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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Lung Transplantation |
Lung transplant02/25/2009 |
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY MOTHER IS 60 YRS OLD AND HAS SEVERE EMPHYSEMA SHE ON OXEGEN 24 HRS AND IS NOW UNDER HOSPICE CARE..I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO FIND A PLACE THAT WOULD DONATE HER NEW LUNGS..SHE TAKES 1/2 DOSE OF MORAPHINE FOR PAIN TO EASE HER BREATHING ..NOW MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ALL WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THERE GOING TO GET WHEN SHE DIES AND ALL I WANT IS FOR MY MOTHER TO LIVE THATS ALL I WANT ..SO PEOPLE TOLD ME I CAN LOOK UP PLACES THAT DONATE LUNGS AND OTHER ORGANS ...PLEASE IM IN DESPERATE NEED TO GET HER HELP...I WANT MOTHER HERE...I JUST LOST MY SON BACK IN 2007 AT THE AGE OF 25 YRS OLD ...I CANT TAKE LOOSING MY MOTHER PLEASE HELP ME OR REFERE ME TO SOME PEOPLE ..PLEASE......I GO THERE ON SATURDAYS TO WATCH HER OR TO PLAY RUMMY WITH HER BUT I FEEL SO HOPELESS AS I WATCH HER WITHER AWAY AND THERES NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT...PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME HELP MY MOTHER LIVE....IM FROM WARREN MICHIGAN ...IN CANADA I SEEN WHERE THEY HAVE FREE MEDICAL A WOMEN WHO HAD CANCER COULDNT GET THE HELP FROM THE UNITED STATES SO SHE MARRIED SOMEONE IN CANADA AND NOW IS CANCER FREE...BECAUSE CANADA HAS FREE MEDICAL FOR EVERYONE....PLEASE FIND A WAY TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE BACK TO HER .....THANK YOU A GOD BLESS EVERYONE WHO CAN HELP ME...KEEP MY MOTHER HERE WITH US...
Emphysema is one of the leading indications for lung transplantation. Potential candidates are put through an arduous screening process to assure that they are otherwise healthy and can endure the rigors of the surgery and the lengthy recovery time. Part of this assessment involves an objective measurement of one's functional status.
For example, most programs require that a potential candidate be able to walk a minimum of 600 feet within 6 minutes. Research has shown that those who cannot achieve this goal typically do poorly after the transplant surgery. Unfortunately, most patients in hospice care do not qualify for transplantation on this basis.
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David R. Nunley, MD, FCCP Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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