Re: Transplant / Transplant Guide

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There are excellent guides that have been recommended here before and are available from www.Unos.org . However, I just ran across one for Lung Transplantation from Columbia that gives an excellent overview of the process. Now, understand, some parts may vary with different centers, but it's still a very good outline.

http://www.columbiasurgery.org/pat/lungtx/guide.html

> > > > >Hi Amy,> > > >> > > > I am being evaluated at Vanderbilt in Nashville. The cut-off age> > is> > > > over 65, meaning you can still be eligible at age 65! So someone> > is> > > > certainly not telling you the right information.> > > >> > > > Sherry Age 64> > > > NSIP '98> > > >> > > >> > > > > I just received a return call from the pul. the nurse told me I> > > > would not be a canidate for a lung transplant. I asked why, was> > told> > > > the cut off point is 60 and could not even be reffered. I asked> > about> > > > the 73 year old man ....no answer did not know. Is this true, is> > 60> > > > the cut off? Anyone that knows please. Alsp how long does it> > take> > > for> > > > this lassix to work and get this fluid out of my lungs?> > > > > Amy> > > > >> > > >> > >> >>

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Bruce

thanks for this website

I started reading it -- a lot of stuff is similar to what i already learned at Penn, but i will continue to read just incase there is something new

thanks

Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania

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Subject: Re: Transplant / Transplant GuideTo: Breathe-Support Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 10:51 AM

There are excellent guides that have been recommended here before and are available from www.Unos.org . However, I just ran across one for Lung Transplantation from Columbia that gives an excellent overview of the process. Now, understand, some parts may vary with different centers, but it's still a very good outline.

http://www.columbia surgery.org/ pat/lungtx/ guide.html

> > > > >Hi Amy,> > > >> > > > I am being evaluated at Vanderbilt in Nashville. The cut-off age> > is> > > > over 65, meaning you can still be eligible at age 65! So someone> > is> > > > certainly not telling you the right information.> > > >> > > > Sherry Age 64> > > > NSIP '98> > > >> > > >> > > > > I just received a return call from the pul. the nurse told me I> > > > would not be a canidate for a lung transplant. I asked why, was> > told> > > > the cut off point is 60 and could not even be reffered. I

asked> > about> > > > the 73 year old man ....no answer did not know. Is this true, is> > 60> > > > the cut off? Anyone that knows please. Alsp how long does it> > take> > > for> > > > this lassix to work and get this fluid out of my lungs?> > > > > Amy> > > > >> > > >> > >> >>