Experiences with

Lung transplant

Hi My Name is Tariq aljamal 47 years old , am married and have 2 daughters 15 and 10. I live in DeKalb , Illinois 60115 Recently on May 2020 I had akidney failure as well as doing Hemo Dialysis 3 times weekly looking forward for a chance for kidney transplant to gain my normal health and continue my

A pet that inspired the book A Street Cat Named Bob has died aged 14. James Bowen met Bob in 2007 during his battle with drug addiction when he found the cat abandoned and injured and decided to look after him. He began taking the ginger cat with him when busking or selling The Big Issue in London.Bowen

There is much money in the pain and drug industry. Ethics and the recipients of these drugs do not factor into the bottom line. Profit and Loss Statements mean percentage increases at any cost. It is sad that chronic pain patients are made to feel like drug addicts and treated in a most callous way.

With reference to the pins and needles post transplant, I have had it in both hands especially in the thumbs and forefingers . It is most irritating and like others who have commented upon.it, I have great difficulty in opening jars and taking the tops off tins. At the moment I'm also suffering from

Sorry it has taken a while to get back, So the phone call with the consultant was frustrating and disappointing to be honest. He started by mentioning the "very serious infection" I got the feeling that he thought I didn't know what it was, I said "yes, the Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis" I asked

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. and most who are diagnosed with lung cancer do not survive five years. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type where tumor cells shed from the main tumor circulate in the blood and settle in other organs and metastasize

A question to my fellow lung warriors ! I have recently progressed on Afatanib - I am a stage 4 advanced lung cancer with mets to liver and bones throughout. Have had an amazing 9 months on Afatanib but sadly rapid progression has started. Two biopsies have sadly not shown the elusive T790 gene that

Were you aware that the original 2020 Federal Budget cut out funding for lung cancer search? A concerted effort by patients, families, clinicians, advocates and lung cancer foundations got lung cancer specific funding restored. That’s important because lung cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer

I am wondering that is there anyone who take mineral suppliments after kidney transplant?

Post by MPN-MATE Admin » Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:56 am Morning all... :D For some of us here, (but hopefully not all...?), some may eventually have to travel down the path of having an Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT), when and if it becomes necessary... ... If, and when that occurs, one of the known

On May 29th, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the combination of Cyramza (ramucirumab) and Tarceva (erlotinib) for the first line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with tumors having changes in EGFR called exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations. The FDA

Im 16 months post transplant and in the last 5 months I have gain so much weight. I used to weigh 135-145lbs. before transplant and back in Feb. I was 153 lbs. And now 4 months later Im 186 lbs. can someone please explain why Im gaining this weight so fast. I dont eat much. Anyone who can help me. Ive

Hello warriors, I am 18-month post kidney transplant. I am 28. I am just started woking a month ago. I have been told by My transplant doct to always eat fresh hot food. But since I am working away from home I wont be able to manage arrage fresh hot food. I was thinking about taking a tiffin box with

Since having my liver transplant in Feb of this year I have had numbness and pins and needles in both hands especially in the thumbs and index fingers. I have to be very wary that I don't burn myself as I have little sensation of temperature. i spoke with .my.consultant about this who said that it is

I am three months out of having my liver transplant on .23rd Feb. I am not feeling any pain from the operation except in my back a d left hand side but I have been assured that this is quite common. My main problem at the moment is tireness. I can not walk much further than about 2000 steps without becoming

This is the eighth drug approval in two months, please email support@go2foundation.org if you have any questions about any of these recent approvals. On May 26, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the combination of Opdivo (nivolumab), Yervoy (ipilimumab), and two cycles of platinum-doublet

Due to one pesky tumor increasing in size from scan to scan, my oncologist is recommending stopping Keytruda (the only treatment I've had since being diagnosed January 2019) and beginning Alimta. Does anyone have any feedback/suggestions for using Alimta? The word chemo really scares me, but it's

On May 22, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Alunbrig (brigatinib) for the first line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with tumors having changes in ALK. The FDA based their approval on the results of the clinical trial ALTA 1L which showed that patients receiving

Ok so I'm slightly panicking I'm 3.5 years post single lung transplant. This is my only lung as other has been completely removed. My 10 year old daughter has asthma and shes been poorly with her chest last couple of days .

Hi all, hope you're all as well as can be expected. I haven't been around for quite some time now. I guess normal life gets back in the way eventually. Bit of background, I am a Liver Transplant patient, Kings College Hospital 2014, so coming up to 6th year anniversary. I've been doing well and got back