I have been truly blessed during this entire journey. I did some pre-prep so that when the call came I had done what I could to set the Mayo Team up for success. This sped up the pre-surgery prep which got me in to Surgery quicker. I was told my surgery went very well, due to my recovery from the anesthesia, and high pain threshold, I was only in the ICU for a day and a half. I was able to begin walking very quickly, and my incision healed very quickly.I have always been blessed with healing from cuts. I followed the medical teams instructions completely, and documented it on the White Board in my room. I honestly didn’t have much pain, which surprised the Surgeon, Doctors, and Nurses. I have been blessed that my natural lung has maintained, while my new lung has expanded to fill my chest cavity faster than the team expected. I had also done Pre-Physical Therapy prior to getting the call for my transplant which helped immensely. An example would be I had done “Sit to Stand” exercises in Pre-Hab and when The Physical Therapist did a timed 10 repetition test I did 2 of them and matched the record for this exercise. Hope this helps.