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Why can't I get a liver transplant?
I am a 62 year old vet fram the Viet Nam era who has never drank or smokeed or used drugs, nevertheless, my...
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FYI....I UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN
NO ONE MEANT FOR IT TO HAPPEN THINGS DO HAPPEN ...
DON'T TAKE YOUR ORGANS TO HEAVEN...HEAVEN KNOWS WE NEED THEM HERE !!
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post transplant bloating
I had a transplant in 2001. Rejected in 2011 and back on dialysis. approximtely right where the transplant...
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Proposed changes to kidney allocation
They have been studying this for quite a while and there are some suggestions to change the way kidneys are...
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New to forum
Hey guys. I'm new to this forum. I had my Heart Transplant on 3/1/2003. At age 19. Next year I will be...
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Stomach weight gain
I have gained so much weight on my stomach and it is bugging me. I exercise a minimum of 3 days per week. ...
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Family Doners
Does anybody know, if a family member is willing to be a liver or a kidney donar, does the patient still...
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FYI CHENEY
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/24/politics/cheney-transplant-surgery/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 TIFF
DON'T TAKE YOUR ORGANS TO HEAVEN...HEAVEN KNOWS WE NEED THEM HERE !!
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my dad
Hello, My dad is currently on dialysis and recently had a series of complications. He developed TIA's...
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Liver Transplant-Need help
My step brother had an emergency transplant last year, his a 16 year old white male. No health problems until...
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Kidney transplant
I had a kidney transplant going on 25 years. I sufferer from chronic migraines, I have been prescribed many...
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CALLING ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HAD A PANCREAS TRANSPLA...
I have already had a kidney transplant, and now the doctors would like me to have a pancreas transplant. I...
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Kidney transplant and dialysis
My husband is on Kidney dialysis,and has been for about a month know. I guess the question i have is what kind...
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liver transplants
hi. my uncle is in need of a liver transplant.. i match his blood type, and im willing to donate, but I had a...
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Donating?
My dad is on dialysis, end stage renal disease. I just had a baby by c-section and also found out I am...
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Donor Diet?
Recently I found out from a cousin that a 7yo daughter of her friends requires a kidney transplant and it...
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kidney transplant is it possible
kidney transplant is it possible for a 62 year old woman with plenty of family members willing to give her the...
Take the Poll
My sister was told she needs dialisis NOW we want to give her a kidney she is 62 years old she has diabetes and high blood pressure what are our chances of giving her a kidney we have a large family and most want to be tested what are the requirements where do we go from here.
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lung transplant
my mother has pulmonary fibrosis on oxygen 24/7.. has beed on prednisone therapy without results. she was...
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financing for transplant
We are new to the idea of transplant so can anyone tell us how organ transplantation is financed? We are...
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Fatigue
Received a kidney transplant five years ago and before i received it I could walk miles without getting tired...
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wondering how a transplanted kidney can be given a...
wondering how a transplanted kidney can be given a jump start after dye used in angiogram affected it? My...
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bladder test for potential transplant patient
This will be my second time around in five years and things are a bit different. They have requested a...
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Kidney donor and Gout
Does any one know if occasional gout flare ups can prevent someone who is otherwise healthy from being...
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Can a man have a healthy baby after being on Cellc...
Hi my husband got a kidney transplant February 21 ,2011.I was wondering if any of men have had children...
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Insomnia
Hello, I had a kidney transplant 9 weeks ago. My numbers are all good, but I'm sleeping really poorly. Since...
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pancreas transplant question
Is there anyone out there who has had a pancreas transplant to treat type 1 diabetes, who also has Addison's...
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transplant hair loss
I had liver transplant 12/2010 and know i'm lossing hair ! Does anyone have any suggestions ?
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With death at home, is organ donation possible?
My sister is 76, and near death with Alzheimer's, under hospice care. I had assumed that dying at home...
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