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Lung Transplant: What can I expect?
Lung Health | Last Active: Jul 27, 2025 | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
@vollenweider6154, I just read in the 'Snapshots of hope, Life on the other side of transplant' discussion that you are on the lung transplant list. I can understand the fears that you are experiencing as your health is affected while waiting and hoping for your transplant. You are noy alone in this.
I would like to invite you to meet @chickytina who is a lung transplant recipient. What would you like to know from her about her transplant experience?
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Thank you for your reply! As a total newcomer, I am still learning how to use this Mayo Clinic system. I would very much welcome learning more from chickytina -- and from all of you, for that matter, especially if you/they may be in or near to Northern Virginia, which I where I live. Right now I am at the very, very beginning of just learning HOW to explore this process. My doctor in Arlington, VA, recommended that I strongly consider Temple University (near Philadelphia) for my evaluation as a candidate, but that's 2 hours away minimum by car. Another friend suggested I talk to other beginners, plus those who are already transplantees, or in the process of becoming one. This is why I signed up for this Mayo Clinic discussion group. In addition, I.m also talking to people at the AlphaNet Foundation who know the most about my genetic enzyme deficiency A1AT.