The New Lung Transplant Guy

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Breezy

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Good i'm not the only one who gets a little irked when i hear about these things!

I know bottom line we can't really feel bad, but for people like US, with lung probs we did nothing to deserve them for, it is a kick in the ass kind of....whatever. Glad he's ok is all i can say i guess...
 
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Breezy

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Good i'm not the only one who gets a little irked when i hear about these things!

I know bottom line we can't really feel bad, but for people like US, with lung probs we did nothing to deserve them for, it is a kick in the ass kind of....whatever. Glad he's ok is all i can say i guess...
 
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Breezy

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Good i'm not the only one who gets a little irked when i hear about these things!

I know bottom line we can't really feel bad, but for people like US, with lung probs we did nothing to deserve them for, it is a kick in the ass kind of....whatever. Glad he's ok is all i can say i guess...
 
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Breezy

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Good i'm not the only one who gets a little irked when i hear about these things!

I know bottom line we can't really feel bad, but for people like US, with lung probs we did nothing to deserve them for, it is a kick in the ass kind of....whatever. Glad he's ok is all i can say i guess...
 
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CFHockeyMom

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Unfortunately, it happens more often than not. Liver transplants are commonly given to alcoholics suffering from serosis. It definitely ticks me off. I'm not saying they shouldn't be on the list but certainly their priority should be adjusted to reflect that they imposed this condition on themselves.

I suspect that the medical community views this as passing judgement and doesn't want any part of it. After all, they are bound by the hippocratic oath, "<i>To keep the good of the patient as the highest priority</i>".
 
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CFHockeyMom

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Unfortunately, it happens more often than not. Liver transplants are commonly given to alcoholics suffering from serosis. It definitely ticks me off. I'm not saying they shouldn't be on the list but certainly their priority should be adjusted to reflect that they imposed this condition on themselves.

I suspect that the medical community views this as passing judgement and doesn't want any part of it. After all, they are bound by the hippocratic oath, "<i>To keep the good of the patient as the highest priority</i>".
 
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CFHockeyMom

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Unfortunately, it happens more often than not. Liver transplants are commonly given to alcoholics suffering from serosis. It definitely ticks me off. I'm not saying they shouldn't be on the list but certainly their priority should be adjusted to reflect that they imposed this condition on themselves.

I suspect that the medical community views this as passing judgement and doesn't want any part of it. After all, they are bound by the hippocratic oath, "<i>To keep the good of the patient as the highest priority</i>".
 
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CFHockeyMom

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Unfortunately, it happens more often than not. Liver transplants are commonly given to alcoholics suffering from serosis. It definitely ticks me off. I'm not saying they shouldn't be on the list but certainly their priority should be adjusted to reflect that they imposed this condition on themselves.

I suspect that the medical community views this as passing judgement and doesn't want any part of it. After all, they are bound by the hippocratic oath, "<i>To keep the good of the patient as the highest priority</i>".
 
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CFHockeyMom

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Unfortunately, it happens more often than not. Liver transplants are commonly given to alcoholics suffering from serosis. It definitely ticks me off. I'm not saying they shouldn't be on the list but certainly their priority should be adjusted to reflect that they imposed this condition on themselves.

I suspect that the medical community views this as passing judgement and doesn't want any part of it. After all, they are bound by the hippocratic oath, "<i>To keep the good of the patient as the highest priority</i>".
 
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CFHockeyMom

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Unfortunately, it happens more often than not. Liver transplants are commonly given to alcoholics suffering from serosis. It definitely ticks me off. I'm not saying they shouldn't be on the list but certainly their priority should be adjusted to reflect that they imposed this condition on themselves.

I suspect that the medical community views this as passing judgement and doesn't want any part of it. After all, they are bound by the hippocratic oath, "<i>To keep the good of the patient as the highest priority</i>".
 
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Pumuckl

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I too feel that if you intentionally harm your body... well 'nuff said.

I think most people that receive lung transplants suffer from COPD (I do not have anything concrete to back this up just my own personal observation).

I am in pulmonary rehab and had to go through pulmonary education. Everyone in the class aside from myself suffered from COPD. Most had been smokers since very young ages (the earliest being 8 years of age). One of them already had a transplant a long time ago again for COPD.

I recently went to a transplant support group meeting which included folks that are waiting for transplants (undergoing testing) and folks that already had transplants and everyone of them had COPD and had been smoking 30 + years.

I guess what agitates me is that most smokers (not all) are inconsiderate and subject us non-smokers to their second hand smoke. Be it someone that lights up as soon as they walk out of a store/mall or someone that has to light up at a public place such as a State fair. These folks complain about laws that prohibit smoking in public places but will be the first to cry for new lungs when theirs fail.

/Sorry end of Rant.
 
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Pumuckl

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I too feel that if you intentionally harm your body... well 'nuff said.

I think most people that receive lung transplants suffer from COPD (I do not have anything concrete to back this up just my own personal observation).

I am in pulmonary rehab and had to go through pulmonary education. Everyone in the class aside from myself suffered from COPD. Most had been smokers since very young ages (the earliest being 8 years of age). One of them already had a transplant a long time ago again for COPD.

I recently went to a transplant support group meeting which included folks that are waiting for transplants (undergoing testing) and folks that already had transplants and everyone of them had COPD and had been smoking 30 + years.

I guess what agitates me is that most smokers (not all) are inconsiderate and subject us non-smokers to their second hand smoke. Be it someone that lights up as soon as they walk out of a store/mall or someone that has to light up at a public place such as a State fair. These folks complain about laws that prohibit smoking in public places but will be the first to cry for new lungs when theirs fail.

/Sorry end of Rant.
 
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Pumuckl

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I too feel that if you intentionally harm your body... well 'nuff said.

I think most people that receive lung transplants suffer from COPD (I do not have anything concrete to back this up just my own personal observation).

I am in pulmonary rehab and had to go through pulmonary education. Everyone in the class aside from myself suffered from COPD. Most had been smokers since very young ages (the earliest being 8 years of age). One of them already had a transplant a long time ago again for COPD.

I recently went to a transplant support group meeting which included folks that are waiting for transplants (undergoing testing) and folks that already had transplants and everyone of them had COPD and had been smoking 30 + years.

I guess what agitates me is that most smokers (not all) are inconsiderate and subject us non-smokers to their second hand smoke. Be it someone that lights up as soon as they walk out of a store/mall or someone that has to light up at a public place such as a State fair. These folks complain about laws that prohibit smoking in public places but will be the first to cry for new lungs when theirs fail.

/Sorry end of Rant.
 
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Pumuckl

New member
I too feel that if you intentionally harm your body... well 'nuff said.

I think most people that receive lung transplants suffer from COPD (I do not have anything concrete to back this up just my own personal observation).

I am in pulmonary rehab and had to go through pulmonary education. Everyone in the class aside from myself suffered from COPD. Most had been smokers since very young ages (the earliest being 8 years of age). One of them already had a transplant a long time ago again for COPD.

I recently went to a transplant support group meeting which included folks that are waiting for transplants (undergoing testing) and folks that already had transplants and everyone of them had COPD and had been smoking 30 + years.

I guess what agitates me is that most smokers (not all) are inconsiderate and subject us non-smokers to their second hand smoke. Be it someone that lights up as soon as they walk out of a store/mall or someone that has to light up at a public place such as a State fair. These folks complain about laws that prohibit smoking in public places but will be the first to cry for new lungs when theirs fail.

/Sorry end of Rant.
 
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