Re: Dot's update 1st evaluation lung transplant-kathy

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yes...thank you so much! Its great that @ least i qualify, right.. so sad for so many that don't...but trust me..it has taken me a whole year to even consider having one done..so it's all good!!

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From: Dorothy Delarosa <ddmhogc (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: Dot's update 1st evaluation lung transplantTo: "breath support group" <Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. com>Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 4:39 PM

Well, i went to my 1st Lung Evaluation-the great news is that they said i was a great candidate to be transplanted. I 1st went to Admissions.. they took my info..then spoke to Social Worker that told me that Medicaid would pay for my Transplant $350-400,000- However.. .it would not cover the aftercare nor Rehab. They said i would need to come up with $25,000 before they would even start testing me... & it didn't matter how ill i was...Then i met with Lung Coordinator. .she was really nice. She took my blood pressure (184/119) kinda high...took my temp, then did the 6 minute walk-however after 2 minutes she made me stop she said that's enough..my stats dropped to 81 w/5 ltrs of o2...then Dr. Angel (Lung Transplant Dr) came & asked a billion questions, listened to my lungs & said that noone knows what our time is here but according to what he saw (all current ct's, xrays & so forth) he

gave me 2 years..he said i must of had PF for 4 years already. He is baffled because he said he's never seen Pf so advanced in someone as young as me...he says its normally found in people that are in their 60's or 70's. He did say he'd like to test me for lupus & a couple of other things-anyway, my sis asked him so where would she be put on list if listed he said 1st of 2nd...the top of the list. So i guess that's pretty good...so i ask my air family to pray for me & any suggestions on fundraisers. I have my only paid possession a 2002 mustang convertible. .i'm planning a raffle...i know God will provide..i've come too far. Anyway..that was my day...

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