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@danab

Yes i saw @glinda and yes my case is a bit different. Up until nov 2017 i was still working and doing pretty much everything else but the arruthmias would still plage me and they were getting more frequent. Well its a long story and the meds and pacemaker that were keeping me normal somewhat were starting to take a toil on my body and in nov and dec they tried some more ablations. My injection factor was low but not the main problem in dec it was at 30 to 40 but the anti arrythimia meds were not working anymore and i was getting shocked more often by my pacemaker to stay in rythme. Well by December iv anti arrythmia drugs damaged my thyroid and it was removed and then the drugs became toxic they thought i had a stroke. During this time i was being evaluated for a heart transplant and they were still trying to find some treatment for my old heart. Well finially about the last week of December i was approved to be placed on the transplant list. At first i was a 2. But with me still having multiple arrythmias a day and some bad enough to get shocked they felt the only alternative was transplant. I was raised to a 1b at this point. Well the Lord was watching out for me and on the 5th of January the surgeon came in with the best news. A Heart was available and did i want it. It did have a bit of a problem the donor had CMV and i had not had it (at the time he couldn't tell me why) But it was still better than what i was going thru. So here i am very happy with my new heart and no more pacemaker, shocks or waking up to arrythmias thank you Lord Jesus, he must have work for me yet. BTW my injection factor now is 68 my old heart on its best days were in the 40s before.

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@danab it’s such a great feeling to be able so much behind you. For me, every day is a gift now.
JK

@danab, Thank you for sharing your story. It is amazing how perfect the timing worked out for you. I get chills just thinking about the doctor coming in to tell you the good news of an available heart. I can clearly remember the exact moment when I got my call from my surgeon, it's as if time froze for that moment.
Thank you for telling me about organ transplant from the perspective of a heart transplant recipient. Life is a gift!