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wonder if anyone has experience of a blip in immunotherapy treatment? My husband has stage 4 non small cell lung cancer He was diagnosed about 10 months ago and has been responding well to immunotherapy and chemotherapy (3 weekly treatments of pemetrexed and pembrolizubmab spelling maybe a bit wrong

Hi all - I am a young mom who just underwent a lung wedge resection. I will be monitored for life, most likely - but I am wondering about my child. I have two EGFR mutations and am concerned about what this means for my son. Does anyone know much about testing younger patients -he is much too young now

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Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me understand my recent diagnosis. I'd a lower left lung lobectomy last November and recently had my follow up appointment which will be annually from now on. I was told by the registrar not the consultant that I'd fluid on my lung. I wasn't told anything more than

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Yes I had a liver transplant in October 2018 my liver decease which ended up stage 4 liver decease caused unfortunately by medication for another health issue, prior to my transplant I also had open heart heart surgery I was one of these fitness people who didn't know I had a severe heart condition

Hood morning everyone and thank you so much for your support so far. I’m still investigating how to try and get my my tested for vasculitis. She has a diagnosis of bronchocentric glanulomatosis currently but I would like her tested for vasculitis as she is currently just being treated with steroids

This is just a heads-up if anyone is interested. Tomorrow (19th May) There is an event taking place in the atrium of the QE Hospital, Birmingham Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day. I shall be there talking about people becoming involved in Clinical Research as a PPIE members (Patient and

Today is the 6-month anniversary of my kidney transplant. All continues to go very well with the exception of low white blood cell count. This has improved some but still comes in between 3.0 and 3.75 with 4.0 being the bottom of the normal range. Inspite of my low WBC count and pulling of bactrim 7

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A few weeks ago I realized this is the ten-year anniversary of when I started dialysis. I started in August of 2013 in the days after I had a knee surgery. I was 14 years old. I'm now 24 years old. In the time since I started dialysis I started and finished high school, started and finished college,

Last week I had some devastating news I have a rare liver condition and now because of the AF and bradycardia I have been told that I have no other options but to have a liver transplant because the AF complicates things I'm really upset and scared I really don't know what to do. I've got to have

I see many posts about adenocarcinoma but none on NSCLC Squamous cell. Can anyone share their experience with squamous cell lung cancer. Also if anyone has had PNI (peri neural invasion). After surgery I also have a lot of high grade dysplasia in bronchial margins. I had right upper lobe removed February

HiMy daughter has rung to say my 2 year old grandson has just had a live flu vaccine. She said the GP has said to avoid people with very compromised immune systems, eg. they said, having bone marrow transplants, for a week. She asked if it was safe for them to see me and was told they had no guidance

Hi. I am 11 months post transplant (AML). I am due to have my childhood vaccines next week. Just worried about reactions etc and it not being in the safety of the hospital.

Hi There, I am a 62 years old male, with CKD 4 , EGFR as 16 and creatinine 4.07 . I have been listed for Kidney Transplant. I need to talk to people who have already got the transplant done and what kind of experience they have after getting the transplant. Any complications they had, is it better or

I am one month out from my liver transplant, and am still in horrible pain, have lost 40 pounds, of which I did not have to loose, still taking OxyContin regularly, can’t sleep, and can’t eat solid foods. Any suggestions? Feeling absolutely miserable, and NO energy.

Hello my name is lipsticandcrayons I am a previous kidney transplant Paitient. It lasted me a whole 7 years and trust me when I say I protect this kidney with my life because it came from my beautiful mother. My mother was getting tested she had done the round and I got a call to come in , I was so