Hi @dnab, my name is glinda I to have had a heart transplant I am 8 years post transplant as of January 20th of this year I caught a hold that destroyed my heart and waited from December 23rd of 2005 to January 20th of 2011 to get my heart as I am 0+ and it is extremely rare to get an o+ heart so yes it depends on the blood and tissue type also as to when you get the heart I got mine exactly 2days before my family would have been planning my funeral as my heart was that bad it was pure scar tissue and I never knew I had the heart attack as all I had was asthma symptoms but I had an ICD implanted in 2006 do to fainting and also had the home IV to keep my heart beating as my ef was not even 4% percent and I wasn't getting even a quarter of my blood that was oyxgenated by the time I had the transplant. So glad that you didn't have to wait long for yours and that you are doing great I just wanted to introduce myself and give you a little history on me and my journey to having to have the transplant feel free to ask me questions anytime
Glinda