Experiences with

Stem cell and bone marrow transplants

Did my pre-transplant testing day in January and received invoice from practice. They billed traditional Evaluation/Management codes E/M codes and expected some type of pre-transplant screening CPT. Does anyone have deeper billing coding guidance on this?

Somebody mentioned Marmite for B vitamins; is the B9 in it the best form? I e , folate, as opposed to folic acid?

Everyday there is people asking "I have ,x,y,z conditions, should I be shielding for 12 weeks?" or "I have not received a letter from government, but should I be shielding for 12 weeks?" The following is the list of conditions where patients should have received the "12 weeks shielding/isolation" letter

"Off licenses aren't essential services – and closing them during the coronavirus pandemic would yield more for the nation’s health than almost any other policy intervention." Just to let people know, that at the moment the QE Hospital in Birmingham have put liver transplants on hold for the time being

In a nutshell...keep smiling. Government Advice in the UK as at 12th March 2020 · All people with flu-like symptoms – a fever above 37.8C or a persistent cough- should stay at home, away from other people, for seven days. · Schools should not take trips abroad. · Older people

I am a liver transplant recipient, long wait on the transplant list, 19 months, due to my type B blood. Usual complications that come with end stage decompensated cirrhosis. Transplanted August 2018 at the Royal Free and making an excellent recovery after a long journey. Happy to ask for and give support

Hello I have just joined. I am a 69 year old female. My interest is to hopefully chat and maybe, support anyone who has been diagnosed with liver disease in its many silent killer forms. A few good people stood beside me, when I was diagnosed, this changed me, because they cared, they supported

I have recently joined this group with the intention of trying to help others. I had to delete my previous profile as I was associated with another HU Liver site. I have personally experienced of nearly all forms of medical conditions associated with alcohol-related liver disease. These include,

I have recently joined this group with the intention of trying to help others. I have personally experienced of nearly all forms of medical conditions associated with alcohol-related liver disease. These include, Ascites, Varices, Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE), Liver Cancer including liver ablation

Hi, I. Looking for advice please. My blood tests 2 weeks ago showed my kidnwy funtion was 57.my go done my bloods again they had dropped to 47 I then was asked to have them done again yesterday.i called for results today and the receptionist at my doctors said my results were normal.is this possible?

This is really for those who are on the liver transplant waiting list, and who are awaiting that elusive phone call. I have heard that for the time being, all liver transplants are on hold, until this present epidemic has calmed down. Those patients are advised to stay on contact with the transplant

Hello. How much water does everyone else drink for their kidney transplant? For a first few years, I used to drink 4liters or 16 cups of water. One time, I drank around 24 cups of water and I couldn't breathe. Horrible experience. Since then, I toned down alot to around 1-2 liters of water. I think I

Has anyone experienced infertility due to transplant?

Keeping inside most of the time now has opened up new opportunities as long ago friends find time to reach out and make contact. Just this past week three have called 'out of the blue' to say hello and ask how are we doing during this strange time. One asked if I still had the photos he had sent 20

This post began life as a response to another user's post. It got a bit long, so I am posting it in its own right. I would love to hear people's responses and experience of this. I interpreted the recent rheumatology advice in the same way (see the other post here: https://healthunlocked.com/lupusuk/

I am 65 years old and received a kidney transplant from my husband in September 2019 and all went well. However in the past couple of months I have noticed significant hair loss. I had really thick hair which is rapidly thinning. I believe this could be caused by one of the many drugs. Any suggestions

This email was sent out by the Wittlinger Therapy Centre, Austria, earlier today - it explains a lot in an easy to read way: Dear patients! Since we have received more requests in the past few days about whether people with lymphoedema disease have an increased risk of COVID 19 infection, we have summarized

Hello all, In the midst of all the worry, anxiety and devastation with the Carona outbreak, I wanted to share some good news. To recap - my mum had a single left lung transplant on the 30th October 19 and had a number of complications post-op. I have written a few updates about how shes been getting

Hi All, I am 5 months post 2nd kidney transplant. Being in London and under the care of an excellent hospital, it is absolutely necessary to be getting bloods done in such an early stage. I am at least fortnightly presently and needed to go back today after just one week as having a recent biopsy due

Hi all, I’m currently on the transplant list at QE Birmingham, does anyone know the current status of Liver Transplants I.e. are they operational, are they at reduced capacity? Would be interesting to know. Thanks, Tom