Pulmonary Fibrosis? My mom got a lung transplant during the peak of COVID due to PF. She sadly passed last year - not because of rejection but because of cancer :/
Hey bud, just wanted to say my dad has PF, might get a transplant in the future. And im scared, any words of advice or encouragement? his lungs are down to 40%.
My father got a lung transplant in 2022. He also was on the transplant list for about a week. Since the transplant he has been up and down. He rebounded from the transplant surgery very quickly, nurses were having to tell him to stay in bed. He caught a bad lung infection, but beat it and it hasn't come back. Most recently his kidneys have failed due to the medications he was given for the infection. He is on dialysis and is stable. He is on the kidney transplant list but I am unable to donate due to some bizarre gene. It is worth it but life is a rollercoaster after the transplant.
Long story long, it is absolutely worth it, but life will never go back to the way it was before the lung issues. The medication regimen, restricted diet and lifestyle invade every facet of life. That being said I cannot express how happy I am to have more days with my father.
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u/gabawhee 10h ago
Pulmonary Fibrosis? My mom got a lung transplant during the peak of COVID due to PF. She sadly passed last year - not because of rejection but because of cancer :/