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I was told last night that what they thought was the winter vomiting bug is now Clostridium Difficile and I am out of my mind with worry. It is a bank holiday over here and I can't get any questions anwsers to my questions. So here goes can I still be transplanted even though I have suffered...

I am on the transplant list 5 months now and I am getting very down hearted about my chances of being called. I am 5'7" and blood type O+ and very resistant to antibiotics, I don't know what antibodies I have. I don't contact my transplant centre that much, I suppose I am just going through the...

Hi, I was wondering how long it takes to be put on the active list once you have been assesed. I have had my assesment but I haven't been put on the list yet, they say they are waiting on a microbiology plan. How long does this take??? Thanks.

Hi I am from Ireland and I am condidering all options for my TX so I would appreciate some advice. Can anybody tell me (approx figures)how much a transplant would cost in America? Would it be possible for a person who would have just arrived in the country to get insurance? The reason I ask this...

I have just gone through the TX assesment and I am very worried about the whole process. I keep thinking that I won't be acceptable for TX, so can anybody ease my mind by telling me what reason a person would not be considered for TX.

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has tried Buteyko breathing it's a breathing technique that is suposed to help people with Astma and other breathing problems. I was watching a health programe on TV and there was a girl that had CF and she was thought the technique and it improved her quality of...

Hi Everybody, Recently my Fev1 has dropped but my weight has also dropped so can you improve Fev1 with weight gain?

Hi, The last time I posted a message I was going into Hospital for IV's because my PFT'S were not responding, so to cut along story short I went into Hospital against my better Judgement and low and behold I contracted the Flu off an elderly patient and I was really sick for about 3 weeks, high...

Hi, I have been on Cipro for two weeks then I was put on home IV'S for three weeks and my Fev's have not come back to baseline. They are talking about admitting me to Hospital. Has anybody ever experienced this before??? By the way my culture grows two types of pseudo which is sensitive to my...