Recent content by mom2two

Your own pillow and soft blanket can make a world of difference too. Just make sure they are not white, or you may lose them.

I second Duke. They are excellent.

Kenna2, Better to get it all done now rather than later when you are feeling even worse. The heart cath, in my experience, was no problem whatsoever. My insertion site was in my groin, so they shaved half of my pubic hair. Yes, HALF. *snicker* I guess there's a first time for everything...

Adding Budesonide to the saline nasal rinse really seems to help with polyps.

I'd like to reiterate what Kenna2 said; your numbers are not that high at all. Eat the food you need and insulin for it, conservatively on weight training days. And 200 is not that high. I will go up to 450 if I dont keep a careful eye on things. (darn that prednisone!)

Kyeev, A bit of a lag since my last writing here in August! I was listed at Duke in October and got my transplant 12 days later. So far its been an up and down road. A fungus that they didnt know about was in my old lungs and got transferred to my new lungs during the transplant process...

I always knew that I would want a transplant. That being said, I I've spent most of my life working very hard to prevent one! But the writing was on the wall last August with an 18% FEV1 and I got my refurbished lungs in October. Yes, it has been a hard road. Yes, I've had complications...

After using albuterol for decades, I got to the point where is was causing SOB and low sats and I could no longer tolerate it. Granted, I could not tolerate any other inhaled medication at that point either except simple saline. I could tolerate Advair however.

Forty-six.

I started having pretty bad incontinence in my twenties, due to coughing. Pelvic floor muscle exercises did not help me because the coughing was so intense. (I broke 2-4 ribs many times on both sides from coughing so hard) You might want to try Poise pads, the moderate or heavy type. Panti...

Just wondering if anyone has some experience with treating this. Apparently I was infected pre-transplant (and didn't know it), and it transferred over to my new lungs. :mad: I'd especially be interested in folks who were dealing with it post-transplant, but that's probably a pretty darn...

However, they cant transplant your sinuses too, so get them in tiptop shape prior to transplant if you can. I also wanted to mention that when transplanting the entire system, it is not a given that you get ride of the nasty germs. I apparently had scedosporium (sp?) prolificans in my old...

So Kosdancer, what went on in the people who had a bad reaction to Orkambi and significantly decreased their FEV1 and FVC?

At a well-known post and pre-lung transplant rehab clinic a lot of the PT's just pass the same pulse ox on down the line of patients. Drives me batshit, and yes I have spoken up about it, as have others. The response? If you dont like it, go wash your hands afterwards.............

Hey guys. As some of you know, I relocated to Durham on Sept. 11. Got the call and was transplanted on October 12th, now back home and into rehab. ;)