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Celebrating a 10th heart/lung transplant anniversary by Live Life Then Give Life Patient Expert We always love to hear stories about people who are doing so well after transplant, and especially so when that is a heart/lung transplant! The lovely Jacqui Mansell, who has always been an incredible supporter of ours...
Lung Transplant Recipient Breathes Sigh of Relief by Donate Life Illinois .. Healthy Living Professional The NW Herald ran an excellent story today on lung transplant recipient Megan Herdegen of Mc... so her body does not reject its new lungs. The first three months after a transplant are the most difficult...
A Transplant Recipient's Story by HealthCareFixers .. they would have wanted to transplant me. They wanted to stabilize me. I had blood clots in my lungs. I was critical... that is becoming more commonplace with increasing and improved surgical and medical techniques. That is transplantation. Organ...
Childrens Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD): One families story by Bob .. Patient Expert without being tethered to an oxygen tank. Some parents sit, wait, and hope for a new set of lungs through a transplant... Interstitial lung disorders are among the least understood in medicine. They are a diverse group...
Portable artificial lung keeps patient alive for transplant by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert for a lung transplantation. A standard respiratory ventilator was no longer effective at keeping the patient alive because her lungs had become too diseased. Administered by the transplant team at New...
Interview with double lung transplant recipient John Hollenbach by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert John Hollenbach received a double lung transplant two years ago. Over two years ago, John Hollenbach received a double lung transplant that saved his life. To share the story of his miraculous
A personal story... by hollyvshaw Patient Expert is sharing personal stories. These often have the most impact and maybe prompt people to be proactive... like a 'normal' person. Just to be able to take a big deep breath in to fill the whole of my lungs! 2007...
A personal experience of treating lung cancer patients by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert . I’ve met countless men and women with similar stories. Of course, some non-smokers get lung cancer... What is it like to work as a lung cancer nurse? Lung cancer is the most common cancer...
A Local CF Transplant Story by Nathan L. Patient Expert Martina Natoli is a CFer from nearby VA Beach who received a double lung transplant 6 months ago...you can read the story Here...she literally received her transplant call at the last possible moment...
Story of, and Tips on, My First Dry Run for Transplant!! by CysticGal Patient Expert to any of you who did not recieve the non-news of my first call for transplant, which I did not receive. Third, I am so tired that I have to go bed. This must not be a long post but I wanted to tell you the brief story...

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Italy: World's First Lung Transplant on HIV Patient Performed
The world's first lung transplant on an HIV patient was performed by doctors in Italy, the director of the country's National Transplant Center in southern Palermo said on Friday. "This is an important event in the progress of transplants," said Alessandro Nanni Costa. The patient, who had terminal...crap

Are You an Alpha (A-1AD deficient)?
at an accelerated pace. It was much more destructive to her lungs than it would have been to a person with normal... he said, ‘They’re also beginning to do lung transplants.’” “Transplants! That’s the one thing that told me how bad it was.” (At this point in time there had only ever been one lung transplant done on an Alpha...crap

Gene Therapy? (GENE THERAPY, 2009)
Hi Dr. Bob,Could you discuss recent discoveries in stem cell transplants and gene therapy.... Robert J. Frascino, M.D. Gene Therapy? (GENE THERAPY, 2009) Hi,Gene therapy and stem cell transplants... and find out when can we sometime in the future get started on this cutting edge treatment,keep up the great work, you are a very special person...crap

Cancer Survival Stories
. Bad cancer. Lung cancer that had spread to her bones before she even realized those aches and pains... to this story. We reconnected, talked and laughed for 3 hours, enjoyed one another’s company. Then she headed...crap

Is it COPD or Another Lung Condition? How Can You Tell?
read by a person trained in recognizing Black Lung Disease, pulse oximetry, ABG (arterial blood gas... pneumonia instead. Here in Part II we will discuss Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, Black Lung Disease...) Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is not an Obstructive Lung Disease like COPD (trouble getting the air out...crap

Dying with COPD
, and ruled out, all treatments for your COPD including lung transplant as well as other surgery... along with dignity and personal choice. So, here we go. Sit down with me for a few minutes and we’ll talk..., even if very slow and minimal? •    Do you have a support group; family, friends, and other lung...crap

I Saw You Fall The Other Night
I saw you fall the other night. You screamed and screamed so loud you thought your lungs..., but not one looked your way. Not one person reached out towards you. Nobody wanted to help. You fell.... Your chest heaves with the sorrow, you cannot breathe properly it hurts that bad. You are a dead person...crap

Marijuana Lung Health Report: Less Than Meets the Eye?
On or around November 12 the British Lung Foundation made news in England, the U.S., and probably... lung and other cancers and infections. The report, nine pages of text plus 90 references, is available at www.lunguk.org/news/a_smoking_gun.pdf. We found the "shocking new report" (quote from the British Lung...crap

Hey asthmatics! You are not alone!
It might take another chronic lung-er to understand why I say this, but one of the best days... among asthmatics, but many with chronic lung problems. Now, as soon as a chronic lung-er comes into the ER... use one all the time at home too."   Another neat thing: chronic lung-ers usually have the room nice...crap

Pulmonary Hypertension - What You Need to Know
A person suffering from a heart or lung disorder is liable to experience high blood pressure. The walls of the blood vessels and arteries located in the lung area tend to constrict due to a primary...; supplemental medication to lower the blood pressure; in extreme cases, lung transplants may be recommended...crap