@tomha Hello Tom, and welcome to our forum. As you can already tell, we have a wonderful group of people willing to offer support. I hope you have a very good doctor who has explained what this disease is and how to stay on top of it. My secret to staying healthy is following guidelines set up for people who have already had a lung transplant. They must avoid infections at all costs, and you know what, so do we. A few examples of the extra care transplantees take to avoid the bad germs are: do not eat at buffet lines. Many hands touch those ladles and there are many germs on them like cold & flu. Grocery cart handles, eating in restaurants, shaking hands with people, touching door handles at stores, etc. are ways to pick up infectious illnesses that can cause us severe setbacks. Tom, if you take the time to read back over older posts, especially ones by @katemn, you will find a treasure trove of helpful information.