Archive for the ‘lung transplant’ Category

What is the total cost of lung transplant (single and double) in the US?

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

If you have to ask you can't afford it.

My friend is sick. He’s had two operations for Lung Cancer. And could he get a lung transplant after that?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

He's had two operations in about 4 days. And he said he wouldn't make it. I WON'T believe it because they could do this, a transplant couldn't they? yes it is possible ,

How does a lung blood clot occur when you just have had kidney transplant?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

my cousin went to Berlin to have a kidney transplant and he got a lung blood clott. How did this happen? please give me details on it all. Could be a variety of reasons. If he was on blood thinners, he may not have had a high enough dose at ...

my son has CF and the state we live in does not allow medicad to pay for a lung transplant. do you know what?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

states allow this procedure to be done with medicad? YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN BUT CHECK SITE BELOW. ALSO, CAN TYPE IN CF LUNG TRANSPLANT AND SEARCH WEB. SITE BELOW IS #1 FOR THIS. CLARIAN IS IN INDIANA.

My brother just had a double lung transplant. I’m just curious– why is he on a ventilator?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

The surgery was finished by monday morning, and he's currently in the intensive care unit. He has a whole bunch of tubes coming out of him draining fluids and feeding him and stuff, which I understand. But he was put on a ventilator after surgery (which makes sense) but why ...

is it true that when you have a lung transplant for cystic fibrosis you have to have a heart transplant to ?

Friday, November 6th, 2009

No ... it is not true ... The success of lung transplantation is determined by the recipients’ average length of survival after the operation. For people with CF, the success of lung transplantation is as good as or better than for those with other lung diseases. As many as 90 percent ...

Michael Jackson half blind, needs lung transplant?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

michael jackson is dying from a genetic disease that could kill him if he doesn't have a lung transplant ? no he is fine none of that is true you can go to google and type in Michael Jackson and then go to the news section and read up on it hes 100% healthy

How do I get Oprah to read the book I wrote while waiting for 3 yrs for my son to get a lung transplant?

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

.....aww, thats very sweet. I hope it ended in a good way. I would love to read your book.... Im not oprah, but i would love to read it. cloakedfalcon@yahoo.com, maybe if its only in paper i could pay to have it mailed, email me. But with the oprah thing, ...

Is it okay to eat sushi if i had a lung transplant??

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Okay i had a lung transplant like a year ago and my nurse told me not to eat sushi because i cant eat anything that is not cooked so i was wondering is the meat inside a california cooked and is it okay to eat or should i not eat ...

What is life expectancy after lung transplant ?

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Statistically, approximately 50% of lung transplant recipients live 5 years after transplantation. Usually, the younger the recipient, the better the result. If you want to see the actual statistics, go to the following site: http://www.ustransplant.org/