We have the same thing here. My mother had the same as me, but she was never offered a transplant. She lived on oxygen for many yrs. I should have quit back then.
Oh it sure is hard to quit, I am just happy that I did.
A positive that came out of my surgery was my one daughter who smoked quit the day of my TX. My other 2 children never started.
I wish I could have quit back then, not that I haven't tried. I have an addictive personality so it makes it hard to qui…
Thats so true Kathryn, I was second class citizen from smoking and now its like I am still that way. When people ask me why I needed a lung tx its embarrassing for some reason to say emphazema. And to be on oxygen was no better, especially when you…
I have never been on Neoral. I have been on prograf since my lung tx in 2007. My problem with prograf is the servere headaches that I get since I started them. :(
MJ
Mary Jo, Its good to hear from a hometown friend. Dr. Doria the best in the business. And Dr. Navarro, He saved my life a couple of times. I go to transplant clinic to talk in April, so I will probably say hello as I always do. How are You doing? I am doing very well since transplant, And in april I will run 5k For Jefferson University hospital @ Dash for Awareness run and walk @ Art Museam. I just spoke to Kim at hospital this week and it is a go. Please stay in touch, we can share a lot of medical things. Good Luck, Nick
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I am a single lung Transplant Recipient. July 1 2007 is when I recieved my wonderful gift.