Daughter Starts transplant process in two weeks

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Hi Group,

It seems lately I have seen several posts about transplants. My 20yo daughter

starts the transplant process on August 2nd and the actual transplant is on Aug

10. Everytime I see something about transplants it certainly gets my attention.

For now I just keep her in my prayers.

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> hi Jackie

> We had a pet dog and when I first came home from hospital my mum was worried,

> but the transplant team said this was not a problem.  Our dog lived with us

but

> didn't sleep in our room in his basket, he slept in another room.  It was as

if

> he knew I was fragile and kept his distance from me.  I had 4 children at

school

> at the time, and my doctors were more concerned about what bugs they may bring

> home from school.  My doctors advised me to make friends and family very aware

> of how suseptible i was to bugs.  I asked my friends  not to visit while I was

> in hospital and ensued the children did not visit if they had a cold or their

> friends had a cold. When I came home we had a lady come every day and clean my

> bathroom and bedroom and I was the only one to use that bathroom.  For quite

> awhile my husband used the main bathroom.  I didn't go to public places other

> than outside parks for quite awhile, no shopping centres or anywhere in public

> where I was exposed to lots of people in enclosed areas.  I cant think of any

> other special arrangements we made.  I was very fortunate in that I had very

> little gvhd and I really didn't have many problems with viruses or

infections. 

> My main problem now is being susptible to lung infections and I'm still

careful

> to stay away from people with colds if at all possible.  I think the best

advice

> i had was to educate yourself in hospital about what medications you are on. 

> Understand what you must tak and what is okay to miss if you are not feeling

> well.  Read all you can about the transplant process, knowlege is powerful. 

Ask

> lots of questions, try to meet with others who have been through transplant. 

I

> met a lady before my transplant who'd had one a few years earlier.  She is

still

> a great support to me and we have become great friends, 17 years on.  Hope

this

> gives you somethings to help and please ask anything you want.

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> Judy t

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