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- Are you a member of http://TransplantBuddies.com ?
- Yes
- Where did you hear about Transplant Friends?
- TransplantBuddies.com
- Are You Male or Female?
- Male
- Share why you had to have a transplant.
- Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
Bronchiolitis obliterans
- Which Organ(s) did you receive? If you are on the waiting list, please share.
- Left lung (2006)
On transplant list for right lung.
- How many years have you had your Transplant for?
- 5.5
- I am Interested in Transplant Friends because...
- I need a forum to let my friends keep up with my transplant.
- Which Transplant Center has or will perform your life saving surgery?
- 2006 - Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
2012 - The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
- How has transplantation changed your life? If Yes, please share.
- Yes. I have been able to share the last 6 Christmas seasons with my family. Most import has been watching my children grow into terrific, young adults.
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Almost had the transplant tonight.
Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:33am 11 Comments 3 Likes
Just a few hours after I posted the first message, I got the call from Methodist Hospital that they had a lung for me (I was the primary candidate). Pegi and I took off for Houston and made it from Lake Conroe to the Medical Center in 1hr and 10 min. That's flying folks. Got IV'ed up and ready to go when they came in and told me that I my anitbodies reacted against the donor organ. For those not inside the transplant loop, this is not something you want. So they turned me loose and sent…
Continue On the lung transplant list......Again
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 6:59pm 0 Comments 1 Like
On Jan 26, 2012, I was listed on the lung transplant list for a single, right lung. This is my second time through this process. I had a single, left lung transplant at Emory University Hospital in June 2006. I will write more on the troubles I had at that time at a later date. Now, I sit and wait for the call. This transplant will be performed at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX this time. But, I have one problem to solve first. My level of Panel Reactive Antibodies (PRA) are…
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- At 5:14pm on February 7, 2012,
Hostess Rise' said…
Hello Robert
Welcome to Transplant Friends! Wishing you the best with your right lung tx.
Thank You
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