Experiences with

Lung transplant

My name is SteveO. I am 72 and in pretty good shape, so I thought. That’s until an X-ray showed a mass in my upper left lung. Biopsy confirmed cancer. Another spot on PET. Me more biopsy then stage and treatment plan. I’m encouraged by hearing from others successes . Thanks and God Bless

I believe I reported the other day that I have signed up for the hep C transplant study at my transplant hospital. I have been told by the study chief transplant physician that it could be three days or it could be 70 days before I am called for a transplant. I have not been as focused on learning more

Hi, I am scheduled for my abulation Nov 4th. Not scared of the procedure but scared that I might not be here for them to do it. I have all the symptoms of 4th stage heart failure. Newest one is that I have no appetite. With the success rate I have been given I'm afraid. Just lost my sister due to waiting

In resent years have had lots of deals with industrial Injuries Disabledmeant Benetfit Re there prescribed list when it comes to lung disease AND asbestos and acm. Soctland accepts asbestos acm causes copd AND even updated pneumoconiosis criteria to reflect asbestos acm So why as not ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧

The post lung transplant op news from Tricity 125 is he’s alive and doing relatively well. Please do pop over to his posts on NRAS Healthunlocked and give him the support we all need at these times. All the best to you peeps May you be as well as you can be Ali-H (the NRAS interloper 😎)

Question Which immunosuppressive strategy is associated with the highest survival in lung transplantation? Findings In this cohort study of US recipients of lung transplants, sirolimus plus tacrolimus was associated with significantly better conditional survival from 1 year after transplant compared

Hi there, my husband has been on the Liver transplant waiting list for 9 months with a ukeld score that is currently 50, how long has it been for others before they got the call? He is an o blood type, live donor only. Thanks Sophie

I'm new here and concerned, worried, paranoid, call it what you will. 5days ago I cut a 2m channel in a plaster wall wfor some cables with an angle grinder. I did have a small paper mask but in hindsight it was not appropriate. There was dust everywhere. I showered straight after the work but since then

A team of scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology, the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the National Taiwan University have discovered that fullerene compounds can effectively kill non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells and

lorlatinib (Lorviqua) will shortly be assessed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use in NHSScotland, and to invite you to provide a Patient Group Submission for the medicine. The indication this new medicine will be assessed under is: "As monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of

Hey. So its been 9 years now of my kidney transplant. I am 17 years old now. Is it okay to get a tatoo like it won't harm my kidney or anything right?

So it’s been almost 4 years since I was diagnosed with aggressive G9 PCa. Surgery, adjuvant RT and ADT, then more RT after recurrence in a handful of pelvic LNs. Been on ADT and Zytiga for 11 months to hopefully cleanup anything that may remain. PSA has been undetectable since the treatment for recurrence

Chromosomal microarray (CMA) is clever, very sensitive technology which looks for extra (duplicated) or missing (deleted) chromosomal segments, sometimes called copy number variants (CNVs) - see illustration. These include: microdeletions and microduplications of chromosome segments, which are too

Hi I'm suffering with water infections quite often I've got pbc but am post liver transplant any one else suffer since diagnosis

Emergency call: Anais Dissi is about 10 months, waiting for a liver transplant at the Kremlin-Bicètre hospital, Paris, she is in absolute emergency. She is actually in a pediatric resuscitation department, tel: 00 33 1 45 21 32 16. Her blood type is A+. The liver transplantation is her final option.

Emergency call: Anais Dissi is about 10 months, waiting for a liver transplant at the Kremlin-Bicètre hospital, Paris, she is in absolute emergency. She is actually in a pediatric resuscitation department, tel: 00 33 1 45 21 32 16. Her blood type is A+. The liver transplantation is her final option.

I have had 2 x-rays, 1 CT Scan, and a Bronchoscopy, all abnormal, and now I am being sent for a PEP Scan. Has anyone had a PEP Scan and what does it involve, thanks.

Hello there!!! My dear mum has / had stage 4 small cell lung cancer.. She has had all her chemo and due to the cancer shrinking so much, they aren’t doing radiation to her chest, but preventative radiation to her brain. I’m really worried as to how this is going to effect her. Has anyone had the

I had a kidney transplant, 6 months ago. Was full of life, looking forward to the future. All of a sudden, feel anxious, exhausted, sad. Is this normal. Also feel guilty as im not doing anything with my life now, but should be as been given a 2nd chance at life and wasting it. Any suggestions please

Anyone know a rough estimate of yearly travel insurance to Europe 6 month after liver transplant.