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Snapshots of hope: Life on the other side of transplant.

Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Jun 21 11:30am | Replies (100)
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@johnnoregon

Thanks for this Lori. I'm late to the party but ok. A really great post and thread. My liver transplant was a year ago. The surgery was good and so am I. At 270 lbs, the surgery process freed 60 pounds of ascites and edema fluid. Now at age 67, I'm at 170 now and holding. I can exercise, do chores, put in about 15k steps a day just doing stuff around my farm I haven't been able to do for over 10 years. I have been able to do my favorite things, caring care of my horses and riding my Harleys. I just bought a new one as a reward. Cheers!

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | Oct 30, 2022

Hi @johnnoregon! It’s never too late to hear about a successful transplant story. When we share about the upside of our second chance at life it really helps encourage anyone about to embark on the same journey.
And wow, is yours ever a positive story! To have lost 100 pounds over this past year is incredible, especially with 60 of those pounds having been retained fluids! That’s like carrying around almost 8 gallon jugs of fluid! Exhausting.

Your body sounds like it’s functioning perfectly now. Beating able to return to a normal lifestyle after being limited for 10 years has to feel like a miracle. I’m so happy you’re back in the saddle again, whether it’s horse or Harley! Congrats on the liver transplant and the new Harley!

Any road trips in the future? How about a photo to share??

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