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Check-In: Lung Transplants and Alternatives

Spring is known as a season of renewal. As it happens, April is National Donate Life Month in the United States. This is an opportunity to raise awareness about organ donation. It is also a time to honor those who have made the ultimate gift of renewal …

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Lung transplant-difference in breathing and needing a transplant

I hope someone can answer or help me to understand better. I just watched a show on transplants & the one man that needed lungs, had been a firefighter, & had an extremely hard time breathing. That I understand, that he needed the transplant. My …

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Transplant

PROS: The ability to breathe! If you are compliant with meds, diet, and exercise, you will be able to look forward to a pretty normal life! Recovery time varies, but averages 6 months or so. You will actually be able to do stuff to try …

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