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Transplants | Last Active: May 28, 2022 | Replies (47)
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@azdan99

I was on a bi-VAD device in the hospital for 6 months waiting for a transplant. In 2002 it was not a "small box with a battery", but a washing machine size pneumatic pump plugged into the wall with 8 foot tubes attached to me. There was always a technician in the hospital to provide support to make sure the device was functioning correctly. Not a great experience, but it kept me alive. Daily visits my lab personnel to test my blood "thinness" and pharmacists to adjust my meds.
Multiple visits a day by transplant teams to monitor my status and inspect my incisions.

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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Mar 8, 2022

Hi Azdan good to see you again, How are things going down there in Tucson I seem to remember you saying you lived.
Hope all is great and I didn't realize your beginning was definitely more interesting than mine. The B I vad machine sounds basically like the by pass machine they use during Transplant. So how are things holding up? I myself just passed 4 years post and doing great. Enjoying my time volunteering at Church, Watching my Grandkids grow and getting in some golf. I actually have my youngest Son in his 2nd year of college there in Tucson at U of A. He's doing great and enjoys coming up to Florence to see the rest of my Kids.

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