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Lung transplant with 2 living donors

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christyisnutz

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My docs told me that I have a little less of a chance of rejection b/c I received relative's lobes, but that statistically, there really isn't much difference in life expectancy with living related lobar vs. cadaver transplants... at least that's what they've seen so far.

They remove the lower lobe of one of the lungs of each donor, and turn them sideways in the recipient's chest to fit properly. I received my uncle's left lower lobe and my mom's right lower lobe. They prefer the donor to be taller, but my mom is actually 3" shorter than me. My uncle is about 8 or 9" taller.
 
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christyisnutz

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My docs told me that I have a little less of a chance of rejection b/c I received relative's lobes, but that statistically, there really isn't much difference in life expectancy with living related lobar vs. cadaver transplants... at least that's what they've seen so far.

They remove the lower lobe of one of the lungs of each donor, and turn them sideways in the recipient's chest to fit properly. I received my uncle's left lower lobe and my mom's right lower lobe. They prefer the donor to be taller, but my mom is actually 3" shorter than me. My uncle is about 8 or 9" taller.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
My docs told me that I have a little less of a chance of rejection b/c I received relative's lobes, but that statistically, there really isn't much difference in life expectancy with living related lobar vs. cadaver transplants... at least that's what they've seen so far.

They remove the lower lobe of one of the lungs of each donor, and turn them sideways in the recipient's chest to fit properly. I received my uncle's left lower lobe and my mom's right lower lobe. They prefer the donor to be taller, but my mom is actually 3" shorter than me. My uncle is about 8 or 9" taller.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
My docs told me that I have a little less of a chance of rejection b/c I received relative's lobes, but that statistically, there really isn't much difference in life expectancy with living related lobar vs. cadaver transplants... at least that's what they've seen so far.

They remove the lower lobe of one of the lungs of each donor, and turn them sideways in the recipient's chest to fit properly. I received my uncle's left lower lobe and my mom's right lower lobe. They prefer the donor to be taller, but my mom is actually 3" shorter than me. My uncle is about 8 or 9" taller.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
My docs told me that I have a little less of a chance of rejection b/c I received relative's lobes, but that statistically, there really isn't much difference in life expectancy with living related lobar vs. cadaver transplants... at least that's what they've seen so far.
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<br />They remove the lower lobe of one of the lungs of each donor, and turn them sideways in the recipient's chest to fit properly. I received my uncle's left lower lobe and my mom's right lower lobe. They prefer the donor to be taller, but my mom is actually 3" shorter than me. My uncle is about 8 or 9" taller.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
I got that wrong.. oops.. I received my mom's left lower lobe and my uncle's right lower lobe. And by the way, when they do bronchoscopies in people with 2 different donors, they do have to biopsy both lungs (normally they just biopsy one), because you can have rejection in one and not the other. I am starting some chronic rejection, but I have never had acute rejection in either.. probably b/c they were such a close match.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
I got that wrong.. oops.. I received my mom's left lower lobe and my uncle's right lower lobe. And by the way, when they do bronchoscopies in people with 2 different donors, they do have to biopsy both lungs (normally they just biopsy one), because you can have rejection in one and not the other. I am starting some chronic rejection, but I have never had acute rejection in either.. probably b/c they were such a close match.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
I got that wrong.. oops.. I received my mom's left lower lobe and my uncle's right lower lobe. And by the way, when they do bronchoscopies in people with 2 different donors, they do have to biopsy both lungs (normally they just biopsy one), because you can have rejection in one and not the other. I am starting some chronic rejection, but I have never had acute rejection in either.. probably b/c they were such a close match.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
I got that wrong.. oops.. I received my mom's left lower lobe and my uncle's right lower lobe. And by the way, when they do bronchoscopies in people with 2 different donors, they do have to biopsy both lungs (normally they just biopsy one), because you can have rejection in one and not the other. I am starting some chronic rejection, but I have never had acute rejection in either.. probably b/c they were such a close match.
 
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christyisnutz

Guest
I got that wrong.. oops.. I received my mom's left lower lobe and my uncle's right lower lobe. And by the way, when they do bronchoscopies in people with 2 different donors, they do have to biopsy both lungs (normally they just biopsy one), because you can have rejection in one and not the other. I am starting some chronic rejection, but I have never had acute rejection in either.. probably b/c they were such a close match.
 
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ktsmom

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This is really wierd timing - I had never thought about this subject at all until I woke up in the middle of the night Wednesday with a light bulb - I could give my daughter MY lungs! Figured I would have to die but, if it was her only chance for living, I would do it. So I'm very very interested in this concept of a living donor. By the time she might need them (hopefully never, of course) who knows how much farther medical technology will bring us.

Christy your story is fascinating. Glad to hear you are doing well and I hope your kidney transplant comes soon.
 
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ktsmom

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This is really wierd timing - I had never thought about this subject at all until I woke up in the middle of the night Wednesday with a light bulb - I could give my daughter MY lungs! Figured I would have to die but, if it was her only chance for living, I would do it. So I'm very very interested in this concept of a living donor. By the time she might need them (hopefully never, of course) who knows how much farther medical technology will bring us.

Christy your story is fascinating. Glad to hear you are doing well and I hope your kidney transplant comes soon.
 
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ktsmom

New member
This is really wierd timing - I had never thought about this subject at all until I woke up in the middle of the night Wednesday with a light bulb - I could give my daughter MY lungs! Figured I would have to die but, if it was her only chance for living, I would do it. So I'm very very interested in this concept of a living donor. By the time she might need them (hopefully never, of course) who knows how much farther medical technology will bring us.

Christy your story is fascinating. Glad to hear you are doing well and I hope your kidney transplant comes soon.
 
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ktsmom

New member
This is really wierd timing - I had never thought about this subject at all until I woke up in the middle of the night Wednesday with a light bulb - I could give my daughter MY lungs! Figured I would have to die but, if it was her only chance for living, I would do it. So I'm very very interested in this concept of a living donor. By the time she might need them (hopefully never, of course) who knows how much farther medical technology will bring us.

Christy your story is fascinating. Glad to hear you are doing well and I hope your kidney transplant comes soon.
 
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ktsmom

New member
This is really wierd timing - I had never thought about this subject at all until I woke up in the middle of the night Wednesday with a light bulb - I could give my daughter MY lungs! Figured I would have to die but, if it was her only chance for living, I would do it. So I'm very very interested in this concept of a living donor. By the time she might need them (hopefully never, of course) who knows how much farther medical technology will bring us.
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<br />Christy your story is fascinating. Glad to hear you are doing well and I hope your kidney transplant comes soon.
 
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Faust

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This reminds me of that skit "Involuntary organ donations" from the Monty Python movie The Meaning Of Life. Anyone remember that? Anyways, yeah very neat. To me though, we won't be in the promised land until we can grow our own replacement organs. That will be amazing.
 
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Faust

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This reminds me of that skit "Involuntary organ donations" from the Monty Python movie The Meaning Of Life. Anyone remember that? Anyways, yeah very neat. To me though, we won't be in the promised land until we can grow our own replacement organs. That will be amazing.
 
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Faust

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This reminds me of that skit "Involuntary organ donations" from the Monty Python movie The Meaning Of Life. Anyone remember that? Anyways, yeah very neat. To me though, we won't be in the promised land until we can grow our own replacement organs. That will be amazing.
 
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Faust

New member
This reminds me of that skit "Involuntary organ donations" from the Monty Python movie The Meaning Of Life. Anyone remember that? Anyways, yeah very neat. To me though, we won't be in the promised land until we can grow our own replacement organs. That will be amazing.
 
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Faust

New member
This reminds me of that skit "Involuntary organ donations" from the Monty Python movie The Meaning Of Life. Anyone remember that? Anyways, yeah very neat. To me though, we won't be in the promised land until we can grow our own replacement organs. That will be amazing.
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