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You may want to check out Facebook group - Duke Lung Transplantees. My wife found that group to be extremely helpful. A lot of people stayed at Clairmont at Hillandale Apts across from rehab. you'll want to be close to the rehab center. We actually were blessed with a great deal on a rental...

Grange Insurance has a graded life policy for members (so you would have to get car insurance or something with them, but it's worth it). It's 50k graded for 3 years. If you die before the policy matures at 3 years then you just get back your premiums you've paid. After 3 years, it's 50k. I...

Hey I think it’s great that you’re at least contemplating this. I can tell you, I wish I would have thought about it several years ago. I spent a good 7-8 years literally wasting my life and my body. I know what it’s like; my thoughts were always this: “I’m going to die someday anyway and I’m...

You're not alone! It's so frustrating. I pray it gets better real soon for you. I have had issues with bleeding for the past 10-12 years off and on and have had 2 embolizations within the last few years. I used to rush to the hospital and they'd start IV antibiotics even though I felt fine...

You're not alone! It's so frustrating. I pray it gets better real soon for you. I have had issues with bleeding for the past 10-12 years off and on and have had 2 embolizations within the last few years. I used to rush to the hospital and they'd start IV antibiotics even though I felt fine...

Ouch! this sounds terrible. I have to agree with dbsholes though. The cramping sounds like Vit D deficiency and the Tingling sounds like hypocalcemia. It's amazing how intricate our bodies are and how debilitating a poor diet can be, or in our case malabsorption. I have to assume that one of the...

Ouch! this sounds terrible. I have to agree with dbsholes though. The cramping sounds like Vit D deficiency and the Tingling sounds like hypocalcemia. It's amazing how intricate our bodies are and how debilitating a poor diet can be, or in our case malabsorption. I have to assume that one of the...

I may not have had as severe of inflammation but I have taken Spiriva for about 5 years and have felt like I can breathe better all-around ever since. It seems to help me be able to take deeper breaths and be able to clear that junk out. Might be worth checking with your doctor. I heard of a...